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JULY 20, 2022

ENEOS Corporation, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation, Daihatsu Motor Co. Toyota Motor Corporation , and Toyota Tsusho Corporation established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association) to study ways to optimize the process of producing fuel.

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Automobile Fuel Japan Companies 243

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JUNE 1, 2023

Honda celebrated production of the 30-millionth engine built at the company’s Anna Engine Plant in Ohio with the production of the newly refined 2.0-liter liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, which is part of the two-motor hybrid-electric system that powers Honda Accord and CR-V hybrid-electric models. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 2, 2019

Leading motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation will form a joint venture with GAC Components Co., a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., to manufacture automotive traction motors. Nidec’s fully integrated automotive traction motor system E-Axle (announced in April 2018). billion to US$9.3 billion) in 2030.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

CBAK Energy Technology, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, signed a three-year strategic agreement with Anhui Jianghuai Motors Group Co., Ltd for joint product development. JAC Motors is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.

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MARCH 4, 2021

This shift is also taking place in other motorized segments including trucks and mining machinery. As manufacturers set to ramp product back up to produce everything from automobiles, airplanes and construction tools, they will begin to return to normal production cycles. With the COVID pandemic wreaking havoc on the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

DS Automobiles, a Stellantis brand, has unveiled the E-TENSE PERFORMANCE prototype as a high-performance testbed for coming DS production designs. Since its launch in 2014, DS Automobiles has put electrification at the heart of its strategy. From 2024, every new DS Automobiles design will be only 100% electric.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ford is the first automobile manufacturer in China to offer cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in mass production vehicles and will deploy C-V2X in Mach-E to help drivers in China anticipate potential driving hazards and improve traffic safety and efficiency. Ford is investing more than $11.5

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China Manufacturer Ford Production 353

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company announced an updated roadmap for its future business Strategy 2025 at the 2020 CEO Investor Day’ forum held virtually in Seoul. Hyundai Motor also unveiled its mid- to long-term financial goals, which include an investment of KRW 60.1 Hydrogen fuel cell systems. Updated Strategy 2025. Urban Air Mobility (UAM).

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MARCH 24, 2025

Originally developed when the Chrysler legacy brands were still being operated under the purview of Daimler-Benz, the HEMI motors saw continued improvements under Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). Numerous models that were previously sold with V8 motors, were now coming with Stellantis's new 3.0-liter liter V8, but also the 6.4-liter

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Michigan Engine Production Chrysler 113

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, is acquiring a controlling interest in EV truck maker Bollinger Motors. million in cash and stock for a 60% controlling interest, which gives Mullen the majority ownership of Bollinger Motors. The purchase price is $148.2 —David Michery, CEO and chairman of Mullen Automotive.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Yamaha Motor has developed an electric motor reaching the industry’s highest class in output density. Since 2020, Yamaha Motor has been accepting commissions for developing prototype electric motors (35–200 kW) for automobiles and other mobility applications.

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Motor Motoring Motors Motorcycles 221

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JUNE 23, 2022

Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, a{announced} that GAC Honda Automobile Co., GAC Honda’s dedicated EV production plant will be newly constructed on a 400,000 m 2 lot within the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.

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Honda Production Automobile China 259

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JUNE 8, 2021

Desktop Metal, a provider of mass-production additive-manufacturing (AM) solutions, has qualified the use of 4140 low-alloy steel for the Production System platform, which leverages patent-pending Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology designed to achieve the fastest build speeds in the metal additive manufacturing industry.

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Parts Manufacturer Production Industrial 397

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JULY 20, 2023

MAHLE presented a new technology kit for electric motors that combines the advantages of its benchmark SCT (Superior Continuous Torque, earlier post ) and MCT (Magnet-free Contactless Transmitter) electric motors. MAHLE will present both products to a broad audience for the first time at the IAA Mobility in September.

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Kits Motoring Motor Motors 281

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FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Toyota Motor Corporation has commissioned Yamaha Motor to develop a 5.0-liter liter V8 engine for automobiles that is fueled entirely by hydrogen. At the same time, ‘Motor’ is in our company name and we accordingly have a strong passion for and level of commitment to the internal combustion engine. Earlier post.).

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Hydrogen Toyota Fuel Corporation 448

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JULY 13, 2021

Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS), a designer of intelligent, e-mobility workstations for the last mile, signed a binding, long-term supply agreement with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., A Class 1 vehicle has a GVWR of 6,000 less or less.

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Miles Supplies Motoring Motor 259

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Fujitsu Limited and Toyota Systems Corporation launched a new automobile production instruction system at Toyota Motor Corporation’s Tsutsumi plant leveraging Fujitsu’s Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer technology.

