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Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

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Components for the production of batteries at Audi’s Brussels plant will no longer be delivered by truck from Hungary, but by rail with DB Cargo. Brussels plays a pioneering role, but we developed this sustainable logistics concept for battery modules and cells in Audi’s entire production network.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils Concept CLA Class at IAA; based on electric-first MMA platform

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Concept CLA Class at IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich, Germany. This concept, designed on the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, represents the company’s vision to elevate this important vehicle class, based on the long-term portfolio strategy. High-voltage battery.

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Bosch supplying factory equipment for battery production; €250M business by 2025

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Bosch is pooling its mechanical engineering expertise and offering companies factory equipment for battery production from a single source—ranging from individual components and software solutions to complete assembly lines. One of its pilot customers is Webasto, which is equipping its battery factories with Bosch technology.

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. Construction work on Szombathely II, the Schaeffler Group’s second plant in western Hungary, started in 2020. Jochen Schröder, President of the E-Mobility division of Schaeffler AG.

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BMW begins EV battery buildout ahead of next-gen Neue Klasse EVs

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BMW has begun production of a battery-assembly facility at its San Luis Potosí, Mexico, plant in anticipation of production of its next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. BMW cylindrical battery cells BMW announced that it would build Neue Klasse EVs in Mexico , as well as two European production sites, in February 2023.

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BMW taps electric hypercar specialist Rimac for high-performance EV batteries

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For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries. Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac to supply BMW with EV batteries The collaboration is Rimac Tech’s “largest and most ambitious project” the company has undertaken.

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Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

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As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). The plant will also produce its own battery packs. The Audi Q3, currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future. Rupert Stadler.

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