rchase of battery pack production assets from Romeo Power for approximately USD 3.5 million. The deal includes equipment, inventory, and intellectual property for high-volume EV battery pack and module production. The Romeo assets will be transferred to Mullen’s high-voltage facility in Monrovia, California. Mullen has assembly plants in Mishawaka, Indiana and Tunica, Mississippi. On December 22, Mullen Automotive announced that it achieved a p...

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weeks at Rousch Enterprises in Livonia, Michigan, and that the company’s staff of about 85 in Oak Park, Michigan will continue to develop its Bollinger B5 all-electric Class 5 commercial truck, with an anticipated launch for 2026. Mullen in the meantime will close its engineering base in Irvine, California, and consolidate that function at its tech center in Michigan, where 40 to 50 employees will be added. “I want all engineering, all manuf...

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0 miles. Ford has begun production for the 2012 Ford Focus Electric. The battery can be recharged in just more than three hours using a 240-volt charging station and is expected to get 70 to 100 miles on a full charge . Its fuel efficiency rating is more than a 100 miles per gallon. Ford dealers in California, New York and New Jersey are taking orders and in 2012 it will be sold in other 15 U.S. states. The automaker has priced its Focus Electric...

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nterprises to its plant in Tunica, Mississippi, which currently assembles the company’s Class 1 urban delivery EV cargo van and Class 3 urban utility EV cab chassis truck. The company says it is reducing its current burn rate through elimination of facilities and personnel in Irvine and Monrovia, California, and its unused plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. The company transferred ownership of the idle Indiana plant to its creditors on June 10. Daiml...

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and Bowling Green, Kentucky. Toyota said its San Antonio, Texas plant would be idled through February 19, while first shifts would not operate on February 18 at plants in Mississippi and Alabama. In Mexico, Toyota said it would reduce shifts and suspend work in the coming days at its plants in Baja California and Guanajuato. Nissan announced that production at plants in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi, remain suspended, and that in Mex...

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Volkswagen Poznan Sp. z o.o., Wrzesnia Plant VW: Crafter (2016-), e-Crafter (2020-), Gran California (2019-); MAN: TGE vans (2017-), EV eTGE vans (2018-) VWCV's plant - Number of Employees: 3,000 (as of 2024) - Investment:   2014: EUR 800 million - Production started in 2016 VW's new plant in Poland to start operations by end of 2016 Volkswagen Poznań Foundry innovates with Free Cooling technology for sustainable production VW Poznań lau...

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said “We will utilize our Ohio campus to expand into the manufacturing of cloud and networking products.” Foxconn also aims to expand production capacity for liquid cooling and testing, and plans to increase production capacity for its cloud and networking-related products at its facilities in California and Ohio. On August 14, Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) officials shed light on the company’s plans for EV sales and eventual producti...

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re and open a “multimillion-dollar” R&D center. Corporate and financial services job relocations will be completed by August 2026, while the technology jobs will take longer to move. About one-third of the 500 jobs relocated to Atlanta are tech-related and will move from offices in Michigan and California. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, will close, with 400 staff members going to Atlanta and F...

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housing and financial services activities with all associated employees. Volkswagen has presented the T5 of the new generation in Russia. The Transporter cargo carrier and the Caravelle for passengers will go on sale in January, the Multivan high-end passenger car in the middle of February, and the California camper in April, at dealer outlets of official dealers of VW. The brand “Volkswagen Commercial vehicles” will present its pickup Amarok...

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or early October. On July 22, Ford México said that a railway blockade in the Mexican border state of Sonora is affecting operations at its Hermosillo plant in the same state, as well as affecting imports and exports to and from the U.S. For the last 10 days the blockade has hit both the Mexicali-California and the Nogales-Arizona border crossings, and so far prevented the passage of 15 trains carrying about 150,000 tons of cargo. On November 5...

