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APRIL 24, 2021

announced plans to setup an 8 GWh Lithium Battery plant in the EEC of Thailand. The collaboration brings together Rojana, a leader from the industrial estate development sector of Thailand and with EVLOMO, company promoting greater ZEV adoption by offering an ultrafast and convenient charging network.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Limited (CATL) and Arun Plus Company Limited (Arun Plus) recently reached an agreement on CTP (cell-to-pack) cooperation in Thailand to serve local EV manufacturers, enhancing the potential for Thailand to become the battery production hub of ASEAN. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., In June 2022, CATL launched CTP 3.0

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MARCH 18, 2020

The Thailand Board of Investment announced that Thailand has received more foreign direct investment supporting the country’s growing electric vehicle production ecosystem. The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Industry Industrial Thailand Brunei 286

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. The new battery factory was built on a 50,000 m² site located at the vehicle manufacturing plant in the Bangkok region. The new plant is the third production facility in the company’s global battery production network.

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Mercedes PHEV Thailand Production 221

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Honda has been offering the Honda e: Business Bike series models and accelerating the global launch of business-use electric motorcycles. Currently, EMs (electric motorcycles) and EBs (electric bicycles) account for more than 90% of industry-wide global electric motorcycle unit sales (approximately 50 million units). Platform strategy.

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JULY 6, 2012

The global market for light-duty (LD) natural gas vehicles (NGVs)—including passenger cars, light-duty trucks and commercial vehicles—will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2% The global market for LD NGVs varies significantly depending on the region and country. between 2012 and 2019, reaching 3.2

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Ltd revealed the sketch of its upcoming global compact car. This model will be first launched in Thailand in March 2010 and will be available in more than 150 countries. . The new global compact. At the same time, Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Nissan Motor Co., Click to enlarge.

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Thailand Nissan Global Cars 186

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Nissan will reveal its new V-Platform technology and an all-new global compact car employing that technology at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2010. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. Teaser sketch of new Nissan compact. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 22, 2009

Anger, frustration, greed, lack of trust are a few of the many sentiments expressed by consumers and future car buyers globally, according to a recent “Tipping Point” study by Synovate Motoresearch, the automotive division of global market research company Synovate. Scott Miller, CEO of Synovate Motoresearch. A mere speed bump.

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Future Global South Africa UAE 218

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AUGUST 10, 2023

As of July 2023, BYD’s global new energy vehicle sales have soared beyond 4.8 BYD has been actively expanding its global presence since 2010, strategically introducing new energy buses and taxis for public transit electrification. The momentum continued in 2023, as the company reached a cumulative sales volume of 1.5

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), a global leader in smart manufacturing, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment/BKPM, IBC, Indika, and Gogoro to develop jointly a battery manufacturing and electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia. —Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment.

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APRIL 3, 2013

Locations with 3-Wet capability in Asia Pacific include Chennai Assembly, Tamil Nadu, India; CAF 2, Chongqing, China; and Ford Thailand Manufacturing, Rayong, Thailand. .; and Louisville Assembly Plant, Louisville, Ky. The only current location with 3-Wet capability in Europe is Craiova Assembly Plant, Craiova, Romania.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Ford celebrated the production milestone at its newest global manufacturing facility located in Rayong, Thailand, approximately 200 kilometers (120 miles) southeast of Bangkok. Ford Thailand Manufacturing (FTM) plant is a $450-million facility, opened in May to produce the new Focus, which also is built in four other countries.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars will build a battery factory at the site in Jawor, Poland, and thus extend its global battery production network to nine factories. The engine plant and the new battery factory in Jawor are important parts of our global powertrain production network. Global battery production network. Purchasing cells.

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Poland Mercedes Global Building 249

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The focus of the cooperation is on the joint development and construction of highly efficient battery production facilities for the global battery production network and includes the assembly of both battery modules and battery packs. Production systems from GROB-WERKE are already in use in the battery plants of Mercedes-Benz.

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MARCH 21, 2023

The Neta V has already accumulated over 2,000 deliveries in Thailand. Image credit: Neta) Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Neta Automobile is sending thousands of EVs to Thailand as it ramps up its efforts in Southeast Asia. Its press release today did not mention the company's latest number of dealers in Thailand.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Tesla is talking with the Thailand government about a potential Gigafactory in the country, an official from the country’s Prime Minister’s office said today. Thailand has a robust automotive manufacturing industry currently, and is the largest producer and exporter of vehicles in the region of Southeast Asia.

