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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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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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SAIC’s MG to open second Europe parts centre by the summer – ET Auto

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MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country’s growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. SAIC is currently evaluating whether to build a factory in Europe.

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s first manufacturing site in Europe.

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New Daimler compact car plant begins production at BBAC in China

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million square meters, the Beijing-compact car site complements the current Mercedes-Benz’ compact model plants in Rastatt (Germany) and Kecskemet (Hungary) as well as the Valmet Automotive plant in Finland. The GLA is, after the GLK, the second SUV that is manufactured in China.

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Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant to produce compact electric EQ vehicles; 3rd center of competence for EQ models in Germany

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The A-Class, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are manufactured at the location. The production compound of the current compact car generation further includes the plant in Kecskemét, Hungary (production: B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake), the Chinese production location BBAC (Beijing-Benz Automotive Co.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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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. BBAC) has been producing Mercedes-Benz vehicles locally for the Chinese market since 2005.

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BYD slashes price on its best-selling SUV to $16K to compete with gas cars

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Its single electric motor is on the front axle for 150 kW and 310 Nm, and it’s powered by two LFP battery options from China’s FinDreams: 49.92 Last year, BYD sold 412,202 Yuan Plus EVs, with 100,020 of them exported, or 42% of its total car exports for that year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers states.

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