Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2021

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence has elevated Chinese lithium-ion battery cell and automaker BYD to Benchmark’s top tier EV battery cell manufacturer status joining CATL, Envision AESC, LG Energy Solution, Panasonic, Samsung, and SK Innovation as tier one cell manufacturers. Supplier to domestic Chinese EV market.

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Baua Electric

MAY 28, 2024

Magna Steyr / Credit: Magna International Austria-based contract manufacturer Magna Steyr has confirmed that several Chinese OEMs are discussing the possibility of local EV production ahead of further sales in Europe. Here’s the latest.

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Teslarati

APRIL 12, 2024

Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares clarified the company’s position on Chinese electric vehicle brands coming to Italy. He also refuted rumors that Stellantis would shut down production in Italy and leave the country. The Stellantis CEO also talked about Italian politicians and their discussions with Chinese automakers.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

Auto components maker Uno Minda on Wednesday said it has tied up with China’s Suzhou lnovance Automotive Co for production of electric vehicle components. The products, which would be produced, include charging control unit, inverter, motors and electric drive systems , it added.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. However, the Southeast Asian market at home has recently become a new target for many car companies. What is the mystery behind it?.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2021

Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. The Chinese name of Zeeker has been confirmed as Ji Ke.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

(BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. These batteries will be used in the models of the NEUE KLASSE.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

which operates an industrial precious metals business as a core company of TANAKA Precious Metals, signed a technical assistance agreement with Chengdu Guangming Paite Precious Metal Co., an affiliated company in China, in the area of fuel cell electrode catalyst manufacturing technologies. TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.,

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CN EV Post

MAY 13, 2024

You think China did not benefit from having American and EU companies produce all their goods in China (with associated technology and know-how transfer)? Seems funny how certain details are often ignored.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) will increase the production capacity of natural graphite anode material from 2,000 tons/year to 12,000 tons/year at its Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Anode Kasei and affiliated company Qingdao Lingda Kasei. Anode materials are currently generally made from artificial or natural graphite.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Audi and FAW are forming a new new cooperation company for the future production of PPE-based electric vehicles in Changchun in the northeast of China. Local manufacture of the first PPE model produced jointly with FAW is scheduled to start by 2024. Audi has so far delivered almost 7 million vehicles on the Chinese market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2023

The parties have now agreed to set up a joint venture company by the end of 2023, of which Beijing Easpring Material Technology will own 70% and Finnish Minerals Group 30%. The plant’s planning has been based on an annual production of 50,000 tonnes and the potential of expanding capacity in the future.

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Companies Lithium Ion Finland China 195

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2023

As Chinese companies control over 70% of lithium-ion battery manufacturing and nearly all stages of the EV battery supply chain, this reliance on China puts […]

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Companies Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 117

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd.—the —the first cooperation company with a majority interest held by Audi in China—is set too begin construction on its new EV plant in Changchun, following approval by the Chinese authorities. The first cars to roll off the line will be an electric SUV and an e-limousine.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Most people are aware of key players like Hyundai and Nissan, but there are so many other EV manufacturers that are taking over Asia—and possibly set to conquer the international market, including the U.S. Below are just some of the EV manufacturers worth knowing about. Zhidou Zhidou is a Chinese manufacturer of electric microcars.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. With the opening of the production facility in Germany, the company underlines the importance of the German market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Daimler AG is taking a major step forward in its China strategy with the closing of the company’s 12% investment in long-standing partner BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), one of the top automotive companies in China. BDNT); as well as sales companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Chinese Companies Mercedes Motor 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

BYD Company Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). Additionally, BYD and Toyota plan to staff the new company by transferring engineers and the jobs currently involved in related R&D from their respective companies.

