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APRIL 26, 2022

Turkey has a decades long history of producing automobiles for both domestic and global markets. Specifically, Turkey has established itself as a key builder of commercial vehicles, with the majority of those flowing through export channels to Europe, thanks to favorable customs agreements established in 1995.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The announcement supports Nissan Ambition 2030, calling for 23 electrified models for the Nissan and Infiniti brands globally, including 15 all-electric vehicles, by 2030. As part of this effort, Nissan is targeting 40% of its US vehicle sales volume to be fully electric by 2030, with even more to be electrified.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. billion global investment in electrification through 2022.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Jeep brand will showcase a 100% electrified presence at the 2022 Paris Motor Show (Mondial de L’Automobile 2022), with a stand fully dedicated to the introduction of the all-new fully electric Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first BEV. As a result, all the Jeep vehicles on sale in the region will be 100% electric by 2030.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Ghent is currently preparing to take a second fully electric Volvo model, based on the CMA modular vehicle architecture, into production later this year. The plant already builds the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car, as well as a plug-in hybrid version of the XC40.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of building out hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries around the globe. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain said that Mercedes-Benz will build its electric vehicles in six plants on three continents.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2020

BMW will build an electric version of the 7-Series—its flagship sedan. The electric model will be the most powerful 7-Series variant, Oliver Zipse, chairman of the board of management of BMW AG, said in a speech also updating investors on the automaker's response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Volvo Cars aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its sales by 2025, the company announced in Beijing. The announcement builds on Volvo Cars’ 2017 announcement that all new models released from 2019 will be available as either a mild-hybrid, plug-in hybrid or battery-electric vehicle.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Ford is expanding its production capacity for the company’s next-generation battery electric vehicles at a second North American plant. billion investment in global electric vehicles, Ford is expanding its BEV manufacturing footprint to its Flat Rock Assembly plant in southeast Michigan. Tied to the company’s $11.1-billion

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Building Ford Transit Connect Michigan 186

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. billion BlueOvalSK Battery Park—creating 5,000 jobs.

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2024

Subaru and Toyota are building on their partnership with plans to build three new electric crossovers. The company said that teaming up with Toyota will help minimize the “huge risk” of building EVs alone. Subaru only sold 14,000 units of its sole all-electric car, the Solterra, last year, including 8,872 in the US.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2023

The Concept EV5 provides a preview of a production all-electric SUV model that will be launched first in China later this year; details regarding any future plans for the other global markets will be made in due course. The Concept EV5 features a completely flat floor and generous space within the cabin.

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Kia Concept China Fully Electric 259

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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. More than 500 additional employees will work there, producing next-generation batteries for fully-electric vehicles.

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Mexico BMW Battery Batteries 418

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

ton model of the final design of the autonomous and fully electric container vessel Yara Birkeland ( earlier post ) was revealed as testing commenced at SINTEF Ocean’s 80-meter test tank facility in Trondheim. A six-meter, 2.4-ton million) financial contribution. million) financial contribution.

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Fully Electric Design Mariner Norway 150

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

2019 will also see the launch of the MINI Electric; the fully-electric car will be introduced to the public later this year. It looks set to build on the success of the MINI Countryman Cooper S E plug-in hybrid, which grew its sales by 25.7% in January (1,027) thereby accounting for 18.0% of MINI Countryman sales.

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JUNE 17, 2021

Lincoln will debut its first global fully electric vehicle next year, the first step toward electrifying its entire portfolio of vehicles by the end of the decade. The new electric vehicle will debut as the brand celebrates its 100 th anniversary next year and accelerates growth in North America and China.

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JUNE 23, 2022

The Pulsar Plus charger—the company's best-seller—is one of the smallest smart universal EV chargers in North America, and can be installed in homes, apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings. billion investment and 23 electrified models globally, including 15 new EVs.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Volvo Cars announced at Auto Shanghai that it will build its first fully electric car in China. The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for sale in 2019 and exported globally from China, Volvo said.

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Volvo 2019 All-Electric China 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2022

The Lincoln Star Concept made its global debut , hinting at the brand’s design language for its future electric vehicles. By mid-decade, Lincoln plans to deliver three new fully electric vehicles, meaning that more than half of its global volume will be zero emissions vehicles, and it will add a fourth by the end of 2026.

