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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Battery maker Octillion Power Systems will supply advanced lithium-ion batteries to Brazilian manufacturer FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Mobilidades) for the production of 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev. Ambev will use the electric trucks to deliver beverages throughout South America. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 13, 2009

GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture signed a framework agreement with GM’s former Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations and distribution agreements with individual countries to export and distribute two of its most popular mini-commercial vehicles from China to markets in South America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Pole to Pole expedition team and Nissan unveiled an adventure-ready version of the new Ariya electric SUV ( earlier post ), which will undertake a 10-month, 27,000km trip from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 19, 2020

In spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units, with 910,926 units manufactured in 2019 alone. On average, a brand new example rolled off the production line every 35 seconds in one of the company’s Tiguan factories last year. Earlier post.). Design sketch of the new Tiguan.

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JUNE 13, 2022

First prototypes are to be delivered as early as 2023, series production is slated to start in 2024. We are relying on our long-standing partnerships and are working intensively with our global network of bodybuilders so that we can also serve markets in Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand in the best possible way.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Volkswagen is investing some €560 million (US$652 million) over the next five years in the production of a new MQB-based SUV in Pacheco, Argentina. From 2020, the plant will deliver the new model built in Argentina to the entire South American continent. The new vehicle project will create some 2,500 jobs.

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JULY 26, 2022

Through the long-term supply arrangement, LG Chem plans to supply more than 950,000 tons of CAM to GM beginning the second half of 2022 through 2030, enough for approximately 5 million units of EV production. Livent will provide battery-grade lithium hydroxide to GM over a six-year period beginning in 2025.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Musashi’s strategic investment accelerates KeraCel’s development of its additive manufacturing solid state battery technology to high volume production. Keracel expects further improvements in the layer thickness with refinements in their manufacturing process technology. —Robert Bagheri, Keracel’s Chairman and CEO.

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MARCH 6, 2021

By turning the vehicle into a software-based product, Volkswagen is setting the scene for new, data-based business models aimed at lowering entry barriers to individual mobility while offering very attractive service packages for the customers. This will significantly reduce production complexity. Business model 2.0:

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

billion) to construct a new manufacturing facility in Resende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and develop, industrialize and launch new products. That facility will continue to produce the Nissan Livina, Grand Livina, X-Gear and Frontier, while also expanding production of Renault models. Nissan Motor Co.,

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APRIL 6, 2022

The companies are working together to enable global production of millions of EVs starting in 2027, including compact crossover vehicles, leveraging the two companies’ technology, design and sourcing strategies. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. V (MMMdM), a joint venture production company owned by Mazda Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation, will increase the production capacity at its plant currently under construction in Salamanca, Mexico in the fiscal year ending March 2016.

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JUNE 29, 2012

Rockwood Lithium has opened its expanded manufacturing facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. million investment from the Recovery Act to expand its North Carolina lithium production facility as well as its production operations in Silver Peak, Nevada. Rockwood is leveraging a $28.4-million Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2023

Rice husk is an agricultural by-product that was not used for tire production until very recently. This will make the Livorno site Europe’s best-in-class silica production site in terms of CO 2 footprint. Production is expected to start by the end of 2024. Continental is a key partner in this.

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JULY 26, 2022

Created in 2018, EnergyX is a startup focused on providing efficient, sustainable solutions to challenges facing global lithium supply chains from the raw battery materials extraction process to refining and the manufacturing of next generation batteries. Founded in 1991, GEM (Global Emerging Markets) is a $3.4-billion

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MAY 3, 2011

Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A.,

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JULY 3, 2014

Production is planned to start in 2019. The Americas are among the most important growth markets for the BMW Group. We are continuing our strategy of “production follows the market.” —Harald Krueger, member of the BMW AG Board of Management, responsible for Production. billion locally last year.

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JULY 15, 2018

Modular technology has become an important criterion for evaluating whether an automobile company is combining global R&D technology and market layout with a cost-effective manufacturing approach. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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JULY 21, 2011

Ltd (GMD), a member of the state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Group, have signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä 2-stroke engines in China. Wärtsilä has established a world-wide network of 18 licensees for manufacturing 2-stroke engines.

