on in autumn 2023. E-Transit Custom is one of four new Ford Pro electric commercial vehicles coming to Europe by 2024. Next-generation battery technology enables a targeted range of 380 km and 125 kW fast charging ability. E-Transit Custom's 400-volt, 74 kWh useable battery pack uses advanced 82 Ah pouch cells. E-Transit Custom delivers payloads up to 1,100 kg, a lower load floor with easier access, and a maximum towing capacity of 2,000 kg. Inde...

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actory Shanghai facility, according to a notice posted in the district where the plant is located. If approved, the expansion could potentially expand its capacity to produce 1.75 million units a year, up from the current 1.25 million. Tesla is also seeking regulatory approval for the production of pouch-type batteries, with an initial trial production line that will have an annual production capacity of 20,000 amp-hours of cells. Tesla has offic...

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do Sul, Joinville, and São José do Campos plants have no plans of production stoppages at this point. Production of the 2023 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain will begin on August 22 at the San Luis Potosi and Ramos Arizpe plants with a new turbocharged 1.5-liter I4 LSD engine with 175-hp and 203 pound-feet of torque. The Chevrolet Equinox will continue in 2023 with its 6-speed automatic transmission, while the GMC Terrian continues with its 9-...

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AESC Ibaraki Ltd. (Ibaraki Plant) Next-gen lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (Pouch-type cells and Modules, April 2024-) Battery plant of AESC Group - April 2024: Building #1 of Ibaraki Plant started mass production. - August 2023: Building #1 of Ibaraki Plant was completed. - October 2022: The Company was established. - October 2021: Construction of Building #1 of Ibaraki Plant started. - Announced investment (as of August 2023): Appr...

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AESC Japan Ltd., Zama plant Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (Pouch-type cells and Modules) * Supplied to Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors Battery plant of AESC Group - November 2023: AESC Japan Ltd. moved HQ from Zama City, Kanagawa Prefecture to Yokohama City, and started its operations on November 6. The new HQ is located in K Tower Yokohama, 6-2-12 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. - June 2023: Envision A...

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equipped with a 6.0-litre W12 engine with 616bhp and 590lb ft of torque, which delivers a 200mph top speed and 0-60mph in 4.3sec. With the latest ZF eight-speed transmission, the new Flying Spur achieves an EU Combined consumption figure of 19.2mpg and CO2 emissions of 343g/km. The price is 140,900 pounds and it will go on sale this year. Bentley announced that it would install the UK's largest roof-mounted solar panel system. The installation wi...

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re shipped to vehicle assembly lines to power the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV, Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX. Ultium Cells Warren, Ohio began production in August 2022 and currently employs 1,700 people supplying nickel cobalt manganese aluminum (NCMA) large-format, pouch-style cells battery cells to various GM facilities throughout North America. GM requests to LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Samsung SDI are leadin...

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g out vehicles from their respective plants. Ashok Leyland announced an acquisition of a 26 percent stake in Optare, a U.K. bus manufacturer. The deal will be put on the agenda for discussion at the shareholders' meeting on Auust 16. Optare will issue 99.4 million shares for approximately 5 million pounds (about 7.5 million dollars), while Ashok will send two officers to the board members of Optare. The two companies will be engaged in long-term ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/14

mpaign was held in Guangzhou and Shenzhou simultaneously to promote the economic and trade exchanges between Jiangxi Province and the Greater Bay Area. At the event, BYD signed a project of EV (electric vehicle) power battery industrial park. At Fuzhou Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, BYD will pour CNY 8 billion in building this project with an annual capacity of 15GWh. Apart from the EV power battery industrial base project, BYD will also ...

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h America. Chrysler unveiled its heavy-duty van "Ram ProMaster" based on the Fiat "Ducato" at the Los Angeles Auto Show. It will go on sale as the 2014 model in the third quarter of 2013. The Ram 3500 for 2013 model year is powered by 6.7-liter Cummins turbocharged diesel engine, which delivers 850 pounds-feet of torque. Its maximum trailer weight increased to 30,000 pounds. Chrysler displayed the 2014 Ram ProMaster at the Chicago Auto Show. Star...

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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 none o...

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ted to a 2.2-liter 4-cylinder in line "D-CAT" engine capable of developing 150hp and 400Nm. Its acceleration from 0-100km/h takes 9.5 seconds, fuel economy is rated at 6.6L/100km in the European composite driving mode and CO2 emissions are 169g/km. Its wagon model prices in the U.K. start at 27,515 pounds. Toyota's "Auris HSD (Hybrid Synergy Drive)" will be displayed at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It is a concept model for a hybrid version of the "...

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s to sell 58,000 units of the new 500 in 2007, reaching full capacity of 120,000 units in 2008. The 500 production could be expanded to 160,000 units easily, to 180,000 units with minimal investment. A right-hand drive version of the "500" will go on sale in the U.K. priced between 7,900 and 17,000 pounds. During three weeks from the launch of Fiat 500 in July 2007, Fiat received orders for 57,000 units. Received orders reached 90,000 as of Octob...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

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 none o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

Reuss talked about his company’s strategy in building a North American EV supply chain. With the Ultium Cells plants in Spring Hill and Warren, Ohio, GM has the largest OEM battery cell manufacturing capacity in the U.S. Cells Spring Hill has been producing nickel cobalt manganese aluminum (NCMA) pouch cells, but will soon begin work on LFP battery cell lines, with full commercial production targeted for late 2027. The next step will be finaliz...

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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 - LG Energy Solution will invest KRW 4 trillion (USD 3 billion) for the new production lines for battery cells and modules exclusivel...

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e manufacturered in Sunderland, UK. The prices and specification will be unveiled closer to the on-sale date in the autumn of 2013. Nissan announced on March 28 that the production of its Leaf EV has been officially started at the Sunderland plant in U.K.. With four-year preparation and 420-million-pound investment, more than 2,000 jobs were created including the nearby new battery plant. More than 500 people were directly employed by Nissan. Wit...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/02

Reuss talked about his company’s strategy in building a North American EV supply chain. With the Ultium Cells plants in Spring Hill and Warren, Ohio, GM has the largest OEM battery cell manufacturing capacity in the U.S. Cells Spring Hill has been producing nickel cobalt manganese aluminum (NCMA) pouch cells, but will soon begin work on LFP battery cell lines, with full commercial production targeted for late 2027. The next step will be finaliz...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/01

ota Motor Corp. said it will start production of its hydrogen fuel cell drivetrains on a dedicated line at Toyota's assembly plant in Georgetown, Kentucky in December 2023, building integrated dual fuel cell modules for heavy-duty commercial trucks. The dual fuel cell modules will weigh about 1,400 pounds and can deliver up to 160 kw of continuous power.  On October 4, LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America announced they have signed ...

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ed components for Hyundai vehicles produced in Anápolis, Brazil. The Hyundai ix35, Tucson, and HD truck models assembled in Anápolis have domestic content of 32%, including wheels, glass, seats, air conditioning and body panels, which will be stamped from Korean dies by the Flamma Aethra Group in Pouso Alegre, Brazil beginning in June. The Tiggo2 built in Jacareí, first product of the Chery Caoa association, has 11% domestic content. Going for...

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