Manufacturing Plants

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  Faurecia announced the construction of a new industry 4.0 platform in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France for a total cost of €165 million. Employing over 1,000 people in the long term, the new site will produce seats, innovative solutions for reducing vehicle emissions, and hydrogen storage systems. The new site will be equipped with the latest digital manufacturing technologies and will be a benchmark for CO2 emissions reduction.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

EIIR Buyer GIC/R&D Best Practices/Solutions

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  Canoo Selects Northwest Arkansas for its Headquarters, R&D Center and EV Industrialization Facility

  Q4, 2021

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  Remington Firearms Investing $100M In New Georgia Global HQ. RemArms will create 856 jobs at its new headquarters, advanced manufacturing facility, and R&D center in LaGrange, GA.

  Q4, 2021

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  Renault to create a ‘Refactory’ in Spain. In order to convert the potential value generated by the circular economy this will be structured around four areas of activity, from maintenance to recycling, in order to support the entire life of the vehicle: Re-Trofit, Re-Energy, Re-Cycle, Re-Start.

  Q4, 2021

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  SKC, a part of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will build a 12,000 square metre production plant in Georgia, U.S. SKC is starting to commercialise high-performance computing glass substrate that it has developed. Glass substrate is described as a futuristic material that is considered a 'game changer' in the semiconductor packaging field as it can significantly increase the performance and power efficiency of computer chipsets.

  Q4, 2021

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  New E Ink R&D and production facility going online in Taiwan by Yuantai

  Q4, 2021

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  Merck will add investment of about US$610 million to set up production capacity for semiconductor and display materials and enhance R&D capability in Taiwan over the next 5-7 years.

  Q4, 2021

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  Vertiv Announces Integrated Manufacturing and Engineering Center in Monterrey, Mexico, to Address Increasing Demand

  Q4, 2021

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  Porsche is expanding its presence in Asia with a research and development center in Shanghai, China, and a production site in Malaysia.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Sinovac Biotech to Build a Vaccine Production Plant in Chile for Latin America

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Berry Global is planning to establish a second manufacturing facility and R&D center in Bangalore, India. It will provide efficient localized support for customers in India and South Asia. The focus is on inhalation devices, including models with digital capabilities and injectable devices

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Berlin-Marienfelde site to become competence center for the digitalization of the global Mercedes-Benz production network. Focus is set on the development and implementation of MO360, the digital Mercedes-Benz production ecosystem.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  BOSAL, a leading European supplier of emission control system for automotive, is opening a new plant and R&D center in Shanghai, China.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Announces ‘IDM 2.0’ Strategy for Manufacturing, Innovation and Product Leadership. Intel is doubling down on manufacturing in US. It plans to spend $20 billions on new factories in Arizona and create a foundry business.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Northvolt to expand Polish battery capacity.A $200m factory along with a R&D center is be constructed in Gda?sk.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Volkswagen AG: Five plants in Germany Czech and China now produce MEB-Based EVs with total capacity of 900,000 cars per year. In 2022 three more plants will come up in Germany and US.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing presence in Taiwan with an investment of approximately US$200 million over the next three to five years.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Huawei plans to build a chip plant in Shanghai without using American technology. The fabrication facility is expected to start with the manufacture of low-end 45nm chips, and later 28nm and 20nm chips.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Nokia starts production of next generation 5G equipment in India.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

Other News

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  JCB announces £100m investment in super-efficient hydrogen engines in UK

  Q4, 2021

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  Sony to join TSMC on a $7 billion chip plant in Japan. 50% funding is by the Japanese Government.

  Q4, 2021

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  Lhyfe has inaugurated its first production site in Bouin, France. It is one of the first in the world to produce renewable green hydrogen using wind power on an industrial scale,

  Q4, 2021

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  Bosch to invest more than 400 million euros in its semiconductor fabs in 2022

  Q4, 2021

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  Covestro plans to build a new plant for polyurethane elastomer systems in Shanghai amid rising global demand, especially in Asia Pacific

  Q4, 2021

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  Diageo has announced it has broken ground on a $75 million whisky distillery in Eryuan County, China. The new distillery will produce Diageo’s first China-origin single malt whisky.

  Q4, 2021

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  Stellantis to turn Turin factory into an electric vehicle hub

  Q4, 2021

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  Alstom inaugurates new components manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, India

  Q4, 2021

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  India's Tata group is in talks with three states to invest up to $300 million to set up a semiconductor assembly and test unit. An OSAT plant packages, assembles and tests foundry-made silicon wafers, turning them into finished semiconductor chips.

  Q4, 2021

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  Samsung has picked Taylor, Texas as the location for a new $17-billion plant to make advanced chips.