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MARCH 31, 2016

forecasts that the global lead acid battery market will reach US$76.44 Growth of the automotive industry in Indonesia, Mexico, India, Vietnam and Thailand is expected to propel the industry. of the global share in 2014. In a new report, Grand View Research, Inc. billion by 2022. Materials handling vehicles were valued at $4.43

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Tata Motors Limited, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, has confirmed its long term commitment to advanced research and development in the UK through the participation of its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), in the UK’s National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC). Earlier post.).

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Land Rover Motoring Motors Motor 218

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MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications. trillion) in 2014.

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MAY 31, 2016

It is manufactured at the Hofu Plant in Japan, Changan Mazda Automobile Co., in China, AutoAlliance (Thailand) and Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation in Mexico. The Mazda3 is a core model for Mazda, accounting for approximately one third of the company’s annual sales volume. It is also assembled in Malaysia and Vietnam.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

Assembly and test locations are concentrated in China, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. This threatens the operators at the assembly and test locations themselves as well as the workers necessary to move the finished products to distribution hubs for global distribution, IHS said.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

As the company’s best-selling model in its home market, the car continues to play a key role in the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan. Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. The new Note will come exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ).

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Japan Nissan Powered Power 397

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% Polk analysts believe the global economy will weather the current European sovereign debt crisis and consumers will return to showrooms around the world in 2012. Polk forecast, millions of units. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Concurrently, the company will focus on producing new compact vehicles and SUVs in emerging markets, and will strengthen manufacturing capabilities in China, Russia, and Thailand. The plans are part of Mitsubishi’s “ Jump 2013 ” strategy: the Tokyo-based automaker has set a global sales targets of 1.37

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

The BMW Group will increase e-component production capacity at its manufacturing base in Leipzig with another eight production lines by 2024. The battery cells they will process will be manufactured by external suppliers working to BMW Group specifications. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Both models are now discontinued.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

liter gasoline engine will be produced at a newly-constructed assembly plant owned by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., It began selling completely built-up Mazda models (Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-9 from Japan; BT-50 from Thailand) in March 2011. The Mazda2 five-door hatchback model with 1.5-liter

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Vietnam Mazda Thailand Automobile Manufacturer 210

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MAY 17, 2011

The new investment is part of Ford India’s transformation into a major global export and manufacturing hub; 1.6 The plant is the first Ford facility to feature single flexible production line manufacturing gasoline and diesel engines. gasoline engines have been exported to Thailand every month. TiVCT, 1.4

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JULY 16, 2020

That is why we now have a contractual agreement with our cell manufacturers that they will only use green power to produce our fifth-generation battery cells. The BMW Group will also source cells manufactured in Europe from the Chinese manufacturer CATL from the plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation have agreed to expand their current scope of cooperation towards new projects that will further strengthen mutual competitiveness, especially in the Japanese mini-car and global commercial vehicle businesses. Nissan Motor Co.,

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NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Visually, the next-generation Ranger’ exterior shares Ford’s global truck design DNA. The next-generation Ranger will be built at Ford’s plants in Thailand and South Africa beginning in 2022, with other markets to be announced at a later date. The design features a defined new grille, and signature C?clamp

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South Africa Fuel Economy Engine Thailand 412

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JUNE 7, 2010

liter displacement—that it will manufacture in emerging countries. liter cars the Japanese company is developing as global strategic models. Mitsubishi plans to begin manufacturing the small cars in Thailand in fiscal 2011, and will consider mass production in China, India and Brazil as well, according to the report.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. Global battery production network.

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MARCH 16, 2022

The new US battery factory underscores the importance of the United States within the Mercedes-Benz global production network and the status of Alabama as an export hub for luxury SUVs in the electric era. Mercedes-Benz is investing more than €1 billion in the development of the global battery production network.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Every cell generation is awarded in global competition to the leading manufacturer from both a technology and a business perspective. Limited) and Samsung SDI. billion for the BMW Group and €2.8

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc (JAMA), a nonprofit industry association comprising fourteen manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses and motorcycles in Japan, recently issued position statements on and recommended specifications for bioethanol and biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester, FAME).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Hyundai also plans to promote EV sales, build charging stations, and establish a battery manufacturing facility in Malaysia. Hyundai Thailand to produce IONIQ BEV series Hyundai is collaborating with Malaysian company Inokom Corp. to manufacture its multipurpose vehicle (MPV), the Staria minivan.

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