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FILE PHOTO: Visitors stand at the booth of Volkswagen's truck unit Traton Group, former Volkswagen Truck & Bus AG, in Hanover, Germany September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Scania CEO says committed to Northvolt despite cutbacks, delivery issues

Scania says it is committed to using Northvolt as the truckmaker's single battery supplier despite recent production and delivery problems.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work at the Northvolt facility in Vasteras, Sweden, September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Helena Soderpalm/File Photo
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Struggling Northvolt stokes fear for Europe’s battery future

Northvolt's decision to cut jobs and scale back operations raises doubts about Europe's bid for a leading EV battery maker.

Northvolt's announcement comes as sales of electric cars are slumping in Europe (AFP)
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Battery maker Northvolt to cut jobs, slash operations

Northvolt is scaling back operations and cutting jobs to focus on its main gigafactory, citing financial struggles amid a challenging market.

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Is Canada’s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?

Policy Options: Indigenous and remote communities will bear the long-lasting ecological, social and cultural impacts of mining. This cannot be ignored.

Reinforcing steel bars are stacked at the construction site for the gigafactory of Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt in Lohe-Rickelshof near Heide, Germany, March 25, 2024.   REUTERS/Swantje Stein/File Photo
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Battery maker Northvolt to shift R&D from California to Sweden

Consolidation of Northvolt's research will shift from California to Swedish hub amid strategic review.

Northvolt says it will continue construction of a $7-billion factory on Montreal's South Shore "as planned" -- hours after its CEO said the Swedish battery manufacturer would hit the brakes on its international development plan to refocus on its plant back home. An aerial view of the land being developed by Northvolt, the new EV battery plant being built by the Swedish manufacturer in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal, Que.,Thursday, May 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Musch
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Northvolt says it will continue EV battery plant project near Montreal ‘as planned’

The statement comes hours after its CEO said the Swedish battery manufacturer would hit the brakes on its international development plan.

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