  Q4, 2021

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  Texas Instruments to begin construction next year on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman Texas

  Q4, 2021

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  Ford invests $900 mln to modernise Thai auto plants

  Q4, 2021

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  General Motors and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) Announce Plans to Build a New Magnet Factory in the U.S. to Support EV Growth

  Q4, 2021

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  GM and POSCO Chemical Will Build a New North America Factory to Process Cathode Active Material for Ultium Batteries

  Q4, 2021

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  Toyota Selects North Carolina for New U.S. Automotive Battery Plant

  Q4, 2021

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  Agilent Announces Target Enrichment Manufacturing Facility in China

  Q4, 2021

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  Audi is establishing a high-voltage battery development at the Neckarsulm site

  Q4, 2021

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  BorgWarner Breaks Ground for New Electrification Plant in Portugal

  Q4, 2021

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  Entegris is expanding its total investment in its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Taiwan to approximately $500 million over the next three years.

  Q4, 2021

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  Evonik expands specialty silica production in Japan. Specialty silica are key for a variety of applications, from beer filtration to automotive

  Q4, 2021

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  ExxonMobil plans to build its first, large-scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility in Baytown, Texas. It will be largets recycling facility in North America.

  Q4, 2021

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  Magna is continuing its growth in Eastern Europe through the expansion of its seating production capabilities in Serbia. The company celebrated the grand opening of the new plant in the southern Serbian city of Aleksinac. The new plant will produce seat trim covers and leather kits for a European automaker.

  Q4, 2021

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  Simple Energy backed by UiPath upstages Ola, to invest INR 2500 crore in India's largest electric scooter factory for 12.5 million production capacity. Ola's factory is 10 million capacity.

  Q4, 2021

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  Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to Form Joint Venture for Lithium-Ion Battery Production in North America

  Q4, 2021

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  Autoliv investing in Japan to optimize footprint for future growth

  Q4, 2021

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  Bajaj Auto to set up Rs 300 crore-EV facility: First EV roll out by June 2022

  Q4, 2021

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  Biopharma Ipsen Ireland investing €27m to expand its Blanchardstown site. New investment brings to €52m the total the French company has invested in expanding its manufacturing capacity in Ireland

  Q4, 2021

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  Canoo, a publicly-listed America-based electric vehicle startup, will shift its production from Europe to the US to reduce supply chain vulnerabilities and accelerate the speed to market.

  Q4, 2021

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  Collins Aerospace celebrates the opening of new facility and expansion of operations in Lenexa, Kansas supporting Collins’ Interior Products portfolio – supporting galley inserts, oxygen systems and lighting product lines.

  Q4, 2021

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  Exide Industries to foray into lithium-ion cell manufacturing, set up multi-gigawatt plant. It also plans to apply for and participate in the PLI Scheme for National Programme on advanced chemistry Cell(ACC) battery storage.

  Q4, 2021

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  ExxonMobil to invest in petrochemical complex in China

  Q4, 2021

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  Ford is announcing plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford plans to make the largest ever U.S. investment in electric vehicles at one time by any automotive manufacturer and, together with its partner, SK Innovation, plans to invest $11.4 billion and create nearly 11,000 new jobs.

  Q4, 2021

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  Germany-based KION Group, a multinational manufacturer of materials-handling equipment, has opened a new forklift truck plant in Jinan as part of its Growing in China initiative.

  Q4, 2021

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  Intel invests $7.1 billion in new Malaysian plant. Intel will expand its assembly test manufacturing and also build out its die prep capability with the addition of advanced packaging capabilities.

  Q4, 2021

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  POSCO to Set Up Lithium Hydroxide Plant in Argentina with an investment of US$830 million . The capacity is enough to meet demand from 600,000 electric vehicles, according to POSCO. POSCO bought lithium mining rights in Argentina from Australian lithium miner Galaxy Resources for $280 million in 2018.

  Q4, 2021

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  US biotechnology company Amgen is to invest $100 million in the construction of a new vial filling line at its Dublin facility. It is one of the company’s largest outside North America,

  Q4, 2021

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  Intel announced that it could invest as much as EUR 80 billion in Europe over the next decade to boost chip capacity.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Porsche and Siemens Energy have joined forces with a number of international companies to build an industrial plant for the production of nearly CO?-neutral fuel (eFuel) in Punta Arenas, Chile.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Boeing Selects Australia for Company's First Final Assembly Facility Outside North America

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Boeing to Build New Factory in Illinois to Produce MQ-25 Stingray

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Daikin to set up new factory in Andhra Pradesh for manufacturing of AC components under PLI scheme.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Begin Construction of EV Battery Cell Plant in Indonesia

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Infineon opens high-tech chip factory for power electronics on 300-millimeter thin wafers

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Panasonic is shutting down its refrigeration compressor manufacturing operations in Singapore, resulting in the layoff of some 700 workers. However, its global headquarters for the refrigeration compressor business and research and development (R&D) activ

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  PTT and Foxconn Establish EV Manufacturing JV in Thailand

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Schaeffler opens new e-mobility plant built to the very latest standards of sustainability

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Stellantis and TotalEnergies Welcome Mercedes-Benz as a New Partner of Automotive Cells Company (ACC) and Raise Its Capacity Plan to at Least 120 GWh by 2030

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Alstom released its first passenger locomotive fully assembled in Kazakhstan

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  IOCL to build India’s first green hydrogen plant at Mathura refinery

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Moderna opening vaccine manufacturing facility in Canada

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Nuro to Build a Robot-Car Factory in Nevada. The autonomous driving startup says it’s ready to launch tens of thousands of driverless delivery pods.

