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Xinhua Headlines: New quality productive forces reshaping China's economic landscape

(240712) -- BEIJING, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows a new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly line of BYD, China's leading NEV manufacturer, at the plant of BYD in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Jianan)

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THAILAND-RAYONG-BYD-NEW PLANT-INAUGURATION

(240704) -- RAYONG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Chuanfu, chairman and chief executive officer of BYD, addresses the inauguration ceremony of BYD's new plant in Rayong province, Thailand on July 4, 2024. China's carmaker BYD opened its Thailand plant on Thursday, as its 8 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) rolled off the assembly line in the factory, marking a milestone in the company's overseas expansion. Located in the eastern Rayong province, BYD's Thailand plant completed its construction in just 16 months. With an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, the plant's car making operation covers stamping, painting, welding, final assembly, and producing car components. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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THAILAND-RAYONG-BYD-NEW PLANT-INAUGURATION

(240704) -- RAYONG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- BYD's 8 millionth new energy vehicle is displayed at the inauguration ceremony of BYD's new plant in Rayong province, Thailand on July 4, 2024. China's carmaker BYD opened its Thailand plant on Thursday, as its 8 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) rolled off the assembly line in the factory, marking a milestone in the company's overseas expansion. Located in the eastern Rayong province, BYD's Thailand plant completed its construction in just 16 months. With an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, the plant's car making operation covers stamping, painting, welding, final assembly, and producing car components. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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THAILAND-RAYONG-BYD-NEW PLANT-INAUGURATION

(240704) -- RAYONG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers operate at an assembly line of BYD's new plant in Rayong province, Thailand on July 4, 2024. China's carmaker BYD opened its Thailand plant on Thursday, as its 8 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) rolled off the assembly line in the factory, marking a milestone in the company's overseas expansion. Located in the eastern Rayong province, BYD's Thailand plant completed its construction in just 16 months. With an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, the plant's car making operation covers stamping, painting, welding, final assembly, and producing car components. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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THAILAND-RAYONG-BYD-NEW PLANT-INAUGURATION

(240704) -- RAYONG, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Thailand's Minister of Industry Pimphattra Wichaikul addresses the inauguration ceremony of BYD's new plant in Rayong province, Thailand on July 4, 2024. China's carmaker BYD opened its Thailand plant on Thursday, as its 8 millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) rolled off the assembly line in the factory, marking a milestone in the company's overseas expansion. Located in the eastern Rayong province, BYD's Thailand plant completed its construction in just 16 months. With an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, the plant's car making operation covers stamping, painting, welding, final assembly, and producing car components. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Weitong)

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BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle

STORY: BMW Brilliance rolls off 6 millionth vehicle SHOOTING TIME: May 8, 2024 DATELINE: May 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: MARKET/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the roll-off ceremony 2. various of the production line 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI KAI, Vice President, China Academy of Northeast Revitalization STORYLINE: A BMW i5 electric car rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday in northeast China's Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province. It marked the 6 millionth car produced by BMW Group's joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA). This came just 15 months after the joint venture produced its 5 millionth car. In April, the BMW Group announced an additional investment of 20 billion yuan (about 2.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the Shenyang production base. The German carmaker said that the investment will be used for upgrading and innovating BBA's Dadong plant, which was founded in 2003. In 2023, the BMW Group delivered a total of more

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Xinhua Headlines: Fallacies and facts about China's "overcapacity"

(240428) -- BEIJING, April 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows a new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly line of BYD, China's leading NEV manufacturer, at the plant of BYD in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-ECONOMY-NEV INDUSTRY (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows a new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly line of BYD, China's leading NEV manufacturer, at a plant of BYD in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. With a burgeoning demand for clean energy solutions to combat climate change, the global landscape indicates a pressing need for expanded production capabilities rather than an excess. According to projections by the International Energy Agency, the demand for new energy vehicles is anticipated to skyrocket, reaching 45 million by 2030, 4.5 times that of 2022. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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CHINA-ECONOMY-NEV INDUSTRY (CN)

