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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico will build the company’s next-gen vehicle

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico will build the company’s next-generation vehicle. During Investor Day 2023, Elon Musk confirmed Gigafactory Mexico’s location and Tesla’s plans for the new production facility. The Tesla CEO elaborated that Gigafactory Mexico will focus on building the company’s next-gen vehicle.

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Tesla Giga Mexico is a 3-phase project, will produce Cybertruck: Governor

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As noted by the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel García Sepúlveda, in recent comments, Giga Mexico would be a three-phase project. Following a meeting with the Economic Development Council of Nuevo León, the Governor highlighted that details of Gigafactory Mexico’s negotiations would be transparent.

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Ford adds 2nd North American site to build BEVs

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These vehicles will follow the all-electric performance SUV coming in 2020 from Ford’s Cuautitlan, Mexico, plant. The plant investment also includes funding to build the next-generation Mustang and is part of a $900-million investment in Ford’s operations in southeastern Michigan.

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Dürr building smart and resource-efficient paint shop at San Luis Potosí in Mexico for BMW Group; Industry 4.0

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Dürr is building a paint shop in Mexico for the BMW Group that meets the requirements for connected Industry 4.0 San Luis Potosí will build the BMW brand’s best-selling model series, the BMW 3 Series Sedan. production. Start of production is scheduled for 2019, with an annual production capacity of up to 150,000 units.

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Audi opens new R&D center in Beijing

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The move to the new Audi China Building, opening nearly 10 years after its predecessor, is also a significant milestone in Audi’s more than three-decade long history in China. The new Audi China Building supports Audi’s efforts to establish additional research and production capacities in the country. —Audi CEO Markus Duesmann.

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BASF acquires site for North American cathode active materials and recycling expansion in Canada

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The site will also be well connected to BASF’s global metal sourcing network with provision for a nickel and cobalt intermediates base metal refinery and recycling of all battery metals (including lithium). We look forward to supporting the e-mobility transition in the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond. Earlier post.).

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Ford adding hybrid F-150 & Mustang, PHEV Transit, new BEV SUV by 2020; $700M for Flat Rock for EV production; cancels $1.6B Mexico plant

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The automaker also announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles along with the Mustang and Lincoln Continental. billion the company previously had planned to invest in a new plant in Mexico. The moves are part of a $4.5

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