On January 22, Panattoni, an industrial real estate developer, announced that Valmet Automotive sp. z o.o., a leading supplier to the automotive industry has inaugurated the expansion of the factory in Żary, Poland.
The project being carried out by Panattoni, which involves expanding the existing plant by adding 8,8

On December 20, Valmet Automotive announced a year-end production break at its Uusikaupunki car plant in Finland. The company has successfully delivered all customer orders for the year.
(Based on Valmet Automotive social media update)

On September 10, Valmet Automotive announced that its battery business is now operationally independent, operating under the new name IONCOR. The company will adopt the IONCOR brand identity on October 1, 2024. The company plans expand further beyond the automotive industry into various non-automotive sectors with it

On August 29, Valmet Automotive announced that it is establishing its Electric Vehicle Systems (EVS) business line as an independent company, as part of its strategy to enhance business line independence and capitalize on market opportunities. The company has built up a battery business of significant size during the

On August 15, Valmet Automotive launched its first solar power plant, located at its Uusikaupunki, Finland site. The electricity generated on site will power the plant's grid, supporting battery and vehicle production, and can also be used to charge electric cars.
The solar power plant, situated next to the battery a

On July 26, Valmet Automotive announced that it had completed a second major expansion of its Battery Test Center (BTC) in Bad Friedrichshall, Germany, to enhance its battery testing capabilities. 
As part of the expansion, Valmet has doubled its test bench capacity and established a new warehouse and logistics cente

On May 23, Valmet Automotive unveiled its Energy Pack battery system, offering equipment manufacturers and integrators a compact, scalable solution for electrifying trucks, buses, and off-highway vehicles. The new battery system complements the company's Modular Battery Platform product range, which includes various

On May 6, Valmet Automotive announced that it has started operating a flexible welding robot cell at its Innovation Center in Uusikaupunki, eliminating the need for traditional fixtures. The company has also implemented a virtual welding system for training body shop experts.
Based on Valmet Automotive social media u

On March 27, Valmet Automotive issued change negotiation proposals, based on financial and production-related grounds, to reduce personnel in the business lines at the Uusikaupunki plant.
The change negotiations apply to production employees, salaried and senior salaried employees in the vehicle contract manufacturin

On March 14, Valmet Automotive announced that it had produced a total of 800,000 battery systems in 2023. The company has already produced more than 2 million battery systems since entering the battery business in 2018, with the EVS business line's gross sales exceeding EUR 1 billion for the first time.
The company h

On January 16, Valmet Automotive announced that it had concluded the negotiations concerning the reduction of the workforce at the Uusikaupunki plant, resulting in 115 redundancies, of which 20 were dismissals and the rest were temporary layoffs until further notice. The measures will be implemented in January–Februa

On November 23, Valmet Automotive with Telia, one of Finland’s leading ICT companies, announced that it is testing a globally pioneering robot technology that enables experts to collaborate in real-time. A service robot has made a lidar scan and built a virtual world of the 70-square-meter robot welding cell at the I

On November 16, Valmet Automotive issued a change negotiation proposal on the need to reduce personnel at the Uusikaupunki car plant.
The proposal is based on financial and production-related grounds due to a decrease in vehicle contract manufacturing services, which has led to a lower-than-expected number of new cus

On October 26, Valmet Automotive announced that it will be expanding its Roof & Kinematic Systems (RKS) business line at the Zary plant in Poland to increase production volumes of electromobility solutions, such as active spoiler and charging flap systems, due to new customer orders from European automotive manufactu

On October 5, Valmet Automotive started the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé series production at its Uusikaupunki plant in Finland. The production process of Mercedes-AMG will employ around 200 people at the location. Preparations for the Mercedes-AMG production include modifications to the former Mercedes-Benz GLC body

On June 30, Valmet Automotive opened its first plant in Germany for the production of battery systems in Kirchardt near Heilbronn which sees an investment of double-digit million EUR value. After a two-year conversion period, battery systems have been produced on the site since February 2023. The ramp-up of the plant

On March 30, KUKA AG announced that it is providing robots for process handling for the sustainable production of battery systems for electric vehicles in Uusikaupunki, Western Finland, for automotive supplier Valmet Automotive. It is also installing friction stir welding systems and equipment for end-of-line testing

On March 20, Valmet Automotive concluded the change negotiations that started on January 16, 2023, concerning all personnel in its “Vehicle Contract Manufacturing” business line at the Uusikaupunki car plant.
Based on the alternatives discussed in the change negotiations, Valmet Automotive will implement changes in j

On February 23, Valmet Automotive started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, Germany. The plant manufactures high-voltage systems for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. The current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs, and the battery management