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OCTOBER 24, 2022

the Japan-based parent company of the specialty chemicals manufacturer Toyo Ink Group, announced the official opening of a new wholly-owned manufacturing subsidiary, Toyo Ink Hungary LLC, in Ujhartyan in Pest County, Hungary. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2020

BYD has begun delivery of Europe’s largest single order for electric buses to Keolis Nederland BV, the Dutch subsidiary of global public transport provider, Keolis. Despite restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the BYD eBus fleet has been delivered on time and according to pre-pandemic production schedules.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. The goal is sustainable mobility, and we are determined to make real progress in that direction as a key technology partner for our customers by leveraging our global network of production facilities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2021

SK Innovation said the spin-off will be a turning point for securing global competitiveness in the battery business. The battery business aims to grow into a global top player based on its battery order backlogs of “1 Terawatt + ?.” ( Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5 Overall, Benchmark is forecasting Europe to have a capacity of 789.2GWh by 2030, a little over 14% of the global total of 5,454GWh. Northvolt (Sweden): 16 GWh. Envision AESC (UK): 1.9GWh. LGES(Poland): 67 GWh. ACC (Total/Stellantis) (Germany, France, Italy): 64 GWh.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2022

Automotive manufacturing of the future requires a new, holistic way of thinking. The strategic vision of the global production network is the BMW iFACTORY. The strategic vision of the global production network is the BMW iFACTORY. with an integrative, global approach. —Milan Nedeljkovi?, —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. For the electrification of medium-duty pick-up trucks, particularly for the North American market, Schaeffler is developing and will manufacture an electric beam axle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Eaton is continuing to expand and evolve its European eMobility business design capabilities, technologies and operations to support global electrified vehicle manufacturers. These upgrades will support Eaton’s efforts in delivering electric vehicle solutions to passenger car, commercial vehicle and off-highway OEMs globally.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The first cars of the NEUE KLASSE will come off the production line at our plant in Debrecen, Hungary, starting in 2025, followed by the main plant in Munich. In Mexico, we are investing 800 million euros in our plant and creating around 1,000 new jobs.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, or CATL, has announced a massive investment to build a new cell manufacturing plant in Europe. billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The post CATL to build €7B battery plant in Hungary, its second in Europe appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2021

The thinner the foil is, the more active material can be loaded into the electrode, which reduces battery weight, increases battery capacity, and minimizes manufacturing costs and environmental impact. From January to May 2021, more than a dozen new projects and expansions have been reported globally, Roskill said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

BYD is not just another car manufacturer. Notably, BYD owns the vertical supply chain for seamless integration and manufacturing control, including the production of semiconductors. Global leader in new energy vehicles. Globally, BYD has committed to more than 2.6 BYD achieved listing on Fortune Global 500 in 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

liter diesel and its engine control unit have been entirely developed in-house by a global team of engineers in Turin, Rüsselsheim and the US. CDTI ECOTEC will be manufactured at the same “flex plant” as the new 1.6-liter liter gasoline engine, in Szentgotthard in Hungary. Beginning in spring, the 1.6

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

REVA is the brand of the Reva Electric Car Company, a Bangalore, India-based company formed as a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California and backed by US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Global lithium ion production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade based on current plans, as companies accelerate gigafactory construction in Europe and the US, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. LG Energy Solutions said it would invest KRW 1.7 trillion (US$1.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Zoltek is a large two carbon fiber manufacturer; large tow carbon fiber is carbon fiber with 40,000 or more filaments applied for applications such as wind turbine blades and reinforced plastics compounds, and is produced on modified acrylic staple fiber production lines for textiles. Toray Industries, Inc. is acquiring Zoltek Companies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Frost & Sullivan projects that the global Li-ion battery materials market will reach $51.60 China leads the demand and supply of all of the key battery materials, accounting for more than 85% of the total global supply of cathode materials, anode materials, electrolytes, and separators. billion by 2027 from $18.75

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The smart plant in Hambach will become a part of our global compact car production network with the lead plant Rastatt, Germany. billion) in the expansion of its electric fleet and around €1 billion in a global battery-production network within the worldwide production network.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. Global battery production network.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2016

The Audi Q3, currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future. The model rotation will benefit all the sites of its global production network, Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler said. The new model distribution will enhance our production efficiency and strengthen all of the sites involved.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

We know batteries like the back of our hand, as well as how they have to be manufactured. The company is investing some €70 million (US$82 million) this year in expanding local manufacturing operations. Our assumption is that the global battery market will grow up to 25 percent each year. —Rolf Najork.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. The global Mercedes Benz production network is sustainable, digital and flexible.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. The A-Class, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are manufactured at the location. Ten billion euros (US$11.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. These batteries are manufactured at the Daimler plants in Kamenz (Germany) and Jawor (Poland). The EQB in the global production network.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2025

There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. A potential second phase would expand the undersea line to between 4 and 6 GW.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2020

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. So far this year, electrified vehicles have been the only lifeline for manufacturers operating in Europe. Their global sales totaled 18.85 All of these factors are having a detrimental impact on consumer confidence. This is also pre-COVID-19. —Felipe Munoz.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

The global automotive industry is currently facing great challenges, such as CO 2 emissions and safety issues. The development and manufacture of environmentally-friendly, energy-efficient, and safe vehicles (EESVs) is a great solution to these challenges. The partnership now includes more than 140 organisations from 23 countries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Building upon the complementary scope and portfolio of the partners, the joint venture will provide substantial synergies in manufacturing and sourcing and create a base for sustained growth and profitability. The company’s structures will be lean and adapted to global market requirements and the international competitive environment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

liters) featuring a modular architecture that broadens its adaptability to global markets and reduces manufacturing complexity while offering customers efficiency, refinement and durability. with design and validation shared among the global network of engineering centers. Primary development of the 1.0L By 2017, more than 2.5

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2025

20 March 2025 Read next European EV market improvement as Skoda and VW soar 19 March 2025 Read next China starts 2025 at the front of the global EV market 18 March 2025 BYD has a big week, Nvidia reveals its latest autonomous technology developments, and many model updates. However, it was not all good news last week.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Ford’s announcement comes as China’s leading EV maker, BYD, is quickly catching up in global deliveries. Electrek’s Take Ford’s restructuring in Europe comes as EV leaders, like China’s BYD, continue gaining ground in the global auto market. Despite the restructuring, Ford still wants to be a player in Europe.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

Chinas Global Dominance in the Electric Vehicle Industry China has emerged as a powerhouse in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, playing a dominant role in global EV production, sales, and technological advancements. Major battery manufacturers, such as CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 20, 2025

The worlds largest electric vehicle maker is becoming a force in the global auto market. The new facility in Indonesia will be able to produce 150,000 vehicles a year as BYD expands its overseas manufacturing footprint. Tesla topped BYD by about 25,000 units last year for the global EV sales crown. After selling a record over 4.27

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

As it finalizes plans for yet another EV manufacturing plant, this time in Cambodia, BYD will set up shop next to newly opened Ford and Toyota facilities. According to Khmer Times , BYD is nearing a deal to establish a new EV manufacturing plant in Cambodia. Ford is well aware of BYD’s rise in the global auto ranks.

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