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JUNE 28, 2020

The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The €15-million campus will allow the BMW Group to develop its position as technology leader in the utilization of additive manufacturing in the automotive industry. Last year, the BMW Group produced about 300,000 parts by additive manufacturing.

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JULY 21, 2022

The BMW Group is hosting the first conference on Quantum Computing for Automotive Challenges. The BMW Group sees its role not only as one member of the quantum computing community but wants to actively network, collaborate and thereby bridge the gap between foundational and applied research. The event will take place online.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Niobium is a metal primarily used by the steel industry as a ferroalloy strengthening element. Adding niobium reduces the amount and weight of steel required, an important feature for the automotive industry but also for infrastructure. Niobium consumption has increased at a 5.0% Niobium and batteries.

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APRIL 22, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group has developed smartphone-EV pairing-based performance adjustment technology which allows users to customize primary functions through a smartphone application—an industry-first innovation. —research fellow JeongSoo Eo from Hyundai Motor Group.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Eighteen months after start of construction of its intelligent satellite production and testing center in Taizhou, China, Geely Technology Group has begun mass production of commercial satellites. The first mass-produced satellite made at the satellite plant was developed independently by Geely Technology Group subsidiary, Geespace.

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DECEMBER 17, 2021

Leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and the TRATON Group have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture (JV) to install and to operate a high-performance public charging network for battery-electric, heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

The BMW Group is increasingly relying on innovations from the fields of digitalization and Industry 4.0 Staff can control logistics processes from mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and use virtual reality applications to plan future logistics. We are already working with tomorrow’s Industry 4.0

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in the mobile robot firm Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values Boston Dynamics at $1.1 The deal came as Hyundai Motor Group envisions the transformation of human life by combining world-leading robotics technologies with its mobility expertise. Hyundai Mobis Co.

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APRIL 10, 2019

million) industry-backed research hub was supported by the Federal Government. The Future Battery Industries CRC will address the existing gaps in the nation’s capacity to respond to this growth industry by creating opportunities to process, manufacture and deploy batteries, delivering an estimated $2.5

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo will jointly develop an all-electric platform based on Canoo’s fully scalable, proprietary skateboard design ( earlier post ) for upcoming Hyundai and Kia EVs and PBVs (purpose-built vehicles) ( earlier post ). —Albert Biermann, Head of Research & Development, Hyundai Motor Group. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group announced a new global strategy to transform all vehicles to Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) by 2025.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Under the MOU, the cross-industry group of both vehicle and infrastructure companies will test pre-commercial 70MPa hydrogen heavy duty vehicle high flow (H70HF) fueling hardware for future Class 8 (40 Ton) trucks. Key members of the industry have joined forces to evaluate HD Fueling Hardware to make this a reality.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Neste will supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 This SAF agreement is one of the largest of its kind in the aviation industry and supports the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to a more sustainable aviation sector.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Chevron Shipping Company LLC, and the Angelicoussis Group , through its Energy Transition division, Green Ships, announced a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) to explore how tankers can be used to transport ammonia, a potential lower carbon marine fuel. Angelicoussis who became CEO in 2021.

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JULY 30, 2023

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. Finnish Materials Group owns 40% of that joint venture. Rendering of the Kotka CAM plant.

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JULY 14, 2022

Iveco Group , through its brand IVECO BUS, will partner with HTWO to equip its future European hydrogen-powered buses with world-leading fuel cell systems. HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

The BMW Group has founded IDEALworks GmbH—a fully-owned subsidiary—headquartered in Munich. The name “IDEAL” stands for Industry-Driven Engineering for Autonomous Logistics. The Smart Transport Robot, STR, in particular has met with great response and has seen demand from both within and outside of the BMW Group.

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MAY 27, 2022

The batteries come from fully and partially-electric development vehicles, test systems and production rejects and, in the future, also from end-of-life vehicles. The raw materials obtained in this way are then used in production of new battery cells for the BMW Group. —Jochen Goller, head of BMW Group Region China.