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h means the company is allowed to conduct road tests of its autonomous vehicles in accordance with the related regulations in designated areas in Beijing. The NIO ES8 has completed tasks such as simulation testing and closed road testing. The company is also conducting open road testing programs in California, Beijing, and Shanghai to further develop its autonomous driving technologies for real-world road driving. On March 6, NIO unveiled its 201...

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could be effective as early as February 5, 2024, and will result in job losses. According to a company spokesperson, some 2,455 workers in Detroit and 1,255 workers in Toledo could be affected. This move is based in part on “…the need to manage sales of the vehicles they produce to comply with California emissions regulations that are measured on a state-by-state basis.” On July 29, Stellantis announced the Toledo South Assembly Plant will...

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commercial production of its plug-in hybrid concept "Cadillac Converj"at its board of directors meeting. The plug-in hybrid will adopt the same hybrid technology as that for the "Chevrolet Volt." Its sales are reported to start in 2011. GM announced at the LA Auto Show it will launch its "Volt" in California in 2010. GM will install smartphone-based service in its plug-in hybrid "Chevrolet Volt." The "OnStar" service integrated with a smartphone...

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Shanghai produces 2 millionth car Tesla cumulative production reaches 5 million units Tesla Megafactory Shanghai Project Land Transfer Agreement signed in Lin-gang Special Area Tesla reported to build revamped Model Y at Gigafactory Shanghai in 2024 Tesla Model 3 Highland spotted multiple times on California roads Tesla denies rumors about upcoming Chinese launch of Model Y SUV refreshed version Tesla’s restyled and updated Model 3 launches in...

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omous driving proving ground will be built at the Oppama Plant and completed by the end of fiscal year 2014. Nissan is demonstrating its autonomous drive technology with its Leaf-based autonomous drive vehicle at Nissan 360, a huge test drive and stakeholder interaction event being held in Southern California, U.S.A.. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the cumulative sales of the Nissan LEAF electric vehicle (EV) in Japan has reached 30,000 un...

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USD 100 million - Size of plant: 550,000 square feet - In 2014, China's Wanxiang Group acquired the assets of the former Fisker to form Karma. Karma Automotive commemorates final production of 2019 Revero with four custom cars Karma Automotive opens USD 9 million powertrain lab at Irvine, California headquarters Karma showcases new Revero GTS in Los Angeles Karma reveals AWD extended range e-flex platform for pickup truck applications ...

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ma extends shutdown, to restart production May 4 Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama extends plant closure through April 10 Seoyon E-Hwa investing USD 5.14 million for expansion in Selma, Alabama to supply Hyundai Hyundai introduces seventh-gen 2021 Hyundai Elantra, first-ever Elantra Hybrid in California COVID-19: Hyundai Motor America issues remote work, travel, visit restrictions as production continues Hyundai extends production suspens...

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ransmission. On June 10, the all-new 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB was revealed at a world premiere in Utah ahead of its U.S. launch by the end of 2019. The FWD SUV, with optional AWD, will be produced at the COMPAS plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. On August 16 at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, Infiniti announced that a new luxury sport utility coupe will soon join its line of luxury vehicles carrying the name QX55.The Infiniti QX...

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the assembly of EVs and components (such as e-motors), by the middle of the decade. In May 2022, its new Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga will start operations as a result of a USD 22 million investment. The company’s Center of Excellence (CoE) NAR Battery, with locations in Belmont, California, and Chattanooga, will perform battery cell R&D. On March 14, Volkswagen de Mexico announced it has reached a milestone in producing 1.6 mi...

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the assembly of EVs and components (such as e-motors), by the middle of the decade. In May 2022, its new Battery Engineering Lab (BEL) in Chattanooga will start operations as a result of a USD 22 million investment. The company’s Center of Excellence (CoE) NAR Battery, with locations in Belmont, California, and Chattanooga, will perform battery cell R&D. On March 14, Volkswagen de Mexico announced it has reached a milestone in producing 1.6 mi...

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