On July 14, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. announced the official opening of its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles. Located in De Soto, just outside Kansas City, Kansas, the facility marks the opening of one of the largest automotive battery plants in North America. 
Panasonic Energy also

On June 2, the Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge (SOAFEE) announced that Panasonic Automotive Systems joined the SOAFEE community as a governing member of the SOAFEE Special Interest Group (SIG). SOAFEE initiative is an industry-led Special Interest Group (SIG) defined by automakers, semiconductor supplier

Panasonic’s main customer, Tesla, is reportedly urging the company to accelerate construction of its new De Soto, Kansas production plant due to U.S. policy changes and growing demand for domestic production of EV cells.
Panasonic CEO Yuki Kusumi was noted in a recent interview that that its primary customer was pres

On April 23, Harbinger, a leading medium-duty electric vehicle (EV) company, and Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. announced that Panasonic Energy is now the official battery cell supplier for Harbinger. 
Panasonic Energy will supply Harbinger with its latest 2170 batteries for all models. These high-performing battery cell

On March 31, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. filed financial reports with the securities commissions or securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada, and with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Updated Feasibility Study for the Matawinie Mine and the Bécancour Battery Materi

On January 16, Panasonic Industrial IOT Solutions Group, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, announced that it has moved to a new facility that includes an extensive production line testing area, allowing Panasonic to design, engineer, and test solution enhancements for manufacturers without disrupt

On January 9, at a roundtable discussion at CES 2025, global auto suppliers said they are currently exploring how to move production closer to the U.S. to counter potential tariffs promised by President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has discussed a blanket 10% on global imports and 60% tariff on Chinese goods, as well as

On January 6, Panasonic Energy and the Lucid Group announced that the new Lucid Gravity Grand Touring will be powered by Panasonic Energy’s 2170 high-capacity lithium-ion EV battery cells, which are designed to specifically meet Lucid’s standards for fast-charging, longevity and performance. 
The Lucid Gravity Grand

On January 6, Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) has announced that it will build a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The new plant will produce modules and packs of automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells procured from Panas