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Elon Musk considers South Korea for next Tesla Gigafactory location: report

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South Korea’s presidential office revealed that President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Elon Musk conversed about Tesla in a video call on Wednesday, November 23. During the video call, Elon Musk reportedly told President Yoon that he considered South Korea one of the top candidates for a Tesla factory in Asia, reported Reuters.

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A look at Tesla’s potential new Gigafactory locations: Mexico, Canada, Indonesia or South Korea

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The EV manufacturer has already established a good business relationship with the state government of Nuevo Leon. In September, Canada’s Minister of Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne stated that Tesla did discuss the possibility of building a factory in Canada. Tesla South Korea. Tesla Indonesia.

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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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Comparatively, EV manufacturing has increased at a faster rate in China, which made up 44% of global EVs manufactured through 2020, up from 36% in 2017. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017. million (or about 10%) are slated to be manufactured in US.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry. With chips finally reaching factory floors, their own manufacturing capacities were restored to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022.

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Bajaj Auto expands engineering skills training to Tier 2, 3 cities | Autocar Professional

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Two and three-wheeler major Bajaj Auto is looking to take its engineering skills training programme to Tier 2 and 3 cities, in order to fill the critical skill gaps faced by the automotive industry. This announcement comes amid concerns about India’s industrial competitiveness.

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Elon Musk: Chip shortage is a “short term” problem that will likely be over next year

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Just recently, a report from South Korea noted that Tesla key supplier Samsung Electronics has reportedly selected Taylor, TX, as the site of its upcoming $17 billion chip plant that would likely enter operations by Q4 2024.

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Warm-forged aluminum alloy differential case reduces weight by about 40%

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A team in South Korea has developed a warm-forging process for the manufacture of an aluminium alloy automotive differential case—usually produced from ductile cast iron. —“ R&D Update: Warm forming of alloys in the auto industry ”, Stamping Journal.