All Tesla articles
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Article
Mexico: a lot going on at the moment across the border
Mexico’s automotive industry is booming, attracting major players like Tesla and Audi. But the arrival of Chinese manufacturers threatens to disrupt the status quo.
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Article
Megacasting: a new frontier or unfounded flare-up?
Megacasting claims to reimagine automotive production, reducing parts and welds significantly. But is it a one-size-fits-all solution?
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Analysis
Despite industry fears, global EV sales reach record highs
Is the ‘EV crash’ hype or reality? Uncover the truth, as global data reveals a different story. Analysis by Daniel Harrison, Ultima Media.
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News
Musk halts Tesla Mexico gigafactory until after US election
Investment in the facility at the current time would be “impractical”, according to Musk.
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News
Is Tesla’s EV share dwindling as competition heats up?
EV market dynamics shift as competition intensifies. Can Tesla maintain its lead?
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Article
Tesla’s EV battery production and global gigafactory network
Tesla’s growing network of gigafactories, including new sites in Berlin, Texas, and Shanghai, demonstrates its commitment to leading global electrification.
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ASEAN: Chinese OEMs increase investment through EV production
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is now seeing increasing investment in electric vehicle production with Chinese OEMs leading the way.
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News
Europe’s tariffs on Chinese EV imports stresses importance of local production
The additional tariffs follow fears that Chinese manufacturers are “dumping” cheap EVs on already struggling markets.
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Comment
Weak demand dims electric future
Consumer resistance and trade disputes mean the future may not be so electric after all as vehicle makers express caution on zero emission vehicle targets.
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Analysis
Impacts of global geopolitics on European production
From Brexit’s influence on battery production to global conflicts impacting shipping routes and semiconductor supply, these are geopoltical forces shaping manufacturing strategies.
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News
Google’s Clausen takes GM manufacturing mantle as EVP Johnson retires
Major leadership changes at GM as Gerald Johnson retires after 44 years. Google’s Jens Peter Clausen steps in while Mike Abbott steps down for health reasons.
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News
Tesla’s Berlin factory set to restart production after arson attack
The plant could regain power and restart production from as early as this evening, according to the managing director of affected energy supplier E.DIS.
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GM appoints ex-Tesla executive to new VP of batteries role
The newly created role further emphasises GM’s focus on EV - and battery - manufacturing to deliver profitable, low cost, high performing EVs to customers at scale.
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News
GM secures ex-Tesla gigacasting specialist TEI: portents of a production pivot?
GM’s recent acquisition of TEI, a company with a notable history of collaboration with Tesla in pioneering gigacasting technology, has set the automotive industry abuzz. With an estimated value approaching $100m the strategic move may indicated GM’s positioning to bolster its manufacturing capabilities in gigacasting.
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Article
New world order: How the US is boosting EV production with new technologies and investment
The US is leading the way in the transition to EVs, with significant government support to increase domestic battery production and new technologies.
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Magazine
AMS Autumn 2023 – Continental Shift
In this latest AMS digital edition we have a special focus on the North American automotive industry with big investments in electric vehicle and battery production
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News
Tesla’s Cybertruck enters long-awaited production as company reaches record production volume
Tesla’s Cybertruck marks a pivotal milestone as it enters production at Giga Texas, while its latest financial report shows huge progress in production after years of manufacturing challenges and delays.
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Panasonic 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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Developing EV architectures optimised for manufacturing
There’s more to electrification than batteries. We look at some of the developments and trends in designing and manufacturing electric vehicle platforms ahead our exclusive livestream featuring Gestamp and ArcelorMittal
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Magazine
AMS 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.