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New Magna Plant to Build Battery Enclosures for GM

February 26, 2021

ST. CLAIR, MI—Magna International Inc. has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility here that will assemble battery enclosures for the new GMC Hummer EV.

B’gosh, Oshkosh Will Produce New Postal Truck

February 26, 2021

WASHINGTON—Oshkosh Defense will produce the U.S. Postal Service’s next-generation delivery van.

Ford Europe Goes All-In On EVs

February 24, 2021

COLOGNE, Germany—Ford Motor Co.’s flagship factory here will be ground zero for its new $1 billion electric vehicle initiative.

Ola to Deploy Advanced Automation at New E-Scooter Factory

Austin Weber

February 24, 2021

CHENNAI, India—Artificial intelligence, digital twins, robotics and other Industry 4.0 technology will play a key role at Ola’s huge new factory here.

GM Opens AV/EV Test Track in Canada

February 23, 2021

OSHAWA, ON—General Motors has built a new facility here to test autonomous and electric vehicles.

Bentley R&D Project to Study Electric Motor Recycling

February 22, 2021

CREWE, England—Bentley Motors is embarking on a three-year R&D study focusing on EV motor recycling.

Next-Generation EV Race Car Features Morphing Body

February 19, 2021

HETHEL, England—Lotus Cars recently unveiled the E-R9, a next-generation electric endurance racer that could be on the starting grid of circuits around the world by the end of this decade.

BorgWarner Shifts EV Strategy Into High Gear

February 19, 2021

AUBURN HILLS, MI—BorgWarner has made two recent announcements involving electric vehicle technology.

Jaguar Land Rover Unveils Long-Term EV Initiative

February 19, 2021

GAYDON, England—Jaguar Land Rover plans to boost its electric vehicle output by the end of this decade.

Continental Structural Plastics Improves EV Battery Enclosure Assembly

February 17, 2021

AUBURN HILLS, MI—Continental Structural Plastics has developed a patent-pending clip system that replaces the need for bolts to join the top and bottom of an electric vehicle battery case.