Panasonic to build $4bn EV battery plant for Tesla in U.S.

OSAKA — Panasonic Holdings will invest $4 billion in a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in Kansas, its subsidiary Panasonic Energy announced on Thursday, confirming an earlier Nikkei report. The factory is expected to hire as many as 4,000 employees and supply a new high-capacity battery for Tesla. Go to Source

Hyundai Motor, South Korea union reach tentative wage deal

SEOUL (Reuters) — Hyundai Motor reached a tentative wage pact with its South Korean labor union, a union official said on Tuesday, potentially avoiding a strike and production losses at its biggest manufacturing base. The tentative agreement came shortly after the South Korean automaker announced a plan to build a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) factory in South Korea.… Continue reading Hyundai Motor, South Korea union reach tentative wage deal

China auto industry cuts 2022 outlook as commercial demand slumps

SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A slump in commercial-vehicle demand led China’s automobile industry association on Monday to downgrade its sales forecast, as anti-pandemic measures weighed on the economy and its car market, the world’s largest. The industry will sell 27 million cars this year, up 3% on 2021, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers forecast, cutting… Continue reading China auto industry cuts 2022 outlook as commercial demand slumps