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Mazda and Ford JV to Invest $350M to Build Next Generation Compact Pickup Truck in Thailand

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Mazda Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company’s joint venture, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co. The US$350 million investment in AAT reinforces Mazda and Ford’s long-term joint commitment to Thailand. —Toshinori Kusuhashi, president, AutoAlliance Thailand.

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Mazda to increase production capacity of SKYACTIV transmissions at Hofu Plant

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Mazda Motor Corporation plans to increase SKYACTIV transmission—both SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmissions and SKYACTIV-MT manual transmissions—production capacity at the Nakanoseki district of Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi, Japan. Mazda aims to begin operations in July 2014.

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Ford opening 66 more new dealerships in China by end of year; Asia-Pacific growth plans

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CFMA) are building a new assembly plant in Chongqing, and just signed an agreement to build a new engine plant also in Chongqing. Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa region encompasses markets on three continents, including Australia, China, India, Thailand and South Africa. Ford is aggressively expanding in Thailand as well.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide. by Jack Rosebro. Mitsubishi will introduce 8 xEVs by FY 2015. Click to enlarge.

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Video Friday: Humanoid Soccer

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The videos shows scenes from the RoboCup 2022 Humanoid AdultSize competition in Bangkok, Thailand. Paper ] Building tiny giant robots requires lots of little fixtures, and I’m here for it. Paper ] Building tiny giant robots requires lots of little fixtures, and I’m here for it. NimbRo ] Have you ever seen a robot dancing?

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. Building hometowns where insects can thrive.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

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Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The announcement builds on that earlier collaboration.

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