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MAY 26, 2022

Several organizations, encompassing companies, research labs, and academia, have formed the Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group. The Working Group consists of members undertaking research and development in the field of hydrogen combustion in an opposed-piston engine. DI2S Consulting & Training, Paris, France.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group and Minth Group, a leading global automotive supplier, signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a France-based joint venture to produce battery casings. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the Ruitz plant in Renault ElectriCity and will supply ElectriCity Douai and Maubeuge plants.

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JULY 27, 2020

Volkswagen, together with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and integration partner Siemens, is opening up the Industrial Cloud ( earlier post ) to other manufacturing and technology companies. This way, a rapidly growing range of industrial software applications for Volkswagen’s plants will be created. At the same time. At the same time.

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JULY 13, 2022

Renault Group and Vitesco Technologies teams will define the products and assembly processes of this "One Box" by integrating the latest technologies to ensure the best level of competitiveness in terms of performance and cost.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Platinum Group Metals (PGM).

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JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The BMW Group will begin sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity with immediate effect. Generating the electricity needed to produce primary aluminum, i.e. aluminum obtained directly from the mineral compound alumina, is alone responsible for about 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group introduced Factory Safety Service Robot, a robot for industrial site safety, and announced its pilot operation at Kia’s plant in South Korea. The Robot will help detect risks and secure people’s safety in industrial sites. —Dong Jin Hyun, Head of Hyundai Motor Group Robotics Lab.

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APRIL 3, 2019

At Hannover Messe, Microsoft and the BMW Group announced a new community initiative to enable faster, more cost-effective innovation in the manufacturing sector. The Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) is designed to break down these barriers through the creation of an open technology framework and cross-industry community.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

In a New Year’s message, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Euisun Chung outlined the company’s strategic direction and commitments for the year 2021 and beyond. Hyundai Motor Group plans to expand its battery electric vehicle lineup from the current eight models to 23 by 2025 and sell 1 million units annually in global markets.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Renault Group and Verkor , a European manufacturer of low-carbon batteries ( earlier post ), have entered a long-term commercial partnership for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles. Verkor will supply Renault Group with the equivalent of 12 GWh of batteries each year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MAY 24, 2022

The BMW Group will open its Cell Manufacturing Competence Center (CCMC) in the fall. In an area spanning around 15,000 square meters, the BMW Group will demonstrate the industrial feasibility of future generations of high-performance battery cells. The BMW Group sources battery cells from leading cell manufacturers.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group, Boston Dynamics, Inc. and SoftBank Group Corp. Post-closing, the Group holds an 80% stake in Boston Dynamics and SoftBank, through one of its affiliates, retains the remaining 20% stake. In the field of robotics, the Group aims to develop advanced technologies that enhance people’s lives and promote safety.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Volvo Group revealed what it said was the world’s first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB ( earlier post )—made in Volvo Construction Equipment’s facility in Braås, Sweden. Our collaboration with Volvo Group shows that green transition is possible and brings results. —Martin Lindqvist, President and CEO at SSAB.

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MAY 14, 2022

Urban Production is an international architecture competition organized by the BMW Group in close cooperation with the City of Munich. The aim is to realize outstanding, future-ready production in the urban setting of the company’s home plant in Munich. BMW Group Plant Munich future Vision Urban Production with neighborhood.

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MAY 3, 2021

Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and the EDF Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement in March 2021 to develop green hydrogen in Russia and Europe. The EDF Group is an integrated electricity company, active in all areas of the business: generation, transmission, distribution, energy supply and trading, energy services.

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MAY 12, 2017

The LCFS gives us the incentives we need to invest in early-commercial vehicle and fuel technologies today in order to bring down the costs for all Californians in the future. We strongly support the LCFS, which will reduce the carbon intensity of California’s transportation fuels ten percent by 2020, and even more by 2030.

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

Renault Group and Finland-based metals producer Terrafame have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the future supply of nickel sulfate. With this agreement, Renault Group will secure a significant annual supply of nickel sulfate from Terrafame, representing up to 15 GWh of annual capacity.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Velizy Villacoublay, France and Munich: Dassault Systemesand BMW Group have embarked on a long-term strategic partnership to develop BMW Group’s future engineering platform featuring Dassault Systemes ’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform at its core.

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