Volkswagen is now testing production methods for batteries at its Salzgitter facility
Volkswagen has recently started trialling new manufacturing techniques for lithium-ion batteries at its Center of Excellence for Battery Cells in Salzgitter, Germany. The company hopes to lower costs while simultaneously improving quality and performance.
Volkswagen’s vision for its newly-converted Zwickau plant is that it will become an emobility flagship – a state-of-the-art, flexible, high-tech factory with digitalisation underpinning all areas. Now series production of the ID.3 electric vehicle has begun there, VW’s new era is formally underway…
Scania is set to discontinue the production of Scania Citywide, Scania Interlink and Low floor-chassis.
Ahead of EMO Hannover in September, AMS looks at what insights the OEMs and tier-1 suppliers in attendance can expect to find, including the challenges of digitising automotive manufacturing.
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
The gigafactory will start production of unified cells in 2026 and will directly employ more than 3,000 people
The plant will be located in St Thomas, Ontario, with production set to begin in 2027
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