Shanghai. November 28 (Gasgoo.com) – Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, a joint venture between Changan Automotive Group, Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor, officially launched new Mazda 2 in China yesterday.

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) announced that the midsize pickup truck it will produce for Suzuki Motor Corp. will be based on the Frontier midsize pickup and built at Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn.

Japanese automaker Suzuki and Japanese trading corporation Itochu signed an agreement Friday initiating a $125 million project to build a car plant near St. Petersburg. The plant should start assembling cars, mostly Grand Vitara four-wheel drive vehicles, in 2009. The two investors will control the plant on a parity basis, Japan's Nikkei newspaper said earlier this week.