On Thursday, South Korea’s LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group said, they plan on setting up a joint venture (JV) in Indonesia which will produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and plan on investing $1.1 billion each, with both… Read More ›
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Germany’s Gruene Liga and Nabu seek injunction against Tesla’s factory permit in Gruenheide Berlin
In a statement lawyers of two environmental groups have submitted an injunction to a German court against provisional factory permits for US electric carmaker Tesla factory in Gruenheide Berlin. The associations Gruene Liga and Nabu have asked the court to… Read More ›
Tesla could establish presence in Russia: Elon Musk
On Friday, while adding an event via a video link, Elon Musk said Tesla was close to establishing a presence in Russia and was looking at options to see whether it could open a factories in the country. While Tesla… Read More ›
Hyundai Motor Co suspends production due to parts shortage
On Tuesday, in a statement South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said, production at its Ulsan number one plant in South Korea would be suspended from April 7 to 14 due to supply issues with electrical components and a shortage of… Read More ›
China’s BYD positioning itself to tap growing EV battery market in Europe
Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD is hiring engineers for its first overseas battery plant in Europe, said the company in a statement on Wednesday. BYD is aiming to position itself as an EV parts supplier in Europe…. Read More ›
Tesla’s Fire Response Team along with Fremont Fire Department put out fire
On Thursday evening, a fire which broke out at electric carmaker Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, has been brought under control, with no immediate reports of injuries, said the fire department. According to Aisha Knowles, Fremont Fire Department’s spokeswoman, the… Read More ›
Tesla halts Model 3 production line in Fremont, California
According to a report from Bloomberg News, Tesla Inc has told workers at its car assembly plant in California that it will temporarily halt some production at the plant. Workers at Tesla’s Model 3 production line in Fremont have been… Read More ›
Tesla Inc sets up EV manufacturing plant in India
According to a government document, Tesla Inc will be setting up an electric-car manufacturing unit in the southern state of Karnataka. “The U.S. firm Tesla will be opening an electric car manufacturing unit in Karnataka,” said a state government official… Read More ›
Apple Inc supplier Wistron to resume assembly operations in India
In a statement Apple Inc said, Wistron Corp, one of its suppliers, will restart its operations at its southern Indian factory, which was shutdown late last year. Apple uses Wistron to assemble its second-generation iPhone SEs in the plant; it… Read More ›
Samsung Electronics relocates mobile display plant from China to India
In a statement, the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh said, it will provide financial incentives to Samsung Electronics Co to set up its $654.36 million (48.25 billion rupee) display factory in the state. Samsung will be relocating the factory from… Read More ›