(November 15, 2016) APASEO el GRANDE, Guanajuato, Mexico — Along with the local community, Toyota celebrated the groundbreaking of Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT), its 15th manufacturing plant in North America, during a ceremony in Apaseo el Grande on Monday.

TMMGT will produce the Corolla beginning in 2019, and employ approximately 2,000 team members from the Bajio region.

(November 15, 2016) HERNDON, Va. — Volkswagen will unveil the Passat GT concept, designed by the company’s North American engineering hub in Chattanooga, Tenn., at this week at Automobility LA.  It combines fresh styling updates with the powerful 280-horsepower VR6 engine previewing a potential addition to the Passat lineup. The concept was based on extensive feedback from U.S. customers and dealers.

(November 14, 2016) The L.A. Auto Show will unveil more than 50 vehicles to the media today through Thursday, Nov. 17, at AutoMobility LATM at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Among the more than 20 world debuts will be introductions by Alfa Romeo, Mazda, MINI, Subaru, Volkswagen and a compact SUV from Jeep.  Other reveals confirmed are those from Infiniti, Jaguar Land Rover and smart.  Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan will have multiple reveals, while Porsche has confirmed five debuts.

(November 14, 2016) Hyundai will hand over 60 ix35 Fuel Cell cars to the Paris-based electric taxi start-up STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien). Last week a memorandum of understanding was signed at the opening of a public hydrogen fuel station operated by Air Liquide at Hyundai Motor’s European headquarters in Offenbach, Germany.

The world’s largest fuel cell taxi fleet “hype” (Hydrogen Powered Electric) currently serves the Greater Paris Area with five ix35 Fuel Cell cars that Hyundai Motor delivered in December 2015. The fleet is planned to increase up to several hundred vehicles within five years.