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Dürr builds high automation paint shop for Ford in Mexico

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Dürr has built a high-tech paint shop for Ford in Hermosillo, Mexico, in order to accommodate a new vehicle that Ford will be producing. The project in Hermosillo represents the largest order that Ford has given to Dürr in Mexico. These are specially designed for painting commercial vehicles.

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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 To Build Next-Generation Vehicle In Austin Before Mexico!

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Why did Tesla move design & initial production of its next-generation platform for the $25,000 compact car & robotaxi from Mexico to Austin?

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The BMW Group is investing €800 million in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly. In Mexico, we are investing 800 million euros in our plant and creating around 1,000 new jobs.

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bp starts oil production at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico; first new platform since 2008

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bp has successfully started oil production at its Argos offshore platform, strengthening bp’s position as a leading producer in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. bp now operates five production platforms in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Argos, Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika and Thunder Horse. Earlier post.)

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Tesla changes initial build location for next-gen EV platform

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Another excerpt from biographer Walter Isaacson’s book on Elon Musk shares new details about Tesla’s next-generation vehicle platform, including plans for a different build location than the automaker previously reported. Musk responded with enthusiasm — particularly due to their futuristic, Cybertruck-like design.

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Tesla Giga Mexico is still happening, Nuevo León vows to fund construction

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Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is still happening, assured the Nuevo León government. The local government vowed to provide funding for Tesla’s Giga Mexico construction after Tesla executives showed some uncertainties about its plans in the country. “No, we’re definitely making the factory in Mexico.

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