Vietnam’s VinFast partners with HERE for in-car navigation
The partnership will see the deployment of HERE Navigation for VinFast’s first three smart electric car models
Electric Vehicles
Societe Generale’s ALD to acquire LeasePlan for €4.9bn
07 Jan 22The combined company is expected to be ideally positioned to take advantage of the shift from vehicle ownership…
Honda JV to build new EV production plant in China
06 Jan 22With an annual production capacity of 120,000 units, the plant is expected to commence operations in 2024
Rivian selects Georgia as location for $5bn EV manufacturing plant
17 Dec 21The EV manufacturer expects to begin construction on the Georgia facility in summer 2022 with an aim to…
Volkswagen sets up new European company for battery business
14 Dec 21The company has also announced an investment of €2bn for the construction and operation of the Salzgitter gigafactory
Volvo Cars, Northvolt to open EV battery R&D centre in Sweden
13 Dec 21The two firms, through a new JV, will invest $3.3bn for developing and manufacturing sustainable batteries
Toyota Motor to build $1.3bn battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina
07 Dec 21The new plant will manufacture enough battery packs that can be used for 1.2 million electrified vehicles per…
EV maker Rivian chooses AWS as preferred cloud provider
06 Dec 21AWS’ capabilities are expected to help the automaker in vehicle engineering and deliver connected services, fleet management solutions,…
Daimler’s supervisory board approves €60bn plan for Mercedes-Benz
03 Dec 21The focus of the Mercedes-Benz brand will be on electrification, digitalisation, and automated driving
Nissan Motor to invest $17.6bn to expedite electrification efforts
30 Nov 21The Japanese firm plans to launch 23 new electrified models, including 15 new EVs, as it aims to…