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BYD Toyota Electric Vehicles Companies 283

Teslarati

MARCH 8, 2024

Tesla and a few other companies recently announced the launch of the Electro Mobility Association (EMA) to promote the production and purchase of electric vehicles in Mexico. Along with representatives from Tesla, Chinese automaker BYD, Europe’s Volvo, JAC, SEV, and Vemo formed the EMA.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximize the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups, delivering synergies in powertrains, sharing of electric vehicle architecture, joint procurement, autonomous drive technologies and aftersales.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2018

The Chinese EV battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. The focus of the 14 GWh plant is on the automated production and intelligent production of batteries. With the opening of the production facility in Germany, the company underlines the importance of the German market.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 25, 2023

BYD, Chinese leading electric vehicle manufacturer, announced the next stage of its European strategy with the construction of a brand-new manufacturing and production centre in Szeged, Hungary.

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Hungary BYD Europe Building 104

Teslarati

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Tesla China is expected to cut Giga Shanghai production in December after delivering over 100k units last month. Reports state that the production cut is due to increased competition in China’s EV market. Potter theorized that Tesla might cut Giga Shanghai production due to macro headwinds and Giga Berlin in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Germany-based specialty chemicals company LANXESS is entering the battery chemistry business. Starting next year, the Group will produce electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries for the Chinese company Tinci. Tinci) is a leading global manufacturer of lithium-ion battery materials.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Batteries 244

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Swedish battery materials company Altris AB, which specializes in producing highly sustainable cathode materials for rechargeable sodium batteries, has officially opened its first office in China. As interest in Altris’ product grows in China, the local sales and support team will expand to match customer’s needs.

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Sodium China Companies Batteries 199

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Deutsche Post DHL Group is selling the rights and know-how for the production of its StreetScooter electric vehicles to the international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l. Luxembourg). The deal includes the intellectual property for the D17 and D20 vehicle models as well as the two wholly owned subsidiaries in Switzerland and Japan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The company is investing €400 million in a new vehicle assembly at the main plant in Munich. The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production.

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BMW Engine Production South Africa 396

Teslarati

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Citing an internal schedule that it reportedly viewed, Reuters claimed that Giga Shanghai would only be running production for 17 days in January. As per the publication, Tesla’s production in the EV plant would run between January 3 and January 19 and stop once more from January 20 to January 31. .

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Chinese Production Tesla China 98

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The purity of Chvaletice’s HPMSM exceeds the published Chinese specification, as impurities in Chvaletice’s HPMSM process are controlled to a tighter level. For HPMSM produced in China via EMM dissolution, the main contributor is the same: embodied emissions in the electricity grid mix.

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Carbon Industrial Industry Czech Republic 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2020

The BFS confirms that 10ktpa of AAM production can be achieved via expansion of the existing plant and infrastructure within Syrah’s existing 25-acre industrial site. Syrah intends to initially expand natural graphite AAM production capacity at Vidalia to 10ktpa, and then increase in line with growing market demand.

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Teslarati

MAY 24, 2024

Tesla has significantly reduced production of its Model Y electric car at its Shanghai factory in recent months, as per industry data and a source reportedly familiar with the matter. As per the publication, Tesla reportedly planned to cut Model Y production at Giga Shanghai plant by at least 20% in the March-June 2024 period.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The new TTTech Auto branch in Shanghai will bring its expertise and the series proven safe vehicle software platform, MotionWise , to car manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and partners to the rapidly developing Chinese automotive market. Software has become a key competitive advantage for automotive companies around the world.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its position on the Chinese automotive market with cooperations between the VW brand and XPENG and between Audi and SAIC. The initial stage of the cooperation will provide for the joint development of two VW-brand electric models for the mid-size segment in the Chinese market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Trunk is the first company to go into production with autonomous trucking solutions for the container logistics market, currently valued at some US$19 billion. The technology is strategically relevant for numerous Bosch products in commercial-vehicle applications. Trunk is a full-stack supplier for truck manufacturers.

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Chinese China Transportation Corporation 255

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Prestolite Electric Propulsion Systems (PEPS) has officially launched production at its new factory in Beijing. The automated PEPS production line currently has a monthly capacity of 200 electric motors and power electronics modules. In 2015, the company will increase its capacity to 500 units per month to meet demand.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2015

which recently completed the acquisition of Evonik Litarion GmbH and the licensing of the ceramic composite separator SEPARION intellectual property from Evonik ( earlier post ), has received an order for SEPARION from a leading Chinese battery company. Electrovaya Inc.,

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