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Ford, Toyota, BMW, Subaru, Volvo, Honda and Mercedes-Benz are planning routine shutdowns at their factories, including those in the United States that started after December 21 and are expected to resume production on 2nd,January. Nissan will follow a similar shutdown schedule, but will resume production on 3rd,January. The additional shutdown period of Lansing Grand River Plant will prepare for the new production shift model starting in mid-January. People familiar with the situation said that the Lansing Grand River plant has had two production shifts and plans to cancel one. Although the assembly line operates faster, the body and spray painting will continue to maintain two production shifts. The Lansing plant employs about 1,900 people and has stopped producing ATS cars since June. Production of Cadillac CTS is expected to end in the near future with the commissioning of CT5. Chevrolet Cormelo's sales showed a double-digit decline in 2018. The situation of the whole international automobile industry is not good, leading to the closure or shutdown of most automobile factories. As the largest pump manufacturer in China, Xixia Water Pump and its pump production subsidiary also bear certain pressure. But we have a large customer base and are not affected by it as a whole.

Mercedes-Benz has taken an early lead in the US luxury race, with Lexus nipping at its heels at No.2. BMW, 2014’s luxury champion, find itself in third place after the first month of 2015. Mercedes-Benz yesterday reported a record sales volume of 24619, thus increasing 8.9% from the 22604 units sold in January 2014. The brand’s bigger gainer among models that sold at least one thousand units was the GL class, with 38 percent jump in sales. The company also sold 1566 S-class units, 22 percent gain from the year-earlier period.

South Korea banned the sale of 10 models built by Nissan, BMW and Volkswagen Group's Porsche brand after an investigation found the automakers fabricated documents related to emission tests.

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new SLC (previously SLK) taking the roadster’s driving pleasure to a new level thanks to an unrivalled combination of sportiness and comfort. Comprehensively refined, and with a model line-up ranging from the entry level SLC 200 to the top-of-the-line Mercedes-AMG SLC 43, the renamed compact roadster will appeal to today’s confident individualist determined to experience life’s exclusive pleasures. “Compact, powerful and economical, the new SLC offers drivers pure AMG driving pleasure in a compact and stylish open-top two-seater,” said Lennart Mueller-Teut, Head of Marketing & Communications, Mercedes-Benz Cars Middle East. Source News: http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MTR_314308.html