BMW readies Mexican plant for assembly of high-voltage EV batteries

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BMW Group's San Luis Potosí facility in Mexico is gearing up for production of the 'Neue Klasse' next-generation electric cars starting 2027. Construction of a local...

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BMW, Rimac strike long-term partnership on high-voltage battery technology for EVs

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BMW Group and Croatia-based Rimac Technology has officially announced a long-term partnership to co-develop and co-produce innovative solutions in the field of high-voltage ba...

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BMW Group breaks ground for 'Gen-5' EV battery assembly plant in Thailand

Milan Nedeljković, Board Member for Production at BMW AG, speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony. Source: BMW Group

German automaker BMW Group has commenced the construction work for its own local manufacturing facility for 'Gen-5' high-voltage batteries in Thailand. The battery assemb...

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Albemarle strikes deal with BMW for battery-grade lithium

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World's leading lithium producer Albemarle announced a definitive agreement last week with the BMW Group to supply battery-grade lithium to help the German automaker...

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BYD takes aim at US market, evaluating EV plant in Mexico

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Chinese battery and electric vehicle powerhouse BYD is preparing to set up an EV factory in Mexico, the head of its Mexican operations told reporters. The company has launched a fe...

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H2 Green Steel sews up €4.2 billion in financing for green steel plant

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Swedish steelmaker H2 Green Steel announced the company had signed definitive debt financing agreements for up to €4.2 billion in project financing for the company's upcoming green...

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Mercedes-Benz, BMW to jointly establish high-power EV charging network in China

In a bid to elevate the German-engineered e-mobility experience in China, Mercedes-Benz Group China and BMW Brilliance Automotive have reached an agreement to e...

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Solid Power presents its first A-sample cells for automotive qualification

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Solid-state battery technology firm Solid Power has recently made first A-1 EV battery cell deliveries to BMW to formally enter automotive qualification. The company is report...

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BMW Group rolls out battery cell samples from its Parsdorf facility

BMW Group has recently announced the rolling off the battery cell production line at its new Cell Manufacturing Competence Centre (CMCC) in Parsdorf, Germany. The samples...

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VDL bags order to assemble 125,000 battery modules for BMW Group

VDL demo line in Born where battery packs can be assembled in a semi-automatic manner. Source: VDL Groep

Netherlands-based VDL Groep is planning to kick-start serial-assembly of EV battery systems at its Mobility Innovation Centre (MIC) in Born. The company has recently...

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Automaker BMW, Ford and Honda join hands to create a new company: ‘ChargeScape'

BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., Inc on Tuesday (September 12) entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new company that will create ...

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BMW's iconic Mini goes all electric

German automotive major, BMW on Monday announced an investment of more than £600 million in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon, UK, to transform the production plants to an a...

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BMW to add high-voltage batteries logistics centre at Plant Leipzig

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BMW Group's Plant Leipzig located in the German state of Saxony is the pioneering facility for electromobility, which began assembling BMW i3 electric cars since 2014. The company ...

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BMW deepens partnership with Solid Power on solid state batteries

German automaker BMW Group and Solid Power have added a research and development license as a basis for their common next steps. This license enables BMW to establish an all-s...

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Envision AESC to invest $810 m on 30GWh South Carolina Gigafactory

Japanese battery firm Envision AESC has announced an investment of $ 810 million to build a new, state-of-the-art gigafactory at Florence in South Carolina, USA. The...

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BMW to use round battery cells from 2025, plans for six 20 GWh giga factories

German automaker BMW has announced a 'new era of e-mobility' from 2025 with the models of its 'NEUE KLASSE' EV architecture, using newly-developed round battery cells adapted for t...

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H2 Green Steel and BMW Group sign pact on delivery of CO2-reduced steel

BMW Group and H2 Green Steel have signed a final contract on the delivery of CO2-reduced steel. The agreement addresses BMW Group's upstream scope 3 emissions and includes recyclin...

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