Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Mobis plans to invest $926 million in an Electric Vehicle (EV) Power Electric system plant in Bryan County that will eventually employ at least 1,500 people. Hyundai Mobis has operated a manufacturing facility with almost 1,200 employees in West Point since 2009 as the largest Tier 1 supplier to Kia Georgia.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 11, 2024

The country’s tech, automotive, and manufacturing industries have become juggernauts in their respective sectors, and the Chinese auto industry has solidified itself as a global force. China had long been a sort of a sleeping giant in the world economy, though it hasn’t been so sleepy over the last few decades.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Start-up solid-state battery company Factorial Energy , Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are partnering to test Factorial’s novel solid-state battery technology and its integration in Hyundai electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Divergent 3D, a manufacturing technology company focused on the automotive sector, has entered into a global development partnership with engineering research and development (ER&D) firm Altran. Divergent 3D is commercializing a software-hardware platform for manufacturing that leverages 3D metal printing.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2011

The AlixPartners 2011 Automotive Outlook finds that while automakers and suppliers have seen profits bounce back—North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) posted $12.5 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 billion on a net margin of 4.3%—things

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Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Some folks fear that the transition to EVs will lead to major job losses in the auto industry—and not without reason, as EVs require different (and fewer) components than legacy ICE vehicles. To these ends, the US Department of Energy has established the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program. billion in funding.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Honda is far from a leader in the electric vehicles market, but with a series of investments , they hope to change that over the next decade. billion facility in Ohio is Honda’s first battery plant in North America, built in conjunction with LG. Honda did not provide a timeline for the introduction of these manufacturing changes.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 31, 2024

Image: BYD BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle giant, is gearing up to make waves in the North American market, with Canada as its latest target. Additionally, BYD electric buses are already manufactured in Ontario, and in use by major metropolitan transport organizations like the Toronto Transit Commission. market for now.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2012

An overwhelming majority of drivers who have experienced technology that allows vehicles to communicate with each other have a highly favorable opinion of its safety benefits, according to data released by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). The DACs used 16 V2V equipped vehicles—two from each participating OEM.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2018

Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2019

million vehicles annually. Groupe Renault has a strong presence across Europe, Russia, Africa and Middle East, while FCA is uniquely positioned in the high margin segments in North America and is a market leader in Latin America. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The combined business would sell approximately 8.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2016

intends to open a new manufacturing facility in Mexico to produce aluminium automotive structural components. This plant, located in San Luis Potosí, will allow Constellium to respond to increasing demand for lightweight, high-strength aluminium Crash Management Systems and automotive structures for the expanding auto industry in Mexico.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. It will be used in more than a dozen vehicles to be sold in the US by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, plans to establish a global network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs) to accelerate collaborative innovation between Novelis and automakers for the next generation of vehicle design. Novelis Inc.,

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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

Magna executives said on a post-earnings call the company was assessing impacts from automakers’ shifting electrification plans, particularly in North America. Supply chain constraints, coupled with labor shortages which began during the pandemic, also continue to impact the auto industry as they try to ramp up production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2019

ArcelorMittal is adding to its family of advanced high strength steels (AHSS) for the auto industry with the development of Fortiform 980 Extragal (-GI) in North America. This is a crucial advantage as carmakers come under pressure to further lighten vehicles as a part of their strategy to improve fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2009

When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. The bill also includes a reporting requirement for State agencies that purchase vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2024

Nearly every EV brand in North America is adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector and gaining access to the automaker’s Supercharger network. Most automakers selling plug-in vehicles in North America followed after that.

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Setec Powerr

DECEMBER 16, 2022

China is the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles. Judging from the customs data for the first eight months of this year, the contribution rate of my country’s new energy vehicle exports to the growth of automobile exports reached 26.7%, becoming a new bright spot in the foreign trade of the automobile industry.

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Teslarati

MAY 31, 2023

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) and Hyundai teamed up to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding on May 26 in Seoul, Korea, for a battery cell manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Savannah, Georgia. billion in electric vehicle production.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly is expected to reach 81 million units in 2013, an increase of 2.3 North America and Developing Asia-Pacific markets are driving most of the growth, while Developed Asia-Pacific is expected to see continued declines as assembly is localized abroad. New vehicle demand fell by 4.7% North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

However, IHS Automotive analysts still expect light vehicle sales in China to grow by 7% in 2015 to 25.2 million units, aided with increased auto finance penetration, fast dealership expansion and government vehicle scrappage programs. —Lin Huaibin, manager, China light vehicle sales forecast, IHS Automotive.

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Teslarati

JULY 22, 2021

The Biden administration is already assembling a team to invest around $52 billion worth of funding for semiconductor research and manufacturing, awaiting congressional approval. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSMC is a major chip manufacturer in the industry, along with Samsung Electronics Co.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. Aleris has served the automotive industry from its facility in Duffel for many years.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Ford made several leaps forward in its push toward electric vehicles today. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the automaker has now doubled its electric vehicle production goals to 600,000 units by 2023. Ford also signed a non-binding contract with GlobalFoundries, a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor chip manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Rising global vehicle sales and profitability have encouraged automakers to continue to increase vehicle production, providing the global economy with some positive offset to the dampening impact of the recent surge in energy prices, according to the latest Global Auto Report released on Friday by Canada-based Scotia Economics.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 25, 2024

electric-vehicle maker Rivian as part of a new, equally controlled joint venture to share EV architecture and software, the companies said on Tuesday. The partnership will help Volkswagen accelerate plans to develop software-defined vehicles (SDV), with Rivian licensing its existing intellectual property rights to the JV.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The facility will eventually produce up to 20,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium and will enable E3 to develop a long-term source of lithium supply for EV production in North America. Lithium Development in North America. ” Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

In polling 200 C-level executives in the global automotive industry for the 2012 automotive survey, KPMG found that executives in the US and Western Europe expect even less consumer adoption, projecting e-vehicles will only account for 6-10% of global annual auto sales. —Gary Silberg.

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Current EV

DECEMBER 22, 2019

This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. This edition of Volvo Reports investigates the state of electric vehicles in America and the public’s changing perspective on them. Driven largely in China, the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Global technology company ZF officially opened the campus that will house four corporate function hubs for North America and the company’s first R&D centre in Mexico, on April 4, 2024. Martin Fischer, President of ZF North America and member of the Board of Management, emphasized the relevance of the Monterrey campus.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. He recognizes the diminishing power of the oil and gas industry, and embraces the imminent future of electrically powered transportation.

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Baua Electric

JULY 10, 2024

He admitted that while the auto industry might be the hardest to succeed, the nascent EV industry is even more difficult. But he is personally “excited about doing great work in this industry and bringing new innovative EVs to the world”. Eventually, they will start manufacturing in North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Volkswagen and Microsoft are also working together on first lighthouse projects for connected vehicle services, and progress has been made in the set-up of Volkswagen’s new Development Center in North America. Volkswagen will use its Automotive Cloud as the core of its vehicle and service data operations. model family.

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