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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. In preparation, the company has made considerable investments into modernising both the production line and welding shop.

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Volkswagen to spend ~€44B on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization through 2023

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This represents approximately one-third of total expenditure for the 2019-2023 planning period and is the outcome of the Group’s planning round, which has now been completed and was discussed and endorsed by the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft at its meeting on Friday. EV production. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group China building battery system factory in Anhui to strengthen BEV value chain

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Volkswagen Group China is commencing construction of a battery system production factory in Hefei (Anhui province). With an area of more than 45,000 square meters, the plant will be located next to the production facilities of Volkswagen Anhui, Volkswagen’s first majority-owned joint venture for all-electric vehicles.

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

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This new complex meets future needs by becoming our epicenter of engineering. Forcier told Crain’s Detroit Business that while the current Romulus plant has a production capacity of 4 million cells, it is producing fewer than 1 million annually. —Jason Forcier, Chief Executive Officer of A123 Systems.

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EV startup Byton commissions D?rr for paint shop; EcoInCure technology

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Byton is among the early adopters for this technology; Skoda will be the first automotive manufacturer using EcoInCure in its new paint shop in Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic). The first three paint shops with this technology will go into operation early 2019. Further projects are already being planned, according to Dürr.