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Report: EV Electra aims to make Swedish-engineered Emily GT in Italy

Baua Electric

EV Electra had previously discussed plans to build cars in Turkey, as well as the former Saab factory in Trollhättan Sweden, but the startup failed to agree on a deal with the factory’s current owner, according to Autocar. Saab’s former development center, meanwhile, is now being used for work on the Polestar 5.

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Ford announces new battery production facility JV with LG

Teslarati

Ford has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG and KOÇ Holdings to construct a battery production facility in Ankara, Turkey. The other MOU partner, KOÇ Holdings, a Turkish industrial conglomerate, has worked with Ford at the automaker’s assembly locations in Turkey.

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Ford EV production push receives another shove

Teslarati

Ford received terrible news from its first quarter sales results ; its long-time rival General Motors had surpassed it in EV sales, meaning the Blue Oval was no longer the second-largest EV brand in the United States.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

EV Central

Ceer is being run by American Jim De Luca, a long-time General Motors executive who was CEO of the Vietnamese start-up VinFast and deputy CEO of its parent VinGroup until taking up his new post last May. Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. Izera Izera concept.

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GM renames Detroit-Hamtramck to Factory ZERO; $2.2B investment to reconfigure it to all EV assembly

Green Car Congress

General Motors announced its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center will be known as Factory ZERO, reconfigured to an all-electric vehicle assembly plant. acre wildlife habitat and is home to species such as monarchs, foxes and turkeys. Factory ZERO will be the launchpad for GM’s multi-brand EV strategy.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

Green Car Congress

All governments should also support the transition of these light vehicles to zero emission vehicles; Kenya; Secretariat of Economy, Mexico; Morocco; Paraguay; Rwanda; Turkey; Uruguay. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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Tesla unlikely to build new factories for ‘one or two years’: report

Teslarati

Pandjaitan also said Musk was “very frank” in statements regarding new factories, adding that the automaker wanted to avoid going bankrupt like General Motors (GM) and Chrysler did back in 2009. “So they’re not going to do any expansion for the next one or two years.” million sales for the year.

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