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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. Final details of the plans are still being worked on in partnership with the State of Alabama.

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Daikin to begin producing Li-ion electrolytes

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will soon start producing electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, initially at its Daikin America plant in Alabama, and begin selling them in January. Daikin says its product can be charged at higher voltages than conventional electrolytes, helping to lift battery capacity by 20%. Japan-based Daikin Industries Ltd.

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Daimler opens Mercedes-Benz engine plant in China; first MB passenger car engine plant outside of Germany

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Being based on a flexible production-line concept, the annual capacity is planned at 250,000 units for the initial phase. In the past decade, BBAC has grown to become a main production hub for Mercedes-Benz. billion) investment, BBAC is increasing its production capacities to more than 200,000 units by 2015.

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GE Aviation hits Farnborough at full throttle; $7.5B in R&D investments since 2010; ceramic matrix composites and 3D printing

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GE Aviation will enter the Farnborough Air Show on Monday with a wave of new product and technology introductions while expanding its factory network to deliver on a record $154-billion industrial backlog of product and services. Between 2015 and 2020, GE and its partner companies will deliver 10,000 large commercial engines.

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Orbital ATK and ECAPS partner on high performance green propulsion system; bringing LMP-103S to market

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In September 2015, Orbital ATK announced the successful completion of the first US test of a 22 Newton (N) thruster using LMP-103S. —Pat Nolan, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK’s Missile Products Division of the Defense Systems Group. Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies.

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The chief executives of the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG said during an annual briefing at the Frankfurt Motor Show that their companies’ partnership ( earlier post ) is advancing quickly, and the scope of the collaboration is increasingly global. The components will be used in a brand specific way. Nissan NV350 Urvan.

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Mercedes-Benz investing $1.3B to boost SUV production in US

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billion to expand SUV production in the US and turn the Mercedes-Benz plant Tuscaloosa into a high-tech location. Advanced technologies and an end-to-end digitization of production processes enable a highly flexible production. Mercedes-Benz was the first major automaker to open a passenger car facility in Alabama.

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