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Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US

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Honda announced key next steps in the establishment of its EV Hub in Ohio. In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026.

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UAW, Clarios achieve unused tentative commitment at hanging Ohio battery plant

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informed Automobile Information closing year that some manufacturing from the hanging Holland, Ohio, plant could be shifted there. Joseph that the greater manufacturing there used to be now not because of the clash in Ohio. Clarios, of Milwaukee, used to be previously a part of Johnson Controls Inc. Joseph, Mo.,

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Ohio courtroom restrains picketing at Ford, GM provider plant struck by means of UAW

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An Ohio courtroom issued a restraining sequence that restricts UAW picketing at a Toledo segment battery plant the union struck utmost date. Greater than 400 UAW employees went on crash a date in the past at Clarios’ battery plant in Holland, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo. ranks Incorrect. billion in its 2021 fiscal day.

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Bridgestone develops tire using 75% recycled and renewable materials; recycled plastic bottles, recycled steel and natural rubber from guayule

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Designed and engineered at Bridgestone’s Americas Technology Center in Akron, Ohio, the new tires were produced at the company’s Aiken County Passenger/Light Truck Radial Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. Guayule is part of Bridgestone’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality and make tires from 100% sustainable materials by 2050.

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International Battery Large-Format Li-ion Cells Chosen by SC Electric for First Community Energy Storage System

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International Battery (IB), a US manufacturer and developer of large-format lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, has been chosen as the battery system provider for the first-of-its-kind Community Energy Storage (CES) systems, developed by S&C Electric Company for American Electric Power (AEP).

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Honda opens new $124M wind tunnel in Ohio

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Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. The new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) facility, located at the independent Transportation Research Center Inc. Investment.

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Ford to invest $4.7B to improve manufacturing plants & add 6,200 UAW employees to workforce

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billion to add over 6,200 union jobs to its manufacturing plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. The Ford Customer Service Division is expected to start operations by 2024 to help accelerate parts shipments for Ford customers. Ohio: Ford plans to invest $1.5 billion in Ohio, creating 1,800 union jobs at Ohio Assembly Plant.

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