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Volkswagen workers at Tennessee plant file to hold UAW election

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Volkswagen workers at the automaker’s Tennessee factory have filed to hold a union election, as the United Auto Workers (UAW) continues its drive at multiple U.S. The UAW announced last month that a majority of workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, signed union cards. facilities.

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

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Limited (CATL), the world’s leading battery manufacturer. Under the arrangement, Ford’s wholly owned subsidiary would manufacture the battery cells using LFP battery cell knowledge and services provided by CATL. Ford has reached a new agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., 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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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Participating teams will apply advanced propulsion systems, electrification, SAE Level 2 automation, and vehicle connectivity to improve the energy efficiency of a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer—all while balancing factors such as emissions, safety, utility, and consumer acceptability. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Virginia Tech.

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Toyota bumping US investments up to nearly $13B over 5 years; focus on advancing electrification

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manufacturing plant; expanding engine capacity at its Huntsville, Ala. Toyota’s Kentucky vehicle plant, the company’s largest globally, will begin production of the Lexus ES 300 Hybrid in May 2019 with annual capacity of 12,000 units while RAV4 Hybrid production will start January 2020 with an annual capacity of 100,000 units.

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LG Energy Solution hires Nvidia data expert to improve global battery production

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From 2016 to 2019, Dr. Pyun was a Principal Solutions Architect at Nvidia. Pyun has gained global perspective and experience in operating and developing solutions for AI-based monitoring in smart manufacturing. billion in GM’s third Ultium Cell manufacturing plant late last month. Both companies invested $2.6

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Unifor goals to unionize Volkswagen’s EV battery plant in Ontario

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Volkswagen’s in-house battery subsidiary PowerCo introduced plans to manufacture the $7 billion electrical automobile battery plant within the town halfway between Toronto and Windsor on April 21. The United Auto Employees have two times tried and two times failed to arrange staff on the Volkswagen Chattanooga Meeting Plant in Tennessee.