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Ford, LG Energy Solution, Koç Holding to form JV to build battery gigafactory in Turkey

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey. Earlier post.)

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

Green Car Congress

The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. market share.

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BYD is building a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey as global expansion accelerates

Electrek

BYD signed a deal to build a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey on Monday. The news comes after BYD opened its first factory in Thailand, with others planned in Brazil and Mexico as it expands in overseas markets.

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BYD closes in on huge $1 billion EV plant in Turkey as global expansion accelerates

Electrek

BYD is closing in on a deal to build a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey. The news comes after BYD opened its first factory in Thailand, with others planned in Brazil and Mexico as it expands in overseas markets.

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Tesla launches new showroom in Turkey where officials want a factory

Teslarati

Tesla has launched a new showroom in Istanbul, Turkey, a country where government officials have courted the electric vehicle maker for a new factory. Its first location is in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, in Armada AVM, another well-known mall. The growth of new showrooms in Turkey is encouraging for the growth of EVs in the country.

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BYD poised to build $1 billion EV plant in Turkey amid rising trade tensions

Baua Electric

By: Bloomberg | Updated on: 07 Jul 2024, 08:12 AM Turkey is set to unveil an agreemeent with BYD Co. to build a one billion dollar plant that will improve the Chinese EV maker's access to the European bloc amid rising trade tensions --> Turkey is set to unveil an agreemeent with BYD Co.

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BYD is building a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey as global expansion accelerates

Baua Electric

BYD signed a deal to build a massive $1 billion EV plant in Turkey on Monday. Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is expected to officially announce the deal on Monday. Update 7/8/24 : BYD signs the deal for its new EV plant in Turkey, creating up to 5,000 jobs and a new foothold in Europe.

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