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Battery-powered motorcycles and scooters offer big benefits, but pose unique assembly challenges.

SHOREHAM, England—Ricardo Group engineers have developed an electric traction motor that does not contain any cobalt, copper or rare-earth materials.

GREENVILLE, SC—Isuzu North America Corp. will invest $280 million to establish a new assembly plant here to produce electric commercial vehicles for the North American market. The company has purchased a 1,000,000 square foot facility in Greenville County that it is converting into a state-of-the-art assembly plant.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Engineers at the University of Michigan have addressed the issue by developing a new process for manufacturing electrodes.

ELLABELL, GA—Hyundai Motor Group has opened a new assembly plant here that will produce a variety of electric and hybrid vehicles.

DEBRECEN, Hungary—BMW AG is ramping up its new state-of-the-art assembly plant located 155 miles east of Budapest.

BOLLINGER HOFE, Germany—Audi AG is using a virtual programmable logic controller in its assembly plant here that produces the e-tron GT sedan.

BERLIN—Mercedes-Benz’s oldest factory, which was built in the late 1800s, has deployed some of the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world, including humanoid robots.

SEOUL, Korea/NASHVILLE, TN—This deal, SK On's first partnership with a Japanese automaker, contributes to U.S. manufacturing growth, supporting 1,700 jobs, and involves a $661 million investment from SK On. This investment is in addition to Nissan's $500 million investment in EV production at Canton.