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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 Emden is now the second site for electric vehicles in Germany following Zwickau and also joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. The global production network will then grow to five locations.

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Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring to form JV company to advance €774M CAM plant project

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In November 2021, Finnish Minerals Group announced that it was negotiating with China-based Beijing Easpring Material Technology on the possibility to establish a cathode active materials (CAM) plant in Kotka, Finland. It is actively promoting global expansion. Finnish Materials Group owns 40% of that joint venture.

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Chinese battery company takes 22% stake in Valmet Automotive; strategic partnership for EVs

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China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), a leading global provider of battery and energy storage solutions, has taken a 22% stake in Finland-based Valmet Automotive as part of a new strategic partnership in electric automotive solutions.

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BASF and Shanshan to form JV to produce cathode active materials and precursors in China

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BASF will contribute its strength as a leading global CAM supplier to the automotive industry with strong technology and development capabilities, global operations footprint, as well as strategic partnerships for raw materials supply. In Europe, BASF is investing in CAM capacities in Germany and PCAM capacities in Finland.

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2023 EV registrations in Europe surpass two million units, setting new record – Charged EVs

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Europe’s automotive market appears to be normalizing,” said Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics. Market share grew fastest in established EV markets Finland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Chinese brands now available. Chinese brands saw sales grow by 79% year-on-year. of total market share.

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Volkswagen nearly doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021 to 263K; all electrified vehicle sales at 369K

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if the brand’s global BEV sales in 2021. 6, which Volkswagen offers exclusively in the Chinese market. 4 topped the BEV charts in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland. This brought Volkswagen up to fourth place among BEV manufacturers in that market. Volkswagen’s most popular BEV model worldwide is the ID.4, In Europe, the ID.4

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Tesla helps catapult EV sales past diesel in Europe for first time ever

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Norway, for example, is the most heavily concentrated EV country globally. The Model 3 has been shipped from Gigafactory Shanghai in China to Europe since January, and Tesla recently expanded its Chinese export strategy to include the Model Y, which was not available in Europe until last month.

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