EnPlus plans to invest the equivalent of USD99m in an electric vehicle manufacturing plant for the production of battery-powered "Jeepney" vehicles in the Philippines.

Hon Hai has entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement for the Lordstown, Ohio facility (excluding certain assets such as the hub motor assembly line and battery pack and module lines) for USD230m.

The simulation will create a "digital twin" or virtual counterpart which will work in parallel with the actual manufacturing process, allowing the company to identify and resolve potential problems in the real production line.

ZF is developing a data and integration platform using Microsoft Azure cloud software in order to digitise all aspects of its business, including supply-chain management and production-line monitoring.

Dana's TM4 joint venture will establish a new manufacturing facility to produce electric motors in Åmål, Sweden.

Mitsubishi Fuso has begun series production of the new Fuso Canter at the firm's plant in Tramagal, Portugal.

Symbio plans to build a new facility for the production of hydrogen fuel cells in France, aiming for a production capacity of 50,000 units per year by 2030.

Mining giant Rio Tinto is investing in Slovakian battery start-up InoBat to support the development of multiple battery gigafactories.

Up to 25 units, manufactured at the Ulm manufacturing facility jointly supported with Iveco, will be delivered to dealers and customers by the end of 2021.

The two companies signed an MoU agreeing to steadily build up hydrogen capacity and to begin construction on a 1 GW production site by 2025.

The two companies plan to build a hydrogen production facility in Kent, set to begin operation by mid-2023.

Olectra Greentech Ltd (formerly Goldstone Infratech Ltd) through its strategic tie-up with BYD Auto Industry of Shenzhen, China, has been allotted 150 acres of land situated at the Seetharampur Industrial Park, Shabad (Mandal), Telangana for setting up of green field factory (i.e. EV manufacturing facility) from Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd (TSIIC). Any further investment plans were not disclosed at this time.