in Mexico, increasing production by 8% in January 2025, reaching 61,085 units. It also exported 33,807 vehicles and saw a 1.5% rise in domestic sales compared to the previous year. On March 19, SK On and Nissan announced a battery agreement that will supply nearly 100 GWh of high-performance, high-nickel batteries to Nissan from 2028 to 2033. These U.S.-manufactured batteries will power Nissan’s next-generation EVs to be produced at the Canton...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/06

s entire supply chain. This approach is part of the acceleration of the transition of the automotive industry and its ecosystem. The rapid expansion of electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing has generated an increase in demand for strategic materials needed to manufacture batteries, including lithium, nickel, and cobalt. The OPTEL platform acts as a control tower. Granular data is captured throughout the supply chain and connected, providing visibil...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/05

e wind farm. According to the Volvo Cars Annual and Sustainability Report 2023, the Company expanded use of blockchain technology to increase the traceability of battery raw materials. They also expanded their battery supply chain audit programme to include graphite (in addition to cobalt, lithium, nickel, mica and the tracking of carbon emissions). The programme assesses all tiers of their supply chain, from mining to their manufacturing facilit...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

ery cell samples at its Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre (CMCC) in Parsdorf. These cells will be used in the Neue Klasse models starting in 2025. The cells have a standard diameter of 46 mm and come in two heights i.e., 95 mm and 120 mm, offering increased volumetric energy density, with higher nickel content and reduced cobalt content. The company aims for a 60% reduction in carbon footprint compared to the current generation of battery cell...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

the official launch 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 April 22, GWM announced that at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing, it will be present with over ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

the official launch 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...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

the official launch 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)....

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

w field of intelligent power. Previously, IM Motors officially launched the IM LS7 mid-to-large-size battery electric SUV, which adopts a large number of cutting-edge technologies and configurations in power, battery, safety, drive control, and intelligence, such as a 6-series 100kWh medium-to-high-nickel monocrystalline high-voltage high-power-density battery, dual LiDARs. Currently, IM Motors has completed a Series A equity financing, and the c...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

hicle's original brand will be produced on the same production line. Gasoline-powered vehicles will be produced only when a demand for new energy cars is low. On June 18, Dongfeng Motor Group announced plans to reduce carbon emission intensity 15% by 2025. In Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Wuhan Plant, nickel-containing wastewater, oil-containing wastewater, and paint-containing wastewater are treated and turned into "reclaimed water". The varnish VO...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/03

ry innovation center covers a land area of about 141,333 square meters and has an investment of CNY 1 billion. On January 21, SVOLT Energy Technology announce that its battery cells with cobalt-free cell chemistry can be ordered now. The systemic provider is initially offering two sizes of the new nickel-manganese battery cells (NMX) worldwide. These come completely without the heavy metal cobalt. Series production of the new products is schedu...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/02

mpany in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Great Wall Motor deepens strategic partnership with TotalEnergies Great Wall Motor to build vehicle and component manufacturing site in Shangrao, Jiangxi Great Wall Motor launches 2025 development strategy Great Wall Motor releases Smart Coffee System 2.0 and new high-nickel battery Great Wall Motor holds promotion event for its powertrain products On September 4 Great Wall Motor and Schaeffler of Germany have signe...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/02

ts own EVs. In March 2024, SK On announced that it had signed a battery supply agreement with Nissan, which will result in the company providing Nissan with roughly 100 GWh of EV batteries between 2028-2033, all of which will be built in the U.S. Batteries from BlueOval SK Battery Park utilize high-nickel pouch cells and will power Nissan’s next-gen EVs, which will be built at the company’s plant in Canton, Mississippi starting in 2028. While...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/01

Cruise Control) and FCW (Forward Collision Warning). On November 22, according to the official website of Dongfeng Motor Group, Dongfeng Honda plant has upgraded the painting process, and adopted a brand-new zirconium salt-free phosphating technology, etc., which not only achieved zero discharge of nickel, a type I pollutant, but also reduced the discharge of waste residue in the formation process by 90% . The advanced automatic spraying process ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/28

ts own EVs. In March 2024, SK On announced that it had signed a battery supply agreement with Nissan, which will result in the company providing Nissan with roughly 100 GWh of EV batteries between 2028-2033, all of which will be built in the U.S. Batteries from BlueOval SK Battery Park utilize high-nickel pouch cells and will power Nissan’s next-gen EVs, which will be built at the company’s plant in Canton, Mississippi starting in 2028. While...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/27

letion of the project, it is estimated that the annual power generation will be 21 million KWh, and the annual carbon emission will be reduced by 11,000 tons. On June 18, Dongfeng Motor Group announced plans to reduce carbon emission intensity 15% by 2025. In Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Wuhan Plant, nickel-containing wastewater, oil-containing wastewater, and paint-containing wastewater are treated and turned into "reclaimed water". The varnish VO...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/26

e pure electric platform, and the Venucia V-Online DD-i Super Hybrid, the first vehicle equipped with the Venucia DD-i super hybrid technology, were unveiled. On June 18, Dongfeng Motor Group announced plans to reduce carbon emission intensity 15% by 2025. In Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Wuhan Plant, nickel-containing wastewater, oil-containing wastewater, and paint-containing wastewater are treated and turned into "reclaimed water". The varnish VO...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/26

ine, an output of 112 kW, and an e-CVT transmission. The self-charging strong hybrid system incorporates a dual powertrain system, combining an 83.73 kW electric motor and a gasoline engine. The total system power of the vehicle stands at 137 kW and a maximum torque of 188 Nm. It comes with a NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) battery pack and can deliver a fuel efficiency of 23.24 km/L. On November 21, Toyota Kirloskar Motor signed a memorandum of unde...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/25

at the same site. Other plants in Shenyang, Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Woodruff, and San Luis Potosi will follow later. On May 25, The BMW Group announced that for the first time in China, the BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for the reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium, and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. The batteries come from fully and pa...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/25

ed with a 2.5L intelligent plug-in hybrid dual-engine 4WD system and the E-CVT transmission system, with a maximum power of 139kW and a peak torque of 236Nm for the engine, and a maximum power of 134kW and a peak torque of 270Nm for the permanent magnet synchronous motor. It is also equipped with a nickel-metal hydride battery from Sinogy Toyota Automotive Energy System Co., Ltd. The vehicle realizes intelligent mobility with the T-Pilot intellig...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/22

y plants in Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao (Ban Pho and Gateway) provinces. The company is also keeping its plan to localize a battery plant and start production in early 2020, even though the local plant is facing a battery shortage for its HEVs. The local battery plant is expected to produce both nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, so the future facility can serve both hybrid and plug-in hybrid EVs for Toyota. But To...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/21