Autonomous & Electric Mobility

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OAKVILLE, ON—Ford Motor Co. plans to invest more than $1 billion to transform its flagship Canadian assembly plant here into a state-of-the-art hub for electric vehicle manufacturing.

DETROIT—As electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade, claims a new study conducted by Ducker Carlisle Worldwide LLC.

MIAMI—Ryder System Inc. plans to add 4,000 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and Zevo 400 electric vans to its lease and rental fleet over the next two years.

HANFORD, CA—Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. has started assembling its FF 91 luxury vehicle at its factory here.

JACKSONVILLE, FL—Cenntro Electric Group Ltd. has ramped up its truck factory here to produce a new line of battery-powered trucks.

STUTTGART, Germany—German-Canadian start-up Rock Tech Lithium Inc. has begun construction of a new lithium processing plant in Guben, Germany, that will provide Mercedes-Benz with the raw materials needed to produce EV batteries.

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI—Foxconn Technology Group plans to produce batteries at its factories here and in Lordstown, OH.

SEOUL—Engineers at Hyundai Motor Group have developed an automatic charging robot for electric vehicles.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—BMW is investing $16 million in DeepDrive, a startup manufacturer that has developed a dual-rotor motor that can extend the range of electric vehicles.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen AG's new ID.2all compact hatchback will be priced under $30,000.