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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.

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GM and Honda announce executive leadership and board of directors for Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC

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General Motors and Honda announced the executive structure for their recently established joint venture company, Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC (FCSM). Suheb Haq of GM will serve as the first president of FCSM, and Tomomi Kosaka of Honda will be the new company’s vice president. Kosaka was president & CEO of Honda of America Mfg.,

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Hanwha and LG Energy to build battery production in US, targeting ESS and UAM

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The MOU was signed by LGES and three subsidiaries under Hanwha Group—Hanwha Solutions, owner of clean energy manufacturer Qcells, Hanwha Corporation/Momentum and Hanwha Aerospace. In 2022, LGES advanced into the field of ESS System Integration by establishing a new corporation, LG Energy Solution Vertech.

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U Michigan opens Mcity test environment for connected and automated vehicle technologies

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The University of Michigan has opened Mcity, the first large controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars. DENSO Corporation. Honda Motor Co., Current Leadership Circle companies are: Delphi Automotive PLC.

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Wabtec and GM to develop advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell solutions for rail industry

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Wabtec Corporation and General Motors will collaborate to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives. The rail industry is on the cusp of a sustainable transformation with the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets. Earlier post.).

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.;

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Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

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” Last year, the UAW successfully launched a historic, six-week strike against the “Big Three” automakers of Michigan, Ford, General Motors (GM) and Dodge-Chrysler parent company Stellantis, garnering record pay increases. He also called workers at companies like Tesla, Toyota and Honda “UAW members of the future.”

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