LG takes full control of Canada's largest battery plant South Korean battery maker acquires Stellantis's 49% stake in NextStar Energy as joint venture ends after four years. The Windsor facility, which has absorbed $5 billion CAD ($3.7 billion), will target energy storage markets beyond automotive. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Battery manufacturing engineers return to Hyundai-LG site in bitter epilogue Hyundai-LG's $7.6bn Georgia battery plant sees detained workers return amid lawsuits Ilkhan Ozsevim
UK launches £2.5bn DRIVE35 “Scale Up” initiative to boost auto manufacturing innovation The new Scale Up pillar under the DRIVE35 programme aims to accelerate the transition from pilot lines to high-volume EV manufacturing, with grants and regional clusters to boost UK automotive innovation. Anushka Dixit
