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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.

Microvast to Build Battery Factory in Tennessee

February 23, 2021

CLARKSVILLE, TN—Microvast Inc. plans to build a new factory here. The $220 million facility will assemble lithium-ion battery cells, modules and packs.

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.

Vibration Welding Adapts to Shifting Demands

Additive manufacturing, electric vehicles and packaging are new applications for vibration welders.

Austin Weber

February 8, 2021

Many automotive engineers have nightmares about noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) issues. Ironically, one of those pests, vibration, is widely used to assemble many types of plastic auto parts.

Volkswagen Begins Recycling EV Batteries

February 5, 2021

SALZGITTER, Germany—Volkswagen AG has opened a plant here that is dedicated to recycling electric car batteries.

IPC Prepares New Standard for EV Interconnect Assembly

Austin Weber

February 3, 2021

IPC-9791: Electric Mobility Cable and Interconnects—Visual Acceptability and Process Requirements is a new standard being developed for electric vehicle wiring harnesses, cables and interconnects.

New EV Battery Promises 5-Minute Charge Times

January 21, 2021

HERZELIYA, Israel—A startup company called StoreDot claims to have reached a milestone by developing a lithium-ion battery that can charge in only five minutes.

New Technology for Dispensing Two-Part Materials

Electric vehicle applications are driving demand for automated equipment.

Austin Weber

January 5, 2021

Dispensing two-part adhesives to assemble electric vehicles can be a challenge, particularly if the mix ratio is wide or the two components have different viscosities.

Ford Considers More EV Vertical Integration

Austin Weber

November 24, 2020

A century ago, vertical integration thrived at Ford Motor Co. Today, as the curtain starts to close on the golden age of the internal combustion engine, Ford is rethinking its strategy for building electric vehicle components in-house.

GM Begins Hiring at Ultium Battery Assembly Plant

November 9, 2020

LORDSTOWN, OH—General Motors is starting the process to hire more than 1,000 positions at its Ultium Cells LLC battery assembly plant here.

Governors Urge End to Boeing Strike

Boeing to Lay Off 17,000 Workers Amid Financial Struggles

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China Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility for Large-Scale Flying Car Production

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