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Automobile Toyota Production Japan 150

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APRIL 2, 2021

Toyota Motor Company and Beijing SinoHytec have established a joint venture company to promote the commercial vehicle fuel cell system industry in China. Last year, Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The company set the vehicle to cover a 100 km (62-mile) route from Mannheim to Pforzheim—retracing that taken by motoring pioneer Bertha Benz exactly 125 years ago when she set off on the first long-distance drive. In August 1888, Bertha Benz set off on the first long-distance automobile journey from Mannheim to Pforzheim.

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Mercedes Production Light Automobile 339

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JUNE 21, 2023

At an Investor Day event in Seoul, Hyundai Motor said that it will accelerate its transition toward becoming a smart mobility solution provider by securing a large-scale investment of KRW 109.4 Production. The proportion of global EV production is set to increase from 8% this year to 34% in 2030. trillion (US$27.8

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Mass production of the all-new 2023 Honda CR-V hybrid began at Honda of Canada Mfg. The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio.

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North America Honda America Hybrid 259

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JULY 14, 2022

HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy. This is to prevent the electrolyte membrane within the fuel cell stack from being exposed to high heat, as that would curb optimal performance and lifespan.

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Hydrogen Hyundai Fuel Europe 435

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JUNE 14, 2022

With the 4in1 electric axle, Schaeffler is now going one step further by integrating the thermal management system as well as the electric motor, power electronics, and transmission into the axle drive. In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America.

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Electric Electrical Automobile Manufacturer Hungary 369

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MARCH 3, 2018

SAIC Motor Corporation Limited and Infineon Technologies AG established a joint venture to manufacture power modules for the developing electric vehicle market in China. SAIC Motor holds a stake of 51% of the JV and Infineon 49 percent, respectively. Volume production is scheduled to start in the second half of 2018.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

A key element of the brand’s continued strategic development will be local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in the world’s largest market for electromobility. To this end, the BMW Group has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor. Click to enlarge. million vehicles per year.

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BMW China Motor Motoring 218

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The chief feature of the concept lies in the clutch casing which houses a permanent magnet electric motor (axial flux discoid motor in the case of the prototype). kWh battery, the motor is sufficient to power the light weight car under electrical power. Hybrid system. Click to enlarge. Fed by a 6.7 —Laurent Taupin.

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JUNE 6, 2020

Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Group); Beijing Automotive Group Co., BAIC Group); and Beijing SinoHytec Co., Total initial investment will be approximately ¥5.019 billion (US$46 million).

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Chinese Commercial China Toyota 405

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

Nidec Corporation announced that the Ni200Ex, the company’s 200kW e-axle traction motor system, has made its way into ZEEKR 001, an electric vehicle newly released by Geely Automobile Group under its premium Zeekr brand. The user can choose either a single-motor or a dual-motor type.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

CATL ) signed a cooperation agreement with Honda Motor in Tokyo to cooperate formally to develop electric vehicles for the future market. Also, at the Beijing Motor Show in 2018, it officially announced that more than 20 electric vehicles would be launched in China by 2025. Automobile R&D Center in Tochigi. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) will invest more than KRW100 trillion (US$87 billion) over next 5 years—KRW20 trillion (~US$17.4 Through the new EV architecture development system, Hyundai Motor Group will innovate its cost structure for electric vehicles by sharing components in their application to various models.

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MARCH 9, 2025

This past week at the 2025 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Samsung and Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a private 5G network streamlined for low-power devices that connect across large facilities.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company announced a new roadmap—Strategy 2025—intended to secure its position as a frontrunner in the future mobility industry. The Smart Mobility Device business will supply products optimized for the services and lay the groundwork to help foster the service business.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

billion (US$377 million), will triple the works’ current capacity for top-grade non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) sheets used in the traction motors of electric vehicles. Non-oriented electrical steel sheet (NOES), which offers excellent magnetic properties that are nearly uniform in all directions, is used in the cores of motors.

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MARCH 18, 2022

The production-oriented A6 Avant e-tron concept car now illustrates the synthesis of pioneering drive technology and Audi’s traditional design world: the Avant (i.e., The Audi A6 Avant e-tron concept’s two electric motors are capable of delivering 350 kW of total output and 800 N·m of torque. the wagon format).

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Toyota Motor will display its new, production-ready Ultra-compact BEV (battery electric vehicle) at the FUTURE EXPO special exhibition of the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show ahead of the vehicle’s planned commercial launch in Japan in 2020. km long path connecting Aomi and Ariake.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Honda Motor recently unveiled its work on two key advanced future safety technologies being developed with the goal of realizing “zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050”. Then, the system derives the most appropriate support information to help the road users avoid risks.

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Honda Future Motorcycles Automobile 459

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG), which includes automotive brands Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, announced its long-term roadmap for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology: FCEV Vision 2030. —Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group. trillion (US$6.7

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