(240426) -- BEIJING, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows a new energy vehicle (NEV) assembly line of BYD, China's leading NEV manufacturer, at the plant of BYD in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. With a burgeoning demand for clean energy solutions to combat climate change, the global landscape indicates a pressing need for expanded production capabilities rather than an excess. According to projections by the International Energy Agency, the demand for new energy vehicles is anticipated to skyrocket, reaching 45 million by 2030, 4.5 times that of 2022. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second left, greets Honda employees along a vehicle assembly line before at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look over a vehicle along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look over a vehicle along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau look over a vehicle along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford operates a tool along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a tool along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left to right), Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left to right), Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe (centre left) walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left to right), Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Justin Trudeau Announces New Honda Plant - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (left to right), Honda executive Toshihiro Mibe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford walk along an assembly line at an event announcing plans for a Honda electric vehicle battery plant in Alliston, ON, Canada on April 25, 2024. Photo by Nathan Denette/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-XIAOMI-NEV-ASSEMBLY LINE (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 25, 2024 shows assembly lines at a plant of Xiaomi in Beijing, capital of China. Chinese tech firm Xiaomi on Thursday night released its first self-developed new energy vehicle model SU7. Xiaomi entered the NEV sector in 2021 and built a factory covering a land area of more than 700,000 square meters in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XIAOMI-NEV-ASSEMBLY LINE (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 25, 2024 shows Xiaomi's new energy vehicle model SU7 at a plant of Xiaomi in Beijing, capital of China. Chinese tech firm Xiaomi on Thursday night released its first self-developed new energy vehicle model SU7. Xiaomi entered the NEV sector in 2021 and built a factory covering a land area of more than 700,000 square meters in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XIAOMI-NEV-ASSEMBLY LINE (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Xiaomi new energy vehicle model SU7 is tested at a plant of Xiaomi in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. Chinese tech firm Xiaomi on Thursday night released its first self-developed new energy vehicle model SU7. Xiaomi entered the NEV sector in 2021 and built a factory covering a land area of more than 700,000 square meters in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XIAOMI-NEV-ASSEMBLY LINE (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 25, 2024 shows assembly lines at a plant of Xiaomi in Beijing, capital of China. Chinese tech firm Xiaomi on Thursday night released its first self-developed new energy vehicle model SU7. Xiaomi entered the NEV sector in 2021 and built a factory covering a land area of more than 700,000 square meters in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XIAOMI-NEV-ASSEMBLY LINE (CN)

(240329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers work on an assembly line at a plant of Xiaomi in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. Chinese tech firm Xiaomi on Thursday night released its first self-developed new energy vehicle model SU7. Xiaomi entered the NEV sector in 2021 and built a factory covering a land area of more than 700,000 square meters in Beijing. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

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Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor opens first EV battery plant in Thailand

STORY: Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor opens first EV battery plant in Thailand SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: CHONBURI, Thailand CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the plant 2. various of EV cars STORYLINE: Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor on Tuesday announced the opening of its first electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Thailand, as the first deeply localized battery rolled off the assembly line in the factory. The EV battery plant, spanning 12 hectares, is located in New Energy Industrial Park, Chonburi province's Eastern Economic Corridor Special Zone. With a production capacity of 50,000 units per year, the EV battery plant is divided into two main areas. The first one is the battery assembly area, which is fully automated, and the second area is designated for battery standard testing, which involves over 60 processes. Zhao Feng, president of SAIC Motor-CP, a joint venture between SAIC Motor Corp and Charoen Pokphand

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THAILAND-CHONBURI-CHINESE SAIC MOTOR-EV BATTERY PLANT

(231031) -- CHONBURI, Oct. 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants cut the ribbon during the opening ceremony of a battery shop of SAIC Motor in Chonburi, Thailand, Oct. 31, 2023. Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor on Tuesday announced the opening of its first electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Thailand, as the first deeply localized battery rolled off the assembly line in the factory. TO GO WITH "Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor opens first EV battery plant in Thailand" (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Chinese Neta V electric car officially launched in Indonesia

STORY: Chinese Neta V electric car officially launched in Indonesia DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Neta V electric car 2. various of the launching ceremony of Neta V electric car in Jakarta STORYLINE: PT Neta Auto Indonesia (NAI) on Tuesday officially launched the Chinese-made Neta V electric car and announced its plan to build an assembly plant in the country next year in cooperation with local company PT Handal Indonesia Motor. Neta Indonesia's Director of External Affairs and Product, Fajrul Ilhami, said that Neta V would be sold in the Indonesian market with five different color types. The price on the road is at 379 million rupiahs (23,930 U.S. dollars), including for all documentation and taxes. The price also comes with a five-year vehicle warranty, an eight-year battery warranty and free periodic maintenance for four years. "We have received almost 170 vehicle booking letters and the company will start shipping the Neta V to th

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-CHINA-NETA ELECTRIC CAR-LAUNCH

(231025) -- JAKARTA, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A NETA V electric vehicle is displayed during a grand launch in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 24, 2023. PT Neta Auto Indonesia (NAI) on Tuesday officially launched the Chinese-made Neta V electric car and announced its plan to build an assembly plant in the country next year in cooperation with local company PT Handal Indonesia Motor. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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Ghanaian president commissions Chinese automobile assembly plant