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Oppo plans to set up mobile phones manufacturing plant in Pakistan

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Panasonic Launches New Factory for IAQ*1 Devices in Shunde, China to Enhance Production of Energy Recovery Ventilator Systems

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Panasonic Launches New Factory in Vietnam for Indoor Air Quality Devices

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Volkswagen Group China builds battery system factory in Anhui to strengthen BEV value chain

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  VVDN gets approval under PLI Scheme for IT hardware manufacturing

  Q3(Jul-Aug-Sep), 2021

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  Samsung completes shifting of display manufacturing unit from China to UP’s Noida.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Foxconn and PTT are collaborating in setting up an open platform for producing electric vehicles (EV) and key components to serve the EV sector in Thailand.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Frito-Lay to Create 160 Jobs with Rosenberg, Texas, Plant Expansion

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Nissan has unveiled plans for its EV36Zero, a £1 billion flagship electric vehicle hub, creating a world-first EV manufacturing ecosystem that will create or safeguard 6,200 jobs. The transformational project has been launched with an initial £1bn investment by Nissan and its partners Envision AESC, a global player in battery technology, and Sunderland City Council.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Porsche investing in new battery cell factory in Germany in collaboration with Customcells. Proposed plant near Stuttgart could turn over up enough batteries for up to 1000 cars a year.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Renault signs two major battery deals for production in France; Envision AESC and Verkor

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Alstom brings train manufacturing back to life in Western Australia

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Volvo announced its joint venture with the Swedish battery maker Northvolt, which entails their partnership on developing and manufacturing electric vehicle batteries specifically for the next generations of Volvo and Polestar EVs.

  Q2(Apr-May-Jun), 2021

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  Autoliv to set up airbag inflator manufacturing plant in India

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Continental has inaugurated a $166 million car electronics factory in Novi Sad, in northern Serbia. The manufacturing plant will employ around 500 employees and is part of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) unit of Continental that is focusing on the production of car interiors.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Continental plans to open in March a 140 million euro ($171 million) car electronics factory in Novi Sad, in northern Serbia

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Faurecia officially launches its new Seating joint venture with BAIC in China

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Germany’s Bosch to open automotive chip factory in June.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  GM Investing $75 Million in Toledo Transmission Plant

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Hyundai Motor Group Advances Hydrogen Strategy with New Fuel Cell System Plant in Guangzhou

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Hyundai Motor Group Breaks Ground on First Overseas Fuel Cell System Plant in Guangzhou

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Hyundai Motor Group Advances Hydrogen Strategy with New Fuel Cell System Plant in Guangzhou

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Nissan announces plans for major expansion of renewable energy at Sunderland Plant

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  ŠKODA AUTO opens new manufacturing unit in Mladá Boleslav, Czech to build test vehicles and prototypes

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Thyssenkrupp continues to implement Steel Strategy 20-30: Construction of new core units at the Duisburg and Bochum sites aims at expanding premium steel.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Toshiba Carrier Corporation consolidates its position in Europe and establishes a new manufacturing subsidiary in Gniezno, Poland. Toshiba Corporation and Carrier Corporation agreed on a joint venture on the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) market which will invest approximately 3.0 billion Japanese yen in this subsidiary to enhance its business foundation and presence in Europe. The new manufacturing subsidiary is scheduled to start its operation before the end of 2020.

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  WBTL China Investing $50 MUSD in Mexico to produce Aluminum Chassis Components to Support North American Car Manufacturers

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  ZF Announces $200 Million Investment in North American Commercial Vehicle Transmission Manufacturing

  Q1(Jan-feb-Mar), 2021

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  Fonterra sells dairy plants in China for $369 Million.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Aramco announced the expansion of its flagship program to increase local content and boost domestic supply chains.These strategic collaborations with companies such as Shell POSCO pave the way for the launch of new businesses across multiple innovative growth sectors, including steel plate manufacturing, industrial 3D printing, digital equipment manufacturing, energy management and control; catalyst manufacturing and recycling, and advanced chip and smart sensor manufacturing.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  GM Investing $76 Million in Two U.S. Manufacturing Plants.GM continues to invest to strengthen its core business and respond to growing customer demand for its full-size pickups.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Honda closes its factory in Greater Noida, India. They have a larger facility in Alwar which will continue.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Marelli to open production facility for electric vehicle drivetrains in Cologne, Germany

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Mercedes-Benz sells passenger-car plant in Hambach, France to INEOS Automotive

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Nine Apple units shifted to India from China during Covid period.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Samsung to invest Rs. 4825 crore to shift China mobile display factory to India.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Scania is taking an important step in its strategy to grow in China by establishing a wholly-owned truck production facility in Rugao in Jiangsu Province.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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  Tesla invests $6.4m in new plant in China to build Electric Car Chargers.

  Q4(Oct-Nov-Dec), 2020

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