Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2017
On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The new BMW X3 will be launched in fall 2017. From 2018 to 2021 we will invest further 600 million US dollars in manufacturing infrastructure for future generations of the BMW X models. More than 1.5
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2018
Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. Production of the new S60 will start this fall at Volvo Cars’ brand new manufacturing facility outside Charleston, South Carolina. Our future is electric and we will no longer develop a new generation of diesel engines.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The Lucid factory program will be overseen by Brian Barron, Lucid’s Director of Manufacturing. Barron is an 18-year veteran of BMW, where he ensured the timely launches of various BMW model lines and managed functional areas in both South Carolina and Germany. It plans to begin production of the first model in 2018.
Baua Electric
MARCH 29, 2024
EV startup Canoo earlier this week announced that it had acquired “a substantial portion of the advanced manufacturing assets” formerly owned by the U.K. Canoo had already acquired what remained of Arrival’s South Carolina facility in January, although what remained at the U.K. startup Arrival for “pennies on the dollar.”
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 21, 2023
Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. When asked about the possibility of the Trollhattan site being used to manufacture automobiles, the company stated that it would continue relying on preexisting factories.
Baua Electric
MARCH 28, 2024
Yet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should have been to executives and regulators as well. The Max was introduced in response to a new fuel-efficient plane from the European manufacturer Airbus. After the Jan. 5 mishap, a six-week F.A.A.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2018
Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2017 Volvo Cars was the first global car maker to announce its strategy that from 2019 all new models will be electrified.
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