QAD
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in North America). annual graphite requirements are sourced in China. Over half of EV battery production is in China.
Supply Chain Matters
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
This facility, which will represent VW’s first battery production facility outside of Europe , is to be located in the city of St. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. Plans reportedly call for the facility to be operational by 2027. The factors that reportedly influenced this automaker were the U.S.
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Supply Chain Matters
SEPTEMBER 23, 2023
Today, China based EV automakers and suppliers have notable cost advantages in materials sourcing, production and labor costs. According to reporting from Bloomberg , direct labor costs for Tesla’s U.S. facilities average $45 to $50 per hour on a fully loaded basis. Thus, some U.S. production needs and capabilities.
Resilinc
JANUARY 19, 2022
But the efficiency benefits were so compelling that eventually “every car maker from Detroit to Wolfsburg adopted a version” of the Toyota system. As reported in a recent Resilinc blog , supply chains for EV batteries and electric motors are also challenged by ethical sourcing concerns. The post Behind Toyota’s 2021 U.S.
Supply Chain View from the Field
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Steve described his experience this afternoon over pizza and sodas in Detroit. They would bid and source only part at a time! In Europe they may not trust you at all, and only much later begin to approach something like trust. When I first started at Ford in the early 80s I was working with Jack Hughes on plastic parts.
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 24, 2023
This facility, which will represent VW’s first battery production facility outside of Europe , is to be located in the city of St. Thomas , Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. The latest changes clarify criteria for battery component production sources that qualify for the full subsidy. Inflation Reduction Act.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 15, 2023
This facility, which will represent VW ’s first battery production facility outside of Europe , is to be located in the city of St. Thomas, Ontario , upwards of a two hour drive from Detroit. Plans reportedly call for the facility to be operational by 2027.
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