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JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. operations, including $1 billion to prepare Plant Spartanburg for the production of fully electric vehicles and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly plant.

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South Carolina BMW Battery Batteries 195

Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

Amid its shift to more affordable electric vehicles, Ford could build its new EV platform overseas as it looks to revamp sales. India topped Japan again to maintain the third-largest auto market globally in 2023. According to the sources, Ford is looking to build an EV platform in India.

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Affordable Ford Building Market 52

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MARCH 25, 2022

Today’s order is an important step in building our end-to-end, landside decarbonization foundation while also addressing customers’ inland transportation pain points. They will operate as part of Performance Team’s road freight network. Our customers are looking for tangible actions on sustainable supply chains—not just conceptual.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services business will help National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) accelerate the setup of its global electric vehicle production. As part of the project, HPE will create a global manufacturing IT platform for NEVS that will operate across plants in Sweden and China.

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JUNE 23, 2016

Chinese truck and utility vehicle manufacturer Beijing Foton has launched the China Internet Super Truck Global Innovation Alliance and showcased the Auman EST (Energy Super Truck) at an event in Athens, Greece. At present, the products included in Foton’s Internet super truck project encompass Foton’s Auman, Aumark and Ollin product lines.

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JUNE 5, 2021

ATC Drivetrain, an independent global remanufacturer of automotive powertrain and drivetrain systems, is launching remanufacturing capabilities for electric vehicle systems at its Oklahoma City, OK facility to serve the North American automotive market and at its Zhangjiang, China facility to serve the Asian automotive market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Octillion has been designing and building lithium-ion battery systems for electric cars, trucks and buses since 2009. Octillion has delivered nearly 400,000 electric vehicle battery systems for the global market, with more than 4.5 billion kilometers driven on Octillion’s battery systems.

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MARCH 28, 2023

The two companies signed an agreement last year for the supply of Mercedes-Benz battery partners with high-grade lithium hydroxide refined in the new Rock Tech plant covering an amount sufficient for around 150,000 fully electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes Convert Battery Batteries 221

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence. The new Tech Hub will be a key center for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo Cars’ ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker by 2030.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade. The four letters stand for the four strategic pillars Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services and Electric Drive, which are connected intelligently.

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Mercedes Electric Vehicles Building Vehicles 150

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As part of an ongoing comprehensive product plan, 50% of Jeep brand sales in the US will be fully electric by 2030, while 100% of European sales will be all-electric by then. This global SUV will be displayed to the public next year and production will start in 2024 in North America. All-electric Wagoneer.

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Electrek

APRIL 20, 2023

Volvo Group is leading the charge towards a sustainable future as demand for fully electric trucks and buses continues building globally. Volvo Group delivered a total of 683 electric trucks in the first quarter of 2023, up 254% year-over-year (YOY).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

Standard production of the BMW core brand’s first pure electric model will get underway at the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) in China in late summer as planned: BBA Plant Dadong will produce the first Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) with a pure electric drive train for the global market.

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MAY 2, 2019

Clarios was acquired by Brookfield Business Partners and operates as a global energy storage business generating $8 billion in revenues with more than 16,000 employees, 56 facilities worldwide and 130 years of expertise. Under Brookfield’s ownership, we can better capitalize on these growing trends and operate with more focus and efficiency.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

Mercedes-Benz has been building its globally successful vans in Dusseldorf since 1962; more than 4.6 The production of the fully electric eSprinter marks the beginning of a new era in Dusseldorf. The Mercedes-Benz Dusseldorf plant has started production of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The building materials company has taken delivery of two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks from Putzmeister , which will become part of the Berlin truck mixer fleet. The building materials company has taken delivery of two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks from Putzmeister , which will become part of the Berlin truck mixer fleet.

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MARCH 16, 2022

The new US battery factory underscores the importance of the United States within the Mercedes-Benz global production network and the status of Alabama as an export hub for luxury SUVs in the electric era. Mercedes-Benz is investing more than €1 billion in the development of the global battery production network.

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