STORY: Ghanaian president commissions Chinese automobile assembly plant DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:03 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of the president 2. various of a Chinese automobile assembly plant 3. various of participants 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, Ghanaian President 5. various of a Chinese automobile assembly plant 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YANG YANG, Managing director of Zonda 7. various of participants 8. various of a Chinese automobile assembly plant STORYLINE: Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday commissioned a Chinese automobile assembly plant in Kpone city of the Greater Accra Region. Zonda Sinotruk, with an investment of 30 million U.S. dollars, is the culmination of a tripartite agreement by Ghana's Ministry of Trade and Industry, China's heavy-duty vehicle trading company Zonda and manufacturing company Sinotruk to build a heavy-duty vehicle assembly plant in Ghana. Commissioning the

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Toyota restarts most plants in Japan after system failure

Employees head to work at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on the morning of Aug. 30, 2023. Toyota said the same day that operations at most of its 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan have resumed after a system failure led to the suspension of output at all of them the previous day.

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Toyota restarts most plants in Japan after system failure

Employees head to work at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on the morning of Aug. 30, 2023. Toyota said the same day that operations at most of its 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan have resumed after a system failure led to the suspension of output at all of them the previous day.

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Toyota restarts most plants in Japan after system failure

Employees head to work at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on the morning of Aug. 30, 2023. Toyota said the same day that operations at most of its 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan have resumed after a system failure led to the suspension of output at all of them the previous day.

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Operations at all Toyota plants in Japan halted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The automaker said the same day that operations at all 14 of its group's vehicle assembly plants in Japan have been halted due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at all Toyota plants in Japan halted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tsutsumi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The automaker said the same day that operations at all 14 of its group's vehicle assembly plants in Japan have been halted due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at all Toyota plants in Japan halted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The automaker said the same day that operations at all 14 of its group's vehicle assembly plants in Japan have been halted due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at all Toyota plants in Japan halted

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The automaker said the same day that operations at all 14 of its group's vehicle assembly plants in Japan have been halted due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

TOYOTA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure. (Kyodo)

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Tsutsumi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure.

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Mazda to boost production capacity for CX-5 SUV

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken July 3, 2012, shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s auto assembly plant in the city of Hiroshima. Mazda said the same day it will boost production capacity for its smash hit CX-5 sport utility vehicle to 240,000 vehicles a year the following March, from 160,000 units, due to robust sales at home and abroad.

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Mitsubishi Motors plans to close car plant in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The picture shows the Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) passenger car assembly plant in Oe, Nagoya, which MMC is reported on Dec. 19 to consider closing. The carmaker has been plagued by a sharp drop in sales following a recent cover-up scandal over vehicle defects.

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Toyota makes 100 millionth vehicle in Japan

TOYOTA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s 100 millionth vehicle made in Japan rolled off the assembly line Oct. 4 at a plant in Motomachi, Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The white Crown luxury passenger car, is displayed with vintage models at a ceremony held at the plant. Toyota started production in 1935 and made its 50 millionth vehicle domestically in 1986.

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#CHINA-MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS-COMBINED REVENUES (CN)

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers produce electric bus on the assembly line of a new energy vehicle plant in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, March 24, 2022. Profits of China's major industrial firms declined 3 percent year on year in the first 10 months of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Sunday. Industrial firms with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars) each saw their combined profits reach about 6.98 trillion yuan in the period, the NBS said. The combined revenues of these firms sustained growth during the period, rising 7.6 percent year on year to 111.78 trillion yuan. (Photo by Li Mingfa/Xinhua)

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation's truck assembly line at Kawasaki Plant

By the end of 2019, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. will test a new engine assembly line at its main Kawasaki plant (Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City) that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assemble engines to various specifications in a single line. The company currently has separate lines for small and medium/large engines, and will test the efficiency of the new line. In the future, Mitsubishi Fuso will consider introducing the system to vehicle assembly lines that are divided into light-duty and medium-duty trucks. Mitsubishi Fuso is promoting a "multi-directional line layout (multi-directional line)" to improve production efficiency. A multi-directional line is a production system that optimizes operations by using AI to divide unique processes for each specification from the main line when complex processing is required according to regulations or demand in the destination country. Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Toyota Motor resumes production

Employees at a Toyota Motor Corp. factory in the central Japan city of Toyota show up for work on Feb. 15, 2016, as the automaker resumed production there. It had suspended all vehicle assembly lines at 16 Japanese factories on Feb. 8 due to a steel shortage following an explosion in January at a steel plant in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo