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ASX and Spirit AeroSystems partner to develop affordable eVTOL aircraft for mass production

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The program aims to converge automotive mass production techniques with the reliability of commercial-grade aerospace. This collaboration gives Spirit the opportunity to bring our world-class capabilities to this important future market for logistics and personal transportation.

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BMW starts production of iX1 in Regensburg; all German plants can now produce electric cars

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BMW has begun production of the fully-electric BMW iX1 in Regensburg; all its German plants can now produce electric cars. member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. The BMW Group high-voltage battery production in Regensburg is adjacent to the vehicle plant.

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BMW Group commences in-house production of fuel cell systems for BMW iX5 Hydrogen in Munich

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BMW has begun fuel cell system production at the company’s competence center for hydrogen in Munich. And it will also gain substantially in importance as far as personal mobility is concerned. A small series of BMW iX5 Hydrogen cars will be entering service around the world from the end of this year for test and demonstration purposes.

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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

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Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150.

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Marathon Petroleum, ADM to form soybean oil JV to support renewable diesel production

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MPC) and ADM announced an agreement to form a joint venture for the production of soybean oil to supply rapidly growing demand for renewable diesel fuel. We already provide MPC with soybean oil for renewable diesel production, but this agreement will significantly expand our collaborative relationship. Marathon Petroleum Corp.

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Gentherm receives first production vehicle award for ClimateSense technology

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Gentherm, a developer of innovative thermal management technologies ( earlier post ), has received its first production vehicle award for its ClimateSense technology on an all-new 2024 model year electric vehicle with a global automaker. —Phil Eyler, President and CEO of Gentherm.

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BMW Group Production leveraging virtual reality and augmented reality applications

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BMW Group Production is focusing increasingly on easy-to-use and effective virtual (VR) and augmented (AR) reality applications. In production, these images are powerful tools in numerous use cases in training and qualification, planning of workstations at the assembly line, or quality control. Workstation planning.

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