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Nano One & Euro Manganese to co-develop applications for high-purity manganese in lithium-ion battery cathode materials

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Nano One is a clean technology company with patented processes for the low-cost, low-environmental footprint production of high-performance cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries, and Euro Manganese is a battery raw materials company developing a significant manganese deposit in the Czech Republic. Euro Manganese Inc.

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Hyundai Motor targeting 7% of global EV market by 2030; 1.87M BEVs

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Optimizing EV manufacturing capacity. Hyundai Motor aims to establish a high efficiency manufacturing process for BEV production to accelerate its transition into electrification. The IMA is being developed to standardize not only a chassis but also battery system and motor.

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. And by investing 49 million euros into modernising the manufacturing facilities, we have made a substantial contribution to future-proofing production at our Kvasiny plant.”

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STUKEN to establish new plant in Pune to expand global production reach | Autocar Professional

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Adding to its existing manufacturing sites in Germany, the USA, the Czech Republic, and China, India marks the fifth production location for the globally recognised family business. Renowned deep-drawing specialist, STUKEN, is set to extend its global footprint with the establishment of a new plant in Pune, India.

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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All in all, the Group expects cost savings totaling several billion euros when the data of all 124 plants can be evaluated in a standardized way. Cost savings through standardization. In the first step, the Group defined 15 different applications which are now being made available as standardized apps for all plants.

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Volkswagen to spend ~€44B on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization through 2023

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Production of the Volkswagen Passat family will be moved to the ŠKODA plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic, and these models will be built there together with the ŠKODA Superb and Kodiaq from 2023. The joint development and manufacture of a range of light commercial vehicles is at the core of the envisaged cooperation.

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Dürr sells 2,000th sealing robot

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One trend in automotive manufacturing is toward fully automatic sealing of welds; robots are increasingly performing this task in automobile production. The EcoRS 30L16S milestone machine will perform rough seam sealing at Škoda in Kvasiny, Czech Republic, and it will also be a first.