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Daimler Truck to realign production strategy

July 31, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Daimler Truck and the works council have agreed on key points for the future orientation and safeguarding of the aggregate plants. The three locations Gaggenau, Kassel and Mannheim will specialise in different components of electrified drives. In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and […]

REE Automotive to build new headquarters in Austin, Texas

July 26, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Israel-based company REE Automotive has named Austin, Texas, the new home to its US headquarters. Production for the North American market will also take place at this location. Austin will be the location of REE’s first asset-light Integration Center for the assembly and testing of its REEcorner technology and ultra-modular EV platforms. The construction is […]

Stellantis to build electric vans in the UK

July 6, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Vauxhall plant in Ellesmere Port is to become an electric vehicle production site: Stellantis has announced that it will turn the plant into a production site for battery-electric commercial vehicles and passenger car models of the Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands. Stellantis will invest £100 million (around 117 million euros) in Ellesmere Port […]

STMicroelectronics to supply Renault & Arrival

June 27, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has forged two new partnerships in the eMobility sector: both the Renault Group and the British developer Arrival will be relying on semiconductor products from the Swiss group in their electric vehicles in future. STMicroelectronics has entered into a strategic cooperation with Renault. The core of the cooperation is “the development, manufacture […]

Ford boosts e-mobility investments by $8 billion

May 27, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Ford is increasing its investment in electric mobility to more than 30 billion US dollars by 2025, the US vehicle manufacturer announced in an online presentation for investors. This is eight billion dollars more than previously planned. In addition, Ford mentions further product plans. Ford has fixed the acceleration of its electrification and other plans […]

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Ford plans electric Transit Custom for 2023

March 16, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Ford has announced that the next generation of the Transit Custom series will include an all-electric model. The same applies to the Tourneo Custom passenger car counterpart. The vehicles will be manufactured at the Kocaeli site in Turkey from the first half of 2023. Ford is also building an offshoot for partner VW there. The […]

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BYD ups sales in January, expands in Aus and NZ

February 15, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

BYD was able to significantly increase sales of its electric vehicles in China in January. The Chinese manufacturer is also preparing its market entry in Australia and New Zealand with electric cars. In China, BYD sold 20,178 electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in January, 182.88 per cent more than in the same month last year. […]

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Rivian scores in new financing round

January 6, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Electric car startup Rivian is reportedly close to closing a multi-billion dollar financing round. According to a media report, the new investments are expected to bring Rivian a valuation of 25 billion US dollars (around 20 billion euros). As the financial service Bloomberg writes with reference to insider circles, several existing Rivian investors are also […]

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Arrival opens US headquarters in North Carolina

December 10, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

British electric commercial vehicle developer Arrival announced that it is establishing its North American headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, adding around 150 new employees and investing around $3 million towards the new company offices. Founded in 2015, Arrival has developed a new method of designing and producing zero-emission commercial vehicles using its proprietary hardware, vertically-integrated […]

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Mercedes announces new platform for eSprinter

December 9, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz Vans plans to put the eSprinter on a new platform. The ‘Electric Versatiles Platform’ (EVP) is meant to enable greater ranges and various superstructures in order to prepare the electric Sprinter for the requirements of the North American market and potential customer Amazon. According to Mercedes-Benz Vans, a total of 350 million euros will […]

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