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Dürr builds high automation paint shop for Ford in Mexico

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Dürr has built a high-tech paint shop for Ford in Hermosillo, Mexico, in order to accommodate a new vehicle that Ford will be producing. The project in Hermosillo represents the largest order that Ford has given to Dürr in Mexico. The new replacement paint shop is located next to the existing stamping and assembly plant.

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News on Tesla’s New Factories in Mexico, India, & Netherlands to Build 9 Million Cars a Year

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continued] The post News on Tesla’s New Factories in Mexico, India, & Netherlands to Build 9 Million Cars a Year appeared first on CleanTechnica. He was concerned that we were no longer focused on covering cleantech (or “clean teck” as he put it).

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Tesla is building a new UFO-inspired Supercharger in the heart of Alien country

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Tesla is planning to build a new UFO-inspired Supercharger in the heart of Alien country — Roswell, New Mexico. Back in 1947, a crash of debris led to rumors of an alleged crash of a UFO just 75 miles north of Roswell near Corona, New Mexico. We can’t hide anything from @MarcoRPi1 !

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Nikkei: Nidec to build $715M e-axle plant in Mexico

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The Nikkei reports that Japan-based motor maker Nidec is planning to invest an estimated ¥100 billion (US$715 million) to build an e-axle plant in Mexico. The company plans to be capable of building an annual 7 million e-axles by March 2026. The planned Mexico plant would be responsible for delivering part of the remaining 1.3

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Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group adding testing center in New Mexico

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Now, the Autonomous Technology Group will extend its testing to New Mexico by building up a new testing center in Albuquerque. September 2020 marks one year of Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics partnering as a team after the US based automated driving technology company became part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The BMW Group is investing €800 million in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly. In Mexico, we are investing 800 million euros in our plant and creating around 1,000 new jobs. The new assembly center spans an area of 85,000 m 2.

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Mexico To Build Its Own Cheap Electric Car — Forget Tesla

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Mexico the country has gotten tired of waiting for Tesla to build a factory and produce cheap electric cars there, and it’s going to build cheap electric cars itself! continued] The post Mexico To Build Its Own Cheap Electric Car Forget Tesla appeared first on CleanTechnica. You read that right.

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