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MAY 25, 2018

Foton Motor and Piaggio Group signed the agreement for a joint development project for new light-duty commercial vehicle products in Italy. The final signing of this agreement symbolizes that the two parties have sufficiently completed the project feasibility analysis and officially entered the implementation stage of new product development.

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JUNE 23, 2023

The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the IQS The industry is at a major crossroad and the path each manufacturer chooses is paramount for its future. The basic touch point of door handles is now a percolating problem area as manufacturers attempt to redesign them.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Based on company announcements to date related to operation scale-downs and closures, as well as national, provincial and local governmental measures, Roskill estimates that approximately 110Kt of mined LCE production could be lost over the course of 2020, due directly to actions taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. By sourcing lithium from a second supplier, we are securing requirements for production of our current fifth generation of battery cells. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Ballard Power Systems has signed a product development agreement with Hydrogene de France ( HDF Energy ), an independent power producer dedicated to renewable power generation, for the development and integration of a multi-megawatt (MW) scale fuel cell system into HDF Energy’s Renewstable power plant designed for stationary power applications.

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APRIL 17, 2015

billion investment and 1,300 new jobs will allow Ford to export engines to the US, Canada, South America and the Asia-Pacific region, supporting the company’s growing small car lineup. The Ford Fiesta, Fusion and Lincoln MKZ as well as the hybrid versions of both are manufactured in Mexico. Ford has 11,300 employees in Mexico.

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JUNE 17, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Mazda will hold 70% of both the production plant and the sales company; Sumitomo will hold 30% of each.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The vehicles will be delivered primarily in Europe, North and South America. We can use the software not only to analyze the aging process of batteries, but also to derive value-linked different life cycles and usage scenarios that are valuable for our customers and our product development.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has revised its calendar year 2012 sales and production plans, targeting worldwide production of 10,050,000 vehicles and worldwide sales of 9,760,000 vehicles for the year. The company is planning a 28% increase in production of Toyota vehicles alone to 8,870,000 units. million units in 2009.

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MARCH 12, 2018

On 27 February, POSCO announced that it had agreed to buy up to 240,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate per year from Australian miner Pilbara Minerals to secure a stable source of raw materials to manufacture electric vehicle batteries. POSCO has also acquired a 4.75% stake in the mining company.

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JULY 9, 2018

Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. The shift to greater mineral production has been driven by several factors.

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JULY 9, 2018

Roskill Information Services forecasts that the lithium industry will need to add nearly 100kt of new lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) production per year by 2027 to keep up with demand driven by the global transition to electric vehicles. The shift to greater mineral production has been driven by several factors.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2017

are combining their compressor manufacturing subsidiaries to form a new standalone company that will immediately become one of the leading global suppliers of natural gas compressors and other related products. Landi Renzo S.p.a. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

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JULY 8, 2018

Penske Truck Leasing Corporation is a leading global transportation services provider operating more than 270.000 vehicles and serving customers from more than 1.000 locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. DTNA has a goal of starting series production of the electrified trucks in 2021.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

Akerson was joined by Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; GM South America President Jaime Ardila; and GM Argentina President Isela Costantini. GM Argentina produced a record of more than 136,000 vehicles at its Rosario facility in 2011. —Isela Costantini.

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AUGUST 17, 2015

The MANN+HUMMEL Group, based in Ludwigsburg, Germany, has entered into a definitive agreement under which MANN+HUMMEL will acquire the global filtration operations (excluding its Affinia South America (ASA) operations) of Affinia Group, the manufacturer of the Wix and Filtron brand of filters.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

That supposition is based on the Saloon concept, which the manufacturer had on hand at CES and claimed would be the first model in the lineup. A production version of the Saloon (or whatever the name they give the vehicle it’s based on) is said to arrive in 2026, serving as the Zero Series’ first model.

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JUNE 23, 2018

Through the completion of the Foshan Plant Phase II, Volkswagen Group’s Foshan production site’s capacity will double from 300,000 to 600,000 cars annually. Together with the Audi Q2L, which will also start production this year, T-Roc is a vital building block in the fast growing SUV segment in China. million NEVs annually by 2025.

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