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Ford investing $3.5B to build LFP battery plant in Michigan; partnering with CATL

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billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. Ford will invest $3.5 With this $3.5-billion With this $3.5-billion

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GM investing $2B in Spring Hill plant to build EVs, starting with Cadillac LYRIQ

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announced today that its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles, joining Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, and Orion Assembly in Orion Township, Michigan. General Motors Co.

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Li-ion maker A123 Systems to build HQ complex in Michigan, shrink US cell manufacturing

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A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, plans to spend $40 million to build a new headquarters complex in Novi, Michigan. The new 150,000 square foot campus will replace A123’s leased space in Livonia and Romulus, Michigan.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. Pentastar production at Mack I would end by Q3 2019. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. will invest a total of $4.5 The Pentastar engines—the 3.6-, 3.2-

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GM to build production versions of Cruise AV self-driver at Orion plant; roof modules at Brownstown

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General Motors will build production versions of its Cruise AV ( earlier post ) at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019. Roof module production has already begun and production of the fourth generation Cruise AV is expected to begin in 2019.

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Alcoa doubling high-tech coating capacity in Michigan for aerospace; new electron beam PVD machine

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Alcoa Power and Propulsion, a unit of lightweight, high-performance metals leader Alcoa, is doubling its high-technology coating capacity at its Whitehall, Michigan facility. In addition to jet engines, the coating process is applied to parts used to build industrial gas turbines. The 7,700 sq.

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Michigan Perfect Courtroom opinion has ‘vast implications’ for provider commitments, provide chain

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.” The dispute between MSSC and AirBoss arose in mid-2019 when AirBoss started to enjoy losses on portions it used to be supplying to MSSC for suspense programs being constructed for Stellantis. Moment MSSC in the end indubitably to a cost building up, AirBoss persevered to lose cash at the trade and ceased taking orders in 2020.