EV Manufacturing

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Ford

Aug 21, 2026

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Ford's $2 billion Louisville plant overhaul on track, Fathom prototype builds set for early 2027

The assembly line is dead. Long live the assembly tree.

Simon Alvarez

Volkswagen Group

Jul 28, 2026

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Volkswagen Group orders 16 of 9,000-ton gigacasting machines from Bühler

Orders ≠ installs, but it's a step in the right direction

Jaan Juurikas

USA

Scout Motors welds first Scout Traveler body as Blythewood plant targets 2028 deliveries

Jul 9, 2026

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Scout Motors welds first Scout Traveler body as Blythewood plant targets 2028 deliveries

Sparks are flying in Blythewood, literally.

Simon Alvarez

Main feed

Scout Motors advances $2B South Carolina plant with 700 robots, Supplier Park buildout

Apr 29, 2026

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Scout Motors advances $2B South Carolina plant with 700 robots, Supplier Park buildout

The plant will produce the Scout Traveler SUV and the Scout Terra pickup truck.

Simon Alvarez

Ford

Feb 21, 2026

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Ford shares update on Universal EV Platform and progress towards affordable EVs

Is it too late to start copying others now? Better late than never?

Michael Timmons

Canada

GM CAMI plant at risk of being taken over by union

Nov 14, 2025

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3 min read

GM CAMI plant at risk of being taken over by union

GM has set itself up for a rough end of 2025...

Michael Timmons

Canada

Oct 27, 2025

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GM ends BrightDrop production at CAMI

GM cites weak commercial EV demand and shifting U.S. incentives as it winds down Canada’s only dedicated electric delivery van plant.

Michael Timmons

Chinese Automakers

Canada struggles with internal tug-of-war when it comes to China EV tariffs

Oct 24, 2025

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3 min read

Canada struggles with internal tug-of-war when it comes to China EV tariffs

Manitoba’s premier calls for dropping EV tariffs to protect farmers but Canada’s auto sector warns it could open the floodgates to cheap Chinese EVs.

Michael Timmons

Chinese Automakers

Brazil: BYD starts production at its first overseas EV plant, in Camaçari

Jul 2, 2025

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Brazil: BYD starts production at its first overseas EV plant, in Camaçari

The former Ford site in Bahia begins SKD assembly of the Dolphin Mini (Seagull) and two PHEV modelss, targeting 150,000 units a year.

Jaan Juurikas

Giga Texas

Tesla reached 8 million EVs produced. Here's the timeline of the giant:

Jun 11, 2025

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Tesla reached 8 million EVs produced. Here's the timeline of the giant:

The milestone vehicle came off the production line in Giga Berlin.

Jaan Juurikas

Western Australia

Jun 5, 2025

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3 min read

Australia: last diesel bus ever left produced in state of Western Australia, all-electric buses from now on

The last diesel bus ever manufactured for public transport in WA set to leave depot

Jaan Juurikas

Giga Berlin

May 28, 2025

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Teslas now also drive themselves out of the factory in Giga Berlin, Germany

Although the first FSD deployment in Europe, this comes after we've seen the same in both of Tesla's US factories.

Jaan Juurikas

USA

Windrose adds an electric truck manufacturing plant in France. Here's the Windrose story

May 28, 2025

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Windrose adds an electric truck manufacturing plant in France. Here's the Windrose story

The story of Windrose has been fascinating to watch

Jaan Juurikas

USA

Waymo Factory, to build autonomous Jaguar I-Paces in Phoenix, Arizona

May 17, 2025

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Waymo Factory, to build autonomous Jaguar I-Paces in Phoenix, Arizona

plus our roundup of latest news from the robotaxi company.

Jaan Juurikas

🇪🇸 Spain

May 12, 2025

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Spain launches another €1.25 billion of incentives for the EV value chain.

This is the fourth round of PERTE IV program, which has already provided nearly €2.5B.

Jaan Juurikas

EV Manufacturing

Ford's $2 billion Louisville plant overhaul on track, Fathom prototype builds set for early 2027

Volkswagen Group orders 16 of 9,000-ton gigacasting machines from Bühler

Scout Motors welds first Scout Traveler body as Blythewood plant targets 2028 deliveries

Scout Motors advances $2B South Carolina plant with 700 robots, Supplier Park buildout

Ford shares update on Universal EV Platform and progress towards affordable EVs

GM CAMI plant at risk of being taken over by union

GM ends BrightDrop production at CAMI

Canada struggles with internal tug-of-war when it comes to China EV tariffs

Brazil: BYD starts production at its first overseas EV plant, in Camaçari

Tesla reached 8 million EVs produced. Here's the timeline of the giant:

Australia: last diesel bus ever left produced in state of Western Australia, all-electric buses from now on

Teslas now also drive themselves out of the factory in Giga Berlin, Germany

Windrose adds an electric truck manufacturing plant in France. Here's the Windrose story

Waymo Factory, to build autonomous Jaguar I-Paces in Phoenix, Arizona

Spain launches another €1.25 billion of incentives for the EV value chain.

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