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Ford, LG Energy Solution, Koç Holding to form JV to build battery gigafactory in Turkey

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Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey. Earlier post.)

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Farasis Energy, Togg JV Siro starts battery module and pack production in Turkey

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Siro , a joint venture between Farasis Energy and Turkish global mobility technology brand Togg ( earlier post ), has started production at the new Gemlik site in Turkey on 31 March. The plant, with a capacity of 3 GWh/annum, will produce battery modules and packs based on Farasis Energy’s high-performance lithium-ion technology.

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Turkey-based BD Otomotiv in talks to rescue THINK brand from bankruptcy

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Sustainable transport group BD Otomotiv (BD OTO AS) said it is in advanced negotiations with the Norwegian court-appointed Trustee of THINK Global to rescue the electric vehicle brand from bankruptcy. BD Otomotiv is a Turkey-based investment group which in recent years has focused on electric transportation.

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

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Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America. 150,000 Transit EVs for North America and Europe.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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This was supported by BEIS’ Automotive Transformation Fund, which aims to electrify Britain’s automotive supply chain and protect its competitiveness in the global market. The power unit, comprising e-drive motor and gearbox, replaces the engine and transmission of a conventional engine vehicle by propelling an EV using battery energy.

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Ford announces new battery production facility JV with LG

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Ford has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG and KOÇ Holdings to construct a battery production facility in Ankara, Turkey. LG has already worked with Ford Europe to supply the automaker with batteries at its assembly plant in Poland.

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Turkey’s Karsan Is Building The Fully Electric Buses Customers Want, Today

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Turkey has a decades long history of producing automobiles for both domestic and global markets. Specifically, Turkey has established itself as a key builder of commercial vehicles, with the majority of those flowing through export channels to Europe, thanks to favorable customs agreements established in 1995.

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