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Chinese battery investment concentrated in 8 Moroccan areas Korea ‘excluded’ in the face of U.S. subsidies As Chinese battery investment is concentrated in Morocco in North Africa, Korea's share is decreasing as it becomes a new confrontation site for U.S. subsidies. Chinese manufacturers have begun investing in an unexpected place: Morocco, as the United States moves to boost domestic electric ..

Strengthening China's oversupply, competing with the 'overproduction panic' system of major capital countries In response to China's government-led excessive factory investment, the IMF issued a statement saying, "Growth will slow to 3.3% in 2029," and the Chinese government registered an additional $34 billion as a semiconductor big fund.As a strategy to strengthen oversupply, China is pressuri..

Chinese EV innovatio ‘wheeled robot’ approved for autonomous driving, 71 new models this year China is planning to launch 71 new models this year, moving from electric vehicle battery and design innovation to ‘wheeled robots’ and approving the security of self-driving cars. The New York Times, which covered the Beijing Auto Show in China, reported on the 1st that Chinese electric vehicles, which..

U.S. Big 3 Hybrid Sharp Turn, LG Ensol Samsung SDI Battery ‘Fatal Injury’ As the Big 3 American automobile companies make a sharp shift to focusing on hybrids this year, Korea's investment in batteries in the United States appears to be suffering a fatal blow. Reuters reported on the 15th, citing Morgan Stanley, that hybrid sales in the United States increased five times faster than electric veh..

Hybrid wins by a landslide in the U.S. automobile market, Toyota strengthens, Tesla falls The transition to electric vehicles in the U.S. automobile market was marked by a landslide victory for hybrids, with Toyota showing strength and GM joining in, leading to a decline in electric vehicle-only Tesla. Japan's Toyota, a latecomer to electric vehicles, saw its U.S. sales increase 20% in January a..

European economic slowdown, rapid decline in electric vehicle growth, delisting of startups, falling stock prices The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest economic outlook on the 30th, “Europe’s growth rate has slowed significantly, reflecting weak consumer sentiment, the impact of high energy prices, and weakening investment in interest rate-sensitive manufacturing and businesse..

Big 3 U.S. investment postponed due to weak demand for electric vehicles Europe and China also ‘slow down’ As demand for electric vehicles weakened, the Big 3 U.S. automobile companies postponed investments, and investment in electric vehicles in Europe and China also slowed down. Third-quarter data from the Big Three in the U.S. raised concerns that demand for electric vehicles was slowing, rai..

Ford's 6-week strike wage increase, 40% including 25% compound interest for 5 years, LG Ensol excluded After a six-week strike, Ford Motor Company's strike ended with an unprecedented and historic labor-management agreement that included a 25% wage increase for four years and a 33% increase including compound interest, but battery workers, in whom Korea had invested heavily, were excluded from t..

Labor and management target strike test for conversion to electric vehicles amid simultaneous union strike of three major U.S. automakers The U.S. auto industry is testing new labor-management relations as, for the first time in history, the United Automobile Workers' Union (UAW) negotiated an 'expansion of target strike' against the transition to electric vehicles in a simultaneous strike by th..

Battery replacement is required even in contact accidents in electric cars, and ‘high insurance premiums’ and environmental charges have become new ambush due to the battery cell cost, which accounts for half of the vehicle price. Many electric vehicles end up scrapping even slightly damaged battery packs after an accident, with no way to repair or evaluate them, leading insurance companies to w..