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Stellantis unveils its first battery technology centre in Turin, expanding EV ambitions

2023-09-19T11:08:00+01:00By Ilkhan Ozsevim

In another significant stride towards its electrification strategy, Stellantis kicks off its €40m battery technology centre in Turin, accelerating innovative EV development.

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UAW strikes against Ford, GM and Stellantis: latest news

2023-09-19T09:37:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

The strikes are targeting one facility from each OEM to begin with, but the union said this could increase as time goes on. 

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UAW workers start strike against GM, Ford and Stellantis

2023-09-15T06:59:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

Union members begin their strike following failed negotiations with the OEMs for a new contract.

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Stellantis begins EV production at Ellesmere Port

2023-09-08T15:12:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

Production begins following a £100m investment to transform the facility to manufacture EVs. 

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Big three strikes ‘potentially a major economic crisis’

2023-09-06T14:41:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

If strikes do happen following the 14th September deadline, expert lawyers say there will be a devastating impact on the automotive industry.

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Stellantis and Samsung plan to build second gigafactory in US

2023-07-25T11:46:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

The pair are currently building a gigafactory in Kokomo, Indiana which is set to start production in the beginning of 2025.

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Stellantis commits to increasing Italian production to 1m vehicles per year

2023-07-11T17:33:00+01:00By Ilkhan Ozsevim

The carmaker has signed an agreement with the Italian government to increase vehicle output in the country, with investments in EV and sustainability. 

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AMS Summer 2023 – JLR goes electric

2023-06-23T16:33:00+01:00By AMS

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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ACC opens first gigafactory in France

2023-06-01T16:10:00+01:00By Megan Kelly

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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Re-evaluating recycled materials

2023-04-05T17:10:00+01:00By James Bakewell

Carmakers are increasingly looking into ways of reducing the environmental impact of their vehicle manufacture – and one way to do this is by using more recycled materials in their cars. But how can they go about this?

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Stellantis to build electric vans at Mangualde

2023-04-04T14:44:00+01:00By Nick Holt

Mangualde Production Center to become the first assembly plant in Portugal to produce large series, fully battery electric compact vans for Citroën, Fiat, Opel and Peugeot

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AMS Spring 2023 – Next level digital production engineering

2023-04-02T18:25:00+01:00By AMS

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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China: European, US and Japanese Vehicle Manufacturers rebalance production and supply chains

2023-03-28T10:00:00+01:00By Ian Henry

AMS looks at the changing role of the Chinese operations of European and other long established brands’ operations in China and their changing roles in the global auto sector

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Stellantis invests €130m in Eisenach Assembly Plant for electric Opel Grandland successor

2023-03-23T10:13:00+00:00By Rebecca Morley

Production of the new BEV is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2024

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Adopting circular economy principles in car production

2023-03-13T18:07:00+00:00By Michael Nash

Experts at Stellantis and Mazda speak about the implementation of circular economy principles in vehicle production

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Stellantis allocates BEV-centric STLA Large vehicles to Cassino Assembly Plant

2023-03-13T17:34:00+00:00By Rebecca Morley

The Cassino plant in Italy produces premium vehicles for Alfa Romeo and Maserati

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Stellantis to localise production of new electric drive module in Indiana

2023-03-01T17:31:00+00:00By Rebecca Morley

Investments to be made at Indiana Transmission, Kokomo Transmission and Kokomo Casting Plants, with the company investing a total of $155m

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Stellantis, Renault see profit in new business divisions for component re-use

2022-10-17T11:18:00+01:00By Peter Murphy

The initiatives aim to increase recycled content in new vehicles while establishing a closed loop for the relatively expensive and scarce minerals in EV batteries.

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Stellantis signs non-binding deal for nickel, cobalt supplies for EV batteries

2022-10-10T14:28:00+01:00By Peter Murphy

The automaker would gain access to increasingly-coveted nickel and cobalt after reaching a long-term deal earlier in the year to lock in lithium hydroxide supplies.

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GM benefits from EV plant upgrades across North America in pick-up truck battle

2022-10-07T06:30:00+01:00By Peter Murphy

General Motors’ investments in EV trucks and pick-up manufacturing position it to capture growth in what is a fiercely contested segment in North America.

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