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Heavy Duty Electric Battery Truck Manufactured in Germany

February 17, 2020

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.

Tesla Develops Robot-Friendly Wiring Architecture

July 29, 2019

PALO ALTO, CA—Engineers at Tesla Inc. have developed a new wiring architecture that enables more robot automation in the manufacturing process and uses fewer materials.

VW to Invest $800 Million to Build New Electric Vehicle in US

January 16, 2019

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen will invest $800 million to make a new electric vehicle (EV) at its assembly plant here.

BMW to Spend Record Amount on R&D to Prepare for Electric Cars, Self-Driving Cars

March 21, 2018

MUNICH—BMW could spend as much as $8.6 billion on R&D this year to develop and produce electric and autonomous vehicles.

Arizona Lands $700 Million Factory for Electric-Car Maker

December 6, 2016

CASA GRANDE, AZ—Lucid Motors, a start-up manufacturer of high-end electric vehicles, will spend $700 million to build a new assembly plant here. The factory is expected to create 2,000 jobs in the next six years.

Engine Engineering Firm to Build New Detroit HQ

June 29, 2016

AUBURN HILLS, MI—FEV North America Inc., an engineering firm specializing in the design of gasoline, diesel and alternative engines, will construct a new, $27.4 million headquarters and tech center here. The project is expected to create 246 jobs.

Daimler Spending 7 Billion Euros to Develop Green Powertrain Technology

June 17, 2016

STUTTGART, Germany—Daimler is planning to invest more than 7 billion euros over the next two years on green powertrain technologies, including a plug-in hybrid electric-hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

Can Apple Take a Bite Out of Detroit?

Austin Weber

March 6, 2015

Apple Inc. reportedly has a team of more than 100 engineers working on a top-secret project in Silicon Valley called Titan. Their goal is to rethink and reinvent the automobile.