AUSTIN, TX — Tesla Inc. has picked the Austin, Texas, area as the site for its largest auto assembly plant employing at least 5,000 workers.

ULM, GERMANY — IVECO and FPT Industrial, the commercial vehicle and powertrain brands of CNH Industrial N.V., and Nikola Motor Company will manufacture, through their European joint venture, the Nikola TRE at the IVECO manufacturing facility.

DEARBORN, MI — Lincoln Motor Company, the luxury brand under Ford, announced it will work with Rivian to develop an “all-new” electric vehicle.

CASA GRANDE, AZ — Construction has begun at Lucid Motor’s Arizona manufacturing facility that will be dedicated to the production of the Lucid Motors Air electric sedan. According to the company, production will begin in late 2020.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen of America has started construction on its $800 million electric vehicle production facility here that will include battery pack assembly.

IRVINE, CA—Auto parts manufacturer Wanxiang America has acquired the assets of bankrupt electric carmaker Fisker Automotive for $149.2 million.

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DETROIT—U.S. sales of plug-in electric vehicles are expected to reach about 1.8 million units by 2020, according to a new report by Pike Research.