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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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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. Recharge will be the overarching name for all chargeable Volvos with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain.

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ZF lands several-billion-euro orders from NA OEMs for new PowerLine commercial vehicle transmission

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ZF Group has received several large-scale orders worth several billion euros from North American vehicle manufacturers for its automatic 8-speed PowerLine transmission—including the largest individual commercial-vehicle-related order in company history. In 2023, production will start in Gray Court, South Carolina.

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Major BMW, Ford, and Chevy supplier to make its US plant ‘flexible’ for ICE and EVs

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Major German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen is investing a hefty $500 million into its transmission plant in South Carolina – all to transform it into a “flexible manufacturer of parts” for both ICE and plug-in hybrids, and for both passenger cars and large commercial vehicles by launching production of its PowerLine transmission in the US.

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BMW investing more than $200M to add new press shop at Spartanburg plant

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BMW will invest more than $200 million to construct a 219,000-square-foot press shop at its South Carolina plant. The Schuler Group , a globally-recognized company that manufactures automated servo press lines for all BMW Group plants, will also manufacture the automated press line for Plant Spartanburg.

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BMW sold 15,584 full EVs in US in 2022; 4.7% of total sales

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In addition to the fully electric BMW iX, BMW i4 and BMW i7, the company’s electrified lineup in the US will expand when the plug-in hybrid electric BMW XM Sports Activity Vehicle arrives in showrooms this quarter. For the full year 2022, BMW sold 15,584 fully electric vehicles in the US, accounting for approximately 4.7%

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BMW Group to invest $1.7B in S Carolina to build EVs and batteries; partnering with Envision AESC

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billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. The BMW Group will invest $1.7 BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. Earlier post.)The

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild gasoline hybrid, plug-in gasoline hybrid or battery electric vehicle. We will phase out cars with only an internal combustion engine, with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrification. Earlier post.).

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