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Ford, LG Energy Solution, Koç Holding to form JV to build battery gigafactory in Turkey

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Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey. Earlier post.)

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Turkey Launches Its First Homegrown Automotive Company & It’s Electric!

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Turkey has established itself as a global automotive manufacturing powerhouse and in 2017, Turkey’s President Erdo?an an sought to capitalize on that capability by launching a domestic electric vehicle company. Disclaimer: Travel and accommodations for the author […].

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Turkey-based BD Otomotiv in talks to rescue THINK brand from bankruptcy

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Sustainable transport group BD Otomotiv (BD OTO AS) said it is in advanced negotiations with the Norwegian court-appointed Trustee of THINK Global to rescue the electric vehicle brand from bankruptcy. BD Otomotiv is a Turkey-based investment group which in recent years has focused on electric transportation.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside in the UK—increasing capacity by 70%—plus £24 million in the supporting E:PRiME product development center. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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Turkey’s Karsan Is Building The Fully Electric Buses Customers Want, Today

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Turkey has a decades long history of producing automobiles for both domestic and global markets. Specifically, Turkey has established itself as a key builder of commercial vehicles, with the majority of those flowing through export channels to Europe, thanks to favorable customs agreements established in 1995.

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Elon Musk courted by French President as Tesla eyes global expansion

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, as the automaker considers furthering its global expansion. Alongside its dramatic production ramp, Tesla has been growing its global market presence in parallel. We also talked about digital regulation. We have so much to do together.

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Ford launches the E-Transit in Europe, electrifying business productivity globally

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Ford announced it has officially started shipping production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe, aligning with its goals to electrify its business globally. The post Ford launches the E-Transit in Europe, electrifying business productivity globally appeared first on TESLARATI.

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