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    Nikola Corp.
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    Technology and IIoT

    Nikola, GM Form Partnership: GM to Design, Build Electric Truck

    Sept. 8, 2020
    General Motors will attach itself to the electric and hydrogen vehicle startup, which will receive access to GM's batteries and engineering.
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    Growth Strategies

    Zero-Emission Truck Startup Nikola Announces Merger with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp.

    March 3, 2020
    The $3.3 billion merger will list Nikola on the NASDAQ and add a GM veteran to its board of directors.
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    I Io T
    Technology and IIoT

    From Daimler to a Small Italian Supplier, 3 Enlightened Digital Moves

    Feb. 6, 2020
    Automakers’ approaches to adopting new technologies, and updating systems they already have.
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    Supply Chain

    Tesla’s German Factory to Employ 10,000, Produce 500,000 Cars a Year, Bild Says

    Dec. 11, 2019
    The factory will produce Tesla Model 3 and Model Y cars.
    Ford Motor Co.
    Ford's Mustang Mach-E is expected to go on the market in 2021.
    Leadership

    Auto Suppliers at a Crossroads

    Dec. 10, 2019
    The pace of automotive technology won’t pay off for a decade or more. Suppliers share how they're handling the disconnect.
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    Operations

    Porsche Is Going All In on Electric, but 911 Will Be Last to Switch

    Nov. 25, 2019
    "If we don't adapt, we're going to be left out," said CEO Klaus Zellmer.
    Tesla Motors
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    Technology and IIoT

    Tesla Unveils Long-Awaited Electric-Powered Pickup, Breaks Window

    Nov. 22, 2019
    CEO Elon Musk unveiled the "cybertruck" Thursday evening. A demonstration of the truck's shatterproof glass by its chief engineer failed when the window shattered.
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    Leadership

    VW Challenges Rivals With $66 Billion Splurge for Electric Era

    Nov. 15, 2019
    Chairman Poetsch characterized the dramatic shift as a "transformation" of the Volkswagen Group.
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    Trade

    Tesla Hopes to Get China Carmaking License by Year-End

    Nov. 5, 2019
    As part of its ongoing strategy to sell electric cars to the Chinese, Tesla is hoping to receive its manufacturing certification there soon.