All Battery Cell and Gigafactories articles – Page 6
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ArticleBMW batteries: made and trained in South Carolina
BMW’s battery plant in South Carolina will use regionally sourced cells to power EV production in Spartanburg, and help establish an electrification hub in the Americas.
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MagazineAMS Summer 2023 – JLR goes electric
In our AMS Summer digital edition, we have features on JLR’s plans to transform its end-to-end industrial system, ready for new electric models, Seat’s technical upgrades to production operations and upskilling the workforce, and insights into developments at Audi’s Neckarsulm plant, and more.
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NewsPanasonic to grow battery production by 10% at Tesla Nevada gigafactory
Panasonic is going to increase the production of batteries for electric vehivles (EVs) at its Nevada gigafactory, a joint venture with Tesla, in the next three years.
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NewsGM and POSCO to build battery material facility in North America
General Motors (GM) and POSCO Future M are planning to build a new battery material facility in North America, in the second phase of their joint venture estimated to exceed $1billion.
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NewsRising vehicle production could signal ‘tougher’ market in H2, says analyst
The manufacturing market could experience a tough second half of the year as output increases, backorders are filled and pricing becomes more competitive, threatening OEM profitability.
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NewsToyota chooses Kentucky for first US-made EVs
Toyato has annnounced that it will use its existing plant in Kentucky, and its new battery plant in North Carolina, for production of its new electric SUV and the electric battery that powers it.
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NewsACC opens first gigafactory in France
Automotive Cells Company (ACC) has held the inauguration of its new gigafactory in France to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EVs).
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InterviewA friend of flexible lines – upgrading JLR production for EVs and more
Barbara Bergmeier is driving digitalisation, sustainability and resilience across operations, and wants to ramp up EV manufacturing whilst staying flexible
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NewsHyundai and SK On to establish EV battery cell production joint venture in US
Hyundai Motor Group and SK On to invest US$5 billion in a new EV battery cell plant to be constructed in Georgia, US, with production slated to start in the second half of 2025
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MagazineAMS Spring 2023 – Next level digital production engineering
In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on Audi’s digital production engineering strategy, Dacia’s vehicle plant Mioveni, production cloud systems, toolmaking, China, sustainability and more.
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NewsPowerCo starts construction of Valencia gigafactory
The gigafactory will start production of unified cells in 2026 and will directly employ more than 3,000 people
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NewsAuto industry urges Government to get behind UK EV production
The SMMT has published a new blueprint which sets out the UK’s strengths in advanced automotive manufacturing, low carbon energy, and R&D
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NewsVW Group and PowerCo to establish battery cell gigafactory in Canada
The plant will be located in St Thomas, Ontario, with production set to begin in 2027
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NewsTesla to build new factory in Mexico
The company, which also has factories in the US, Germany and China, has chosen the northern border state of Nuevo Leon for the plant
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ArticleBritishvolt bought by Australian company Recharge Industries
According to the BBC, Recharge Industries intends to start by focusing on batteries for energy storage and hopes to have those products available by the end of 2025. It then intends to produce batteries for high-performance sports cars.
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ArticleBritishvolt collapse a shock to UK’s electric vehicle goals
Britishvolt’s business in the UK, which included the first first largescale battery manufacturing facility, has gone into administration, a setback for EV manufacturing in the country
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NewsItalvolt enters a strategic collaboration with StoreDot
Italvolt will license StoreDot’s extreme fast charging technology (XFC) and intellectual property rights to manufacture XFC lithium-ion batteries at its plant in Italy
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NewsCATL’s German plant starts battery cell production
The new plant in the German state of Thuringia is the Chinese cell producer’s first manufacturing operation outside of China. Serial production of lithium-ion battery cells started in December as scheduled
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MagazineAMS Winter 2022-23 – M-power in Mexico
In this latest AMS digital edition we have features on BMW’s San Luis Potosi facility in Mexico, Ford’s planned European Electrification Centre at Cologne, CATL’s battery cell production operations in Europe, ZF’s upgrading of its plants for EVs and electronics, and more.
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VideoWelcome to Automotive Evolution Europe 2022!
Editor-in-Chief Christopher Ludwig kicks off the 1st Automotive Evolution Europe