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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

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Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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Audi begins construction of first North American plant

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r (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); Changchun (China); Aurangabad (India); Martorell (Spain); and Jakarta (Indonesia). Starting in mid-2016, the plant will produce the successor generation of the successful Audi Q5 SUV. Audi’s current production sites include the German sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm; Brussels (Belgium); Gy?r

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Hyundai’s supplier is building a new EV parts plant in Slovakia to conquer European market

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Hyundai Motor Group’s supplier, Hyundai Mobis , is investing around $256 million (350 billion won) in building new plants in Slovakia for EV parts. To support its expansion in the world’s second-largest EV market, Hyundai Mobis announced it’s building a new EV parts plant in Slovakia. Both are key eV components.

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Denied! The Kia EV2 could have been one of the cheapest EVs on-sale in Australia, instead tariffs and logistics mean we’re almost certain to miss out

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Kia’s smallest, cheapest EV has been previewed by the Kia Concept EV2 at the 2025 Kia EV Day ahead of the production small SUV’s global debut next year. Buzz READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 rival unveiled! ” 2025 Kia EV2 Concept interior. The post Denied!

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Polestar reports $242M Q2 loss, remains hopeful for rest of 2024

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million, which the company says was due to “lower global volumes and higher discounts.” “Polestar remains confident of a stronger second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter as sales of the two premium SUVs build,” the company writes in the release. .”

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Kia will officially launch its cheaper, smaller EV2 in January 2026

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Kia will introduce the EV4 globally this year, or what it calls an entirely new type of sedan. The EV2 will be built at its Zilina, Slovakia plant, Kias first manufacturing facility in Europe. Kias CEO stressed that building affordable EVs is very important for the brand.

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Kia’s cheaper EV2 electric SUV spotted out in the wild for the first time

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Kia EV3 interior (Source: Kia) Kia will build EV2 models in Slovakia, the heart of Europe, where the company aims to rapidly increase market share. Ahead of its debut, Kia’s lower-priced electric models are already rolling out in global markets. The system features dual 12.3″ million) $29,200 (KRW 39.95

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