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Ford and SK Innovation will build two new plants to produce cars and batteries

Ford has decided to close the production cycle of its new F series, from making the car itself to producing a battery for this model. Ford and SK Innovations will join forces to build two new complexes in the states of Tennessee and Kentucky to produce cars and batteries. With more than $ 11 billion, it will be the largest investment in the company’s history.

The first complex will be built in Stanton, Tennessee, and will be called the Blue Oval City. They don’t exaggerate when they say it’s a small town – a $ 5.6 billion complex that will employ 6,000 workers. Both complexes will “change the picture of how vehicles and batteries are produced,” the company says.

$ 5.8 billion Ford will spend on building the BlueOvalSK Battery Park, which will employ 5,000 people in two battery factories. This factory will supply batteries to the new generation of Ford and Lincoln models. The annual production capacity is 86 GW batteries.

On this occasion, Ford CEO Jim Farley said: “This is our moment – our biggest investment in history – to help a better future for America.”

Thanks to U.S. government decisions, Ford will collect a maximum of $ 12,500 in incentives for electric vehicles. These include $ 7,500 of the basic incentive for electric vehicles, $ 500 for domestic battery production, and $ 4,500 of the union incentive for vehicle production in America.

Production in both complexes is expected to start in 2025, and the whole process will be carbon neutral.

Source: Ford

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Nissan Juke 700-R

In collaboration with SVM, Nissan has produced a limited edition Nissan Juke 700-R. It is one of only 5 produced copies.

All five cars were developed by Severn Valley Motorsport (SVM) under the supervision of Nissan experts. Unfortunately, two cars were destroyed in traffic accidents. Besides the sales model, two are owned by Nissan.

Maybe someone will think it’s a 2015 Nissan Juke-R 2.0, but it’s not. The Nissan Juke 700-R is powered by a 3.8-liter petrol VR38-DETT V6 engine with 700 hp. That’s 100 hp more than the 2015 Juke-R which has 600 hp. The engine is paired with a six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

The car is equipped with a wide carbon body kit, carbon wheel arch extensions, carbon front and rear bumper, Juke R rear air diffuser and top twin spoilers. Inside the car there are sports seat belts, special mats and a fire extinguisher. It rides on 20-inch wheels with Bridgestone Flat 225/40/20 (front) and 285/35/20 (rear) tires.

For safe stopping and braking there are SVM 400mm front brakes with R35 Brembo brake calipers.

The Nissan Juke 700-R has the number # 005 and was last manufactured. The price of this model is € 237,941 ($ 278,000).

Source: VDM Cars

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The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling vehicle in Europe

Increasing pressure through marketing campaigns on diesel cars leads to a loss of their popularity with drivers. The result is a higher number of electric cars sold compared to diesel, in 2021. The best-selling vehicle in the first eight months in Europe is the Dacia Sandero.

According to JATO Europe, 56% of the total number of vehicles sold are petrol, 21% (151,737) are electric (EV and PHEV) vehicles, while 20% are diesel vehicles. This is not the best month of electrified vehicle sales, but it was still enough to achieve a significant jump in market share.

In the first eight months of this year, 8,095,419 cars were sold in Europe, which is a million more than last year. When it comes to electric vehicles, 1.32 million electrified vehicles have been sold by September this year. That is more than 158,300 vehicles sold, compared to the same period last year.

Speaking of the best-selling electric cars this year, the top three positions are held by VW ID.3, Tesla Model 3 and VW ID.4. When it comes to plug-in hybrids, the Ford Kuga retained first place in August, followed by the Mercedes-Benz GLC and the BMW 3 Series.

The surprise, for some, is that the Dacia Sandero is the best-selling car in Europe for the second month in a row. The second is the VW Golf, while the top five best-selling cars in Europe close with the Toyota Yaris, Dacia Duster and VW T-Roc.

Source: JATO Europe

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