LORDSTOWN, OH—Foxconn has signed an agreement to manufacture Monarch Tractor’s battery packs and electric agricultural equipment at its assembly plant here.

Traditionally, electric traction motors use permanent magnets made with rare-earth metals. However, materials such as dysprosium and neodymium are a limited resource.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford has announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that will enable the automaker to produce 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026.

TOPEKA, KS—Panasonic Energy Co. plans to build a $4 billion lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant at a potential site in De Soto, KS.

NEWARK, CA—Lucid Group Inc. has released the latest episode of its Tech Talks video series.

HERNDON, VA—Volkswagen Group of America Inc. and Redwood Materials Inc. are collaborating to create a supply chain to recycle Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle batteries in the United States.

BENTONVILLE, AR—Walmart Inc. plans to purchase more than 4,000 electric delivery vans from Canoo.

DETROIT—If not properly managed, the transition from ICE to EV supply bases could cost automakers billions of dollars.

AUSTIN, TX—REE Automotive Ltd. will assemble EV components and subassemblies at in-house integration centers.

WARREN, MI—General Motors is investing $81 million to assemble the Cadillac Celestiq at its Global Technical Center here.