GUANGZHOU, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XPENG announced this week that it has reached a milestone of 200,000 cumulative smart EV deliveries. XPENG rolled out its very first production model in December 2018. In September 2021, the company became the first emerging Chinese EV brand to achieve 10,000 monthly deliveries. A month later, XPENG reached 100,000 total deliveries. In… Continue reading @XPeng: XPENG Reaches 200,000th Delivery Milestone000075
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@GM: BrightDrop Accelerates EV Production with First 150 Electric Delivery Vans Integrated into FedEx Fleet
BrightDrop Accelerates EV Production with First 150 Electric Delivery Vans Integrated into FedEx Fleet 2022-06-21 BrightDrop Zevo 600 all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions vans delivered to FedEx Express facilities throughout Southern California This milestone marks one of the nation’s largest deployments of commercial electric last-mile delivery vans to date FedEx Corp. announced today it has received its… Continue reading @GM: BrightDrop Accelerates EV Production with First 150 Electric Delivery Vans Integrated into FedEx Fleet
@Toyota: Automaker Taps Seasoned Manufacturing Leaders to Drive North Carolina Operations
LIBERTY, N.C. (June 21, 2022) – Toyota today announced the team that will launch its newest plant in North America, Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). The plant represents a $1.29 billion investment and will be the first to produce lithium-ion batteries for Toyota in North America. Meet Sean Suggs, President Suggs will be responsible… Continue reading @Toyota: Automaker Taps Seasoned Manufacturing Leaders to Drive North Carolina Operations
@Toyota: Toyota to Collaborate with Redwood Materials on a Sustainable, Closed-Loop Electrified Vehicle Battery Ecosystem
Areas include end-of-life battery solutions for its battery ecosystem, including battery collection, testing & evaluation, remanufacturing, recycling and battery materials production PLANO, Texas and CARSON CITY, Nev. (June 21, 2022) – Toyota Motor North America (Toyota), as part of its commitment to reduce its environmental footprint year after year and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050,… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota to Collaborate with Redwood Materials on a Sustainable, Closed-Loop Electrified Vehicle Battery Ecosystem
@BMW: All BMW Group vehicle plants to be digitalised using 3D laser scanning by early 2023002067
Munich. By early 2023, the BMW Group will have a digital scan of every one of its vehicle plants worldwide. In this way, the company is systematically merging the real and virtual worlds and tapping into the enormous potential for highly efficient planning of future plant structures and production facilities. “This opens up entirely new… Continue reading @BMW: All BMW Group vehicle plants to be digitalised using 3D laser scanning by early 2023002067
@Daimler: Paul Gao joins Mercedes-Benz as Chief Strategy Officer
Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz Group AG appoints Paul Gao to the newly created position of Chief Strategy Officer, effective July 1, 2022. Gao, who has decades-long experience working in the auto sector, was most recently a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in Hong Kong, serving both Chinese and global industry clients. With his international background… Continue reading @Daimler: Paul Gao joins Mercedes-Benz as Chief Strategy Officer
@niche: The Road to Certification001954
by Arrival’s Test and Validation team The Arrival Bus on the test track during dynamic testing at Applus+ Idiada in Spain. The road to start of production is paved with milestone achievements. Recently, we hit one such milestone when the Arrival Bus achieved EU certification and received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EUWTVA). Type Approval… Continue reading @niche: The Road to Certification001954
@Honda: GAC Honda Begins Construction of new EV Production Plant
BEIJING, China, June 20, 2022 – Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda), a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in China, began construction of its new EV plant, taking a forward step in establishing a suitable EV production system… Continue reading @Honda: GAC Honda Begins Construction of new EV Production Plant
@Renault: Renault Group and Minth Group join forces to produce battery casings for electric vehicles assembled in France000399
Renault Group and Minth Group join forces to produce battery casings for electric vehicles assembled in France Signature for the creation of a joint venture based in France to produce battery casings for electric vehicles. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the ElectriCity’s Ruitz plant. This strategic project will contribute to strengthen… Continue reading @Renault: Renault Group and Minth Group join forces to produce battery casings for electric vehicles assembled in France000399
@VW Group: Lamborghini: supply chain challenges, future prospects and the exemplary case of the Ukrainian supplier Leoni005248
An interview with Silvano Michieli, Chief Procurement Officer at Lamborghini Sant’Agata Bolognese, 20 June 2022 – Since 2020, global supply chains have been faced with exceptional political, social and economic circumstances due to the pandemic, the semiconductor shortage and the Russia-Ukraine war. Lamborghini’s resilience ensured that the company remained extremely solid as it not only… Continue reading @VW Group: Lamborghini: supply chain challenges, future prospects and the exemplary case of the Ukrainian supplier Leoni005248