On September 5, the European Commission approved the acquisition of sole control of H & R d.d. Družba za upravljanje z naložbami (‘Hidria') of Slovenia by Gonvarri Corporación Financiera, S.L. of Spain. The transaction relates primarily to the automotive and industrial products sector.
The Commission concluded that t

On August 30, the Slovenia Business Development Agency announced that the Mežica-based battery maker TAB is operating at full capacity despite suffering damage of nearly EUR 27 million in last year's massive flood.
It has replaced most of the equipment. it is now dealing with repairing infrastructure. TAB has receive

On August 5, Eleport, an electric vehicle (EV) public charging network company, announced its expansion into Croatia and Slovenia by acquiring TurboVolt GmbH, an EV charging hubs provider. Eleport’s network will now cover six countries. 
The first phase of expansion includes the launch of 17 high-powered EV charging

On July 24, Slovenian government, along with representatives from Renault and the Revoz plant, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop produce the Renault Twingo E-Tech Electric in Slovenia.
This vehicle will be produced at the Revoz plant, where Renault plans to invest in new equipment and technologies

On November 20, Jaltek Systems announced that it partnered with SG Automotive on October 31, 2023. Jaltek Systems is a prominent UK contract electronics manufacturer.
SG Automotive is a Slovenian electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider known for manufacturing printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA). The compa

On October 24, TAB tovarna akumulatorskih baterij d.d announced that it will open its first gigafactory for lithium-ion energy storage systems (ESS) in Prevalje in 2024. The line will produce up to 180,000 battery packs in 3-shift operation per year, corresponding to a total capacity of 1 GWh. The battery packs can b

On October 12, Porsche Slovenia Group announced that it is venturing into the electric energy market, teaming up with NGEN, an energy storage system, to create an electricity trading system for users of Porsche's e-mobility services.
The initiative will establish a community of electricity producers and users, effect

On October 9, Oxa, and eVersum, provider of electric commercial vehicles and passenger transport solutions, announced a partnership to design, develop, and produce shared autonomous passenger vehicles. These vehicles will be offered to public transport operators in Europe and the US, with the first being autonomous c

On October 3, multiple sources reported that KLS Ljubno re-started partial production of toothed rings receiving support form VW. The plant is running at 5% capacity. There is no timeline given for the restoration of the entire production.
The company suffered a lot of damage due to floods in August 2023. At present,

On September 21, the Slovenia Business Development Agency announced that Andrada, a joint venture founded in Hungary by the Slovenian automotive industry, has withdrawn its application for an environmental permit for a recycling plant for electric car batteries. Andrada plans to build it in Alsozcolca in northeastern

On August 30, Slovenia-based Andrada Group announced that it is planning a Li-ion-battery recycling facility in Alsózsolca, Hungary. The plant will be near to CATL’s major battery factory in Debrecen and sees an investment of EUR 25 million. It will have the capacity to recycle 10,000 tons of batteries a year. Initia

InoBat, a battery manufacturer based in Slovakia, announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Minth Group Limited (Minth Group) for electric vehicle innovation, cell-to-pack integration, developing recycling solutions, accelerating the transition to green energy, and collaboration on local p

The Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sports, Slovenia, announced that Magna International Inc. (Magna) will return the entire financial incentive for the paint shop in Hoče, which amounts to EUR 22.1 million with interest. Magna will return the EUR 18.6 million it got for the greenfield investment plus EUR 3.6 millio

On May 9, Slovenia Business Development Agency announced that the Slovenian automotive cluster will get EUR 200 million in state subsidies over the next five years for digital and green transformation.  The funds will be channeled into GREMO - GREen MObility, an initiative that includes 11 major Slovenian automotive

On February 23, the City of Kragujevac announced that TPV Automotiv from Slovenia is planning to expand the production of its Kragujevac plant (TPV Šumadija).  TPV Šumadija is planning to build another facility at the location next to the current factory, which will increase the number of jobs by at least 50%. TPV Šu

On February 2, Slovenia Business Development Agency announced that Renault-owned assembly plant Revoz expects production in 2023 to be comparable to that in 2022. Revoz produced some 68,000 vehicles in 2022, a figure that it expects to uphold in 2023. However, it will be far below the 96,000 vehicles produced in 2021

On January 27, Hidria d.o.o. announced that it completed research activities in the context of the EU project LightMe, which involved the development and testing of new alloys with nanoparticles together with its partners. Hidria’s main project partners were the Brunel University London and the Austrian Foundry Insti

 On January 25, AMC Capital IV SCSp, advised by Accession Capital Partners (ACP), provided long-term capital to support the carve-out of Slovenian technical textile specialist Fomtech from its parent Fori Group. AMC IV will have a significant minority shareholding following the transaction, which is the first in Slov

On January 4, Elaphe Ltd. and McLaren Applied announced that they are collaborating to provide an in-wheel propulsion system, coupling McLaren Applied’s innovations in inverter technology with Elaphe’s cutting-edge direct-drive in-wheel motors and vehicle controls. 
Elaphe’s in-wheel technology with torque densities

On November 28, the European Commission approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of joint control of H & R d.d. Družba za upravljanje z naložbami (‘Hidria') of Slovenia, by Gonvarri Corporación Financiera, S.L. (‘Gonvarri') of Spain. As a result of the proposed transaction, Gonvarri will acquire join