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South Korean battery manufacturer SK On has signed a memorandum of understanding with numerous companies to improve control and communication systems in battery production.

The Chinese technology company Lead Intelligent Equipment (LEAD) and the German industrial software company Dassault Systèmes have signed an agreement on a global strategic cooperation. Aim of the cooperation is...

Volkswagen plans to build a battery factory in Sagunt, Spain, with an initial investment of more than €3 billion, which could rise to up to €4.5 billion in a second...

Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo SE is preparing the site of its Canadian gigafactory for the start of construction next year. The annual production capacity will be up to 90 gigawatt-hours.

NV Gotion has produced its first battery pack in Thailand. Based on a lithium iron phosphate chemistry, it provides electric vehicles with a range of 400 kilometers.

Battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution is to supply around 200,000 battery modules to public transport battery system provider Impact Clean Power Technology (ICPT) over the next three years.

Automation technology company Comau and solid-state sodium battery developer LiNa Energy have jointly developed a concept for automating the production of solid-state sodium metal chloride battery cells.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has approved funding of approximately 700 million euros for the construction of a battery factory by Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt in Heide, Germany.

Gotion InoBat Batteries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Slovakian government to support the construction of a gigafactory which was planned to be built in the Middle-European region.

Ford has announced changes to its plans for the 'BlueOval Battery Park Michigan'. Annual production will be reduced from 35 to 20 gigawatt-hours.

European automotive group Stellantis and China's largest battery manufacturer CATL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the local supply and use of LFP battery cells and modules.

Forge Nano, a US company specializing in materials science, plans to build a lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in North Carolina. Production is scheduled to start in 2026.