Subaru secures EV battery supply with Panasonic Energy Panasonic Energy will supply Subaru with lithium-ion batteries to power the battery EVs (BEVs) the Japanese carmaker will produce in the second half of this decade. The two companies are also opening a jointly owned battery factory in Oizumu in Japan’s Gunma prefecture. Marcus Williams
Panasonic to supply Lucid with batteries from Japan and US Panasonic Energy will be supplying batteries for luxury EV maker Lucid under a new multi-year agreement announced by the two companies on December 13. Marcus Williams
Lithium-ion battery gigafactory database Track electric vehicle lithium battery gigafactories by manufacturer, location, manufacturer, current and planned gigawatt (GWh) capacity. Automotive from Ultima Media
EV battery supply chains on the move As electric vehicles become serious business for OEMs, they are reassessing their battery supply and manufacturing bases, putting their eggs in multiple baskets and taking more control of the process. Illya Verpraet Daniel Harrison
OEM and lithium-ion battery cell supplier database Keep up with changing supplier relationships between electric vehicle manufacturers and battery cell suppliers in this database by powertrain type (battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, mild and full hybrid electric vehicles, and commercial electric vehicles). Automotive from Ultima Media
Electric vehicle battery supply chain analysis 2021: How lithium-ion battery demand and production are reshaping the automotive industry Download this report for forecasts of electric vehicle lithium-ion battery demand, analysis of battery cell gigafactory locations and insight on global EV battery manufacturing and supply chain management. Daniel Harrison Christopher Ludwig
Meeting increasing demand for EVs in Europe depends on better battery supply The increase in sales of low-emission vehicles in Europe has been a silver lining on an otherwise dark year for the automotive industry but there are still bottlenecks to tackle in the lithium battery chain if supply is to keep up with demand, writes Daniel Harrison Daniel Harrison
Tearing profits apart: how tier one automotive suppliers can mitigate shrinking margins The latest report by Automotive from Ultima Media examines the profits and outlook for the top 20 automotive parts suppliers and explores the strategies and solutions they should consider to avoid significant disruption in the 2020s. Automotive from Ultima Media
Automotive Tier Supplier Profit Analysis 2020: Mitigating Margin Compression Automotive tier 1 suppliers are facing unprecedented industry transformation in electrification along with economic uncertainty. Download this report on the top 20 global suppliers for a deep analysis of their historic margins, as well as solutions for how suppliers could cope with the growing pressures across the supply chain Automotive from Ultima Media
