s equipped with industry-leading vehicle chips. Tank 400 and Tank 500  started their world premieres. Tank 400 is positioned as a large off-road SUV. ORA exhibited its all-new ORA Ballet Cat compact EV and all-new ORA Cherry Cat compact SUV at the motor show. The latter is equipped with the first cobalt-free battery pack developed by SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. On August 27, Haval, a brand owned by Great Wall Motors, started the preorders...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/02

, LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America announced they have signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules at an annual capacity of 20 GWh starting from 2025 to be used in battery electric vehicles assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky.The high-nickel NCMA (nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum) pouch-type battery cells will be manufactured in LG Energy Solution’s Michigan facility. LGES will invest KRW 4 trillio...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Benz examines all environment-related aspects of a vehicle model, from the manufacture of the raw materials and the production of the vehicle through to driving operation and then recycling at the end of a vehicle's life. The all-new EQS shows sustainability facts as its battery cell cathodes has a cobalt content of 10%. The roof of Factory 56, the production facility for the EQS, is equipped with 12,000 photovoltaic modules. Around 40% of the ro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/23

Report. According to the report, Geely Auto established a circular manufacturing hub to deliver battery recycling and reuse services such as maintenance, cascading utilization, and regeneration based on battery health. Through battery recycling and reuse, it conserves precious metal resources like cobalt, nickel, and lithium, mitigating environmental pollution stemming from hazardous battery substances. On May 22, Geely Holding Group released 20...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/19

LPAR MOTORS" LLC, which specializes in the production of passenger cars and commercial equipment, located in the city of Ok-Suu, Kyrgyzstan. It can produce 10,000 cars per year in the first phase. In the future, it is planned to increase this figure to 30,000 units per year.  It produces Chevrolet Cobalt, Damas, Labo, Onix, and Tracker cars, as well as commercial equipment of JV "SamAuto" LLC. The factory also started working in cooperation with...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/16

nch of the new GWM ORA 03. The GWM ORA 03 range consists of four models, all powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor delivering 126 kW and 250 Nm of peak torque to the front wheels. Its models have either a 48kWh lithium-ion phosphate battery (range up to 310 km) or a 63kWh nickel-manganese cobalt battery (range up to 420 km). On November 21, Great Wall Motor (GWM) introduced GWM WEY 03 to the European market. The vehicle, formerly known ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/13

with a manual transmission and a 3.6-liter petrol engine with an automatic transmission. It is available in two trim levels, the LT and the top-end version of the LTZ grade, priced between 1,444,000 and 1,777,000 rubles. The company began accepting orders in March. The automaker plans to launch the Cobalt compact sedan in the Russian market in 2013. Next year, it will also release the Tracker SUV, the Colorado pickup and the new, seventh generati...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/10

NextStar Energy, Windsor Battery Plant Lithium iron phosphate (LFP), nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery cells and modules A joint venture of Stellantis and LG Energy Solution. In February 2026, it was announced that LGES would acquire full ownership of the JV from Stellantis. - In February 2026, it was announced that LGES would acquire full ownership of the JV from Stellantis. - Production of battery cells started in November 2025 - Producti...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/10

that the LR Electric, the compay’s first fully electric Class 8 vehicle, is now in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where all Class 8 Mack vehicles for North America and export are assembled. Equipped with four NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) lithium-ion batteries, the LR Electric is charged by a 150 kW, SAE J1772-compliant charging system. On September 13, Mack Trucks introdu...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/06

nd the U.S. by early 2021. The Wrangler 4xe powertrain combines one engine-mounted motor generator unit and a second transmission-mounted motor generator unit integrated into a TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission (ZF 8P75PH) together with a 400-volt, 96-cell lithium-ion, nickel manganese cobalt battery pack battery pack. On December 18, FCA announced that the five millionth Pentastar V6 engine rolled off the production line of its Salt...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/04

tery for electric vehicles. This year, it plans to localize a 12V battery, tires, wheel disks, and glass. Next year, it will localize telematics, soft seat elements, and other components. On August 19, Atom announced that its upcoming Atom electric car will have a 350V NMC (lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt-oxide) battery, providing a range of up to 500 km. It was developed jointly with RENERA and will be manufactured at the gigafactory in Kalining...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/27

lzgitter. As pilot operation commences, the Volkswagen Group takes another committed step towards sustainable end-to-end responsibility for the entire value chain of the electric vehicle battery. The aim is the industrialized recovery of valuable raw materials such as lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt in a closed loop together with aluminum, copper and plastics, achieving a recycling rate of more than 90% over the long term. The unique featur...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/25

lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs) and succeeded in improving performance by introducing a non-metallic element. With the progress of electrification of automobiles, further cost reduction and stable supply as well as higher performance are expected for LiBs for drive applications. Compared to cobalt and nickel, which are widely used as positive electrode materials for high-performance LiBs, manganese (Mn)-based materials have the advantage ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/25

reements on NEVs XPeng enters strategic agreement on E/E architecture technical collaboration with Volkswagen Group FAW-VW, VW Group forge partnership for import of finished vehicles, components Volkswagen Group China enhances strategic partnerships for battery raw material supply chain with Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group FAW and Audi set up new energy vehicle company FAW-VW officially inaugurates technology development and styling center in H...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/24

supply agreement with Toyota on October 4, 2023 to provide lithium-ion battery modules at an annual capacity of 20 GWh starting from 2025 for BEVs assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in the US - The battery modules, manufactured in LGES’ Michigan facility, consist of high-nickel NCMA (nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum) pouch-type cells - Initially, LG Energy Solution planned to invest KRW 4 trillion (approx. USD 3 billion) in new producti...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/16

s equipped with industry-leading vehicle chips. Tank 400 and Tank 500  started their world premieres. Tank 400 is positioned as a large off-road SUV. ORA exhibited its all-new ORA Ballet Cat compact EV and all-new ORA Cherry Cat compact SUV at the motor show. The latter is equipped with the first cobalt-free battery pack developed by SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. On November 19, the Tank brand opened for preorders of the all-new Tank 500 ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/10

s equipped with industry-leading vehicle chips. Tank 400 and Tank 500  started their world premieres. Tank 400 is positioned as a large off-road SUV. ORA exhibited its all-new ORA Ballet Cat compact EV and all-new ORA Cherry Cat compact SUV at the motor show. The latter is equipped with the first cobalt-free battery pack developed by SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd. On October 28, Great Wall Motor made an online introduction about the intellig...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/10

ling plant with an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process in Kuppenheim, Germany. It has become the first car manufacturer to close the battery recycling loop with its own facility. The plant creates a circular economy by recovering over 96% of valuable materials like lithium, nickel, and cobalt for reuse in new batteries. Mercedes Benz has invested tens of millions of euros in this project, supported by Germany's Federal Ministry for ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/01/19

ter of 2023. On March 9, Blue Solutions and Bluebus, subsidiaries of the Bolloré Group, and Forsee Power signed two memorandums of understanding to launch two new collaborative projects. Bluebus will offer its 6 and 12-meter buses equipped with high energy density lithium-ion NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) battery systems FORSEE ZEN PLUS and FORSEE ZEN SLIM to meet all the expectations of the European, Middle Eastern, and African markets. ZEN SLI...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/24

been taken and the first vehicles are expected in 2023. The new future-proof Alexander Dennis battery system is assembled by Impact Clean Power Technology. In its initial application in the Enviro400EV and Enviro100EV, the battery system will use heavy-duty, high-density prismatic nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cells. On November 10, Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., announced that it has received an order for 200 l...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/24