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The US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers

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billion in output to the US economy in 2023 alone, and its economic impact is forecasted to soar. By then, the company plans to ramp up its production to a whopping 14 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity across Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio. billion in output into the US economy, counting all direct, indirect, and induced effects.

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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

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The CR-V hybrid features a new two-motor hybrid system produced at Honda’s Ohio Transmission Plant (TMP-O), and a newly refined Atkinson-cycle engine unique to hybrid models that is made at the Anna Engine Plant (AEP), also in Ohio. Associates at the Ohio Transmission Plant assemble the two-motor hybrid unit.

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Retriev Technologies and HOBI International collaborate on collection of EV batteries for recycling

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Recognizing the rapid expansion and projected growth of the EV market, the goal of this relationship will be to ensure that the lithium batteries used in EVs are collected and responsibly recycled in a manner that creates value within the battery industry’s circular economy.

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Chrysler to invest nearly $20M to increase capacity for torque converters for 9-speed transmission

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million in its Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, to increase capacity of the torque converter the plant is machining for the nine-speed transmission. The investment will fund the installation of new equipment and tooling for additional machining and assembly capacity. Chrysler Group LLC will invest $19.6

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GM to invest $2B in US Plants; Toledo gets $204M for all-new 8-speed transmission

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We are doing this because we are confident about demand for our vehicles and the economy. With Ohio Gov. Plant improvements and installation of new equipment to make the next generation Chevrolet Corvette will begin soon while the current-generation Corvette is assembled for at least the next two model years.

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GM commits to 100% renewable energy by 2050

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In addition, the company anticipates costs to install and produce renewable energy will continue to decrease, resulting in more bottom-line returns. of GM’s Lordstown assembly plant in Ohio, the home of the Chevrolet Cruze. This is GM’s first large-scale solar installation in China. megawatt solar array powers 1.5%

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Ford Invests $155M in Engine Plant to Support New 3.7L V-6 for Mustang

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This Ohio plant is one of 11 Ford facilities in the US participating in the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentives Program initiated by Congress and implemented by the Obama administration. Opened in 1951 as Ford’s first engine plant in Ohio, the facility has produced more than 35 million engines.

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