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Volkswagen launches digital push to drive manufacturing performance in US and Mexico

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Volkswagen has launched a digital transformation push across its assembly plants in the United States and Mexico. The company aims to drive a 30% increase in manufacturing performance for its electric vehicle assembly and large-scale car assembly in Chattanooga, TN, and Puebla, Mexico, by 2025. Industrial Cloud.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The BMW Group is investing €800 million in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly. BMW Group Plant SLP We are systematically gearing our production network towards electromobility. Earlier post.)

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Tesla suppliers preparing for Giga Mexico 

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Tesla suppliers from Asia are preparing for Gigafactory Mexico in Salinas Victoria, stated the municipality’s Mayor Raúl Cantú de la Garza. Other companies are also starting to invest in Nuevo León as the Tesla Giga Mexico project hits the ground running. Meanwhile, JL Mag Rare-Earth Co.

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Ford to invest C$1.8 billion in Oakville complex for EV manufacturing in Canada

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billion) in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada. The campus, to be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex, will begin to retool and modernize in the second quarter of 2024 to prepare for production of next-generation EVs. billion (US$1.3 Earlier post.)

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Tesla Giga Mexico site prepares for nearshoring activity spike

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The government of Nuevo León is preparing for the nearshoring activity spike that Tesla Giga Mexico is expected to attract. Work started on the expansion of the Monterrey-Saltillio highway where Tesla Gigafactory Mexico will be situated. Preliminary work on the highway’s expansion has begun as well.

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BYD EV plant in Mexico under consideration

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Tesla’s rival BYD is considering Mexico for its new electric vehicle (EV) plant. The Chinese automaker aims to expand its global presence and sees Mexico as an excellent place to reach its goals. BYD Mexico’s country manager, Zhou Zhou, told Nikkei Asia that Mexico is a key market with potential.

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Biden administration considers penalties for Chinese EV companies in Mexico

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The Biden Administration is considering penalties for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automakers who are moving production to Mexico. The tariffs are estimated to affect $18 billion products from China including steel, aluminum, computer chips, and solar cells. I will do it by following international trade laws,” Biden said.

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