Powertrain
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ArticleBMW Batteries blossoming in South Carolina
BMW’s battery assembly plant will use advanced automation and set global standards, whilst supporting a local-for-local production strategy, says Rich Everly.
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NewsChipmaker JV to build €10 bn semiconductor plant in Germany
The plant will have a monthly production capacity of 40,000 wafers.
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ArticleNew motor technology to transform electric vehicle production
Opher Doron of EVR Motors describes how a novel electric motor design could have a dramatic impact on vehicle production and the electric vehicle market
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NewsElectrified vehicle production in UK soars 70% in first half of 2023 to new record
Production of electrified vehicles reached record heights, representing more than a third of all cars made in the UK so far in 2023.
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NewsStellantis and Samsung plan to build second gigafactory in US
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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NewsTata invests £4bn in UK battery cell gigafactory to supply JLR as anchor client
Tata Group has formed a new subsidiary known as Agratas for its global battery business, and this plant in Somerset, England will be its first venture.
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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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NewsGM set to invest $920m in Ohio DMAX engine plant
This is the latest in a string of investments that GM has announced for both its ICE and EV facilities.
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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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NewsNidec opens new Serbian factories to meet rising demand for electric vehicle (EV) components
Japanese manufacturer Nidec has opened two new factories in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia, in response to growing demand for electric vehicle (EVs) components in Europe.
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NewsMicrovast to supply battery packs for REE Automotive commercial EV platforms
Microvast’s MV-C Gen 4 lithium-ion battery packs to power REE’s P7 commercial EV platforms with REEcorner technology
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NewsHonda and GS Yuasa look to collaborate on lithium-ion batteries
The two companies have reached a basic agreement toward collaboration for a high-capacity, high-output lithium-ion battery with the goal of establishing a joint venture company by the end of 2023
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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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NewsBMW and Solid Power expand joint development partnership
BMW to adopt Solid Power’s cell pilot production lines at its own Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre at Parsdorf
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NewsMcLaren Applied and Elaphe aim to boost EV performance
New partnership combines McLaren Applied’s next-generation inverter with Elaphe’s range of in-wheel motors
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NewsStoreDot opens US innovation hub for development of semi-solid state batteries
New California innovation facility to accelerate StoreDot’s development of semi solid battery technology and battery material research
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VideoWelcome to Automotive Evolution Europe 2022!
Editor-in-Chief Christopher Ludwig kicks off the 1st Automotive Evolution Europe
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NewsAMS Evolution Munich – Building Europe’s EV production network
Building battery gigafactories and updating existing plants are key in ensuring Europe will become an EV production powerhouse
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VideoTier-1 transformation: fast-changing production for automotive suppliers
ZF and Hardinge joined the sixth panel at Automotive Evolution Europe to discuss how to better understand what electrification means for tier-1 suppliers.