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FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of the Northvolt Ett factory in Skelleftea, Sweden, November 27, 2024. REUTERS/Marie Mannes/File Photo
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Scania tries to breathe life into troubled EV battery maker Northvolt

Four Northvolt workers told Reuters they had seen Scania employees inside the factory in recent months.

FILE PHOTO: A view of a sign near the Northvolt factory in Skelleftea, Sweden August 8, 2024.   TT News Agency/Magnus Lejhall/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Northvolt asks shareholders for $1.3 billion for next two years, sources say

By Marie Mannes, Christina Amann and Emma-Victoria Farr STOCKHOLM/BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Northvolt asked more than 100 shareholders at a meeting this month to provide...

FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed on battery maker Northvolt's energy storage system plant in Gdansk, Poland,  October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Marie Mannes/File Photo
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Northvolt owners vote to stay operating while seeking financial rescue

Northvolt shareholders back restructuring as Swedish battery maker seeks $1B funding to overcome financial struggles.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Northvolt facility in Skelleftea, Sweden is seen in this undated handout photo. Northvolt/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Sweden’s Northvolt files for bankruptcy, in blow to Europe’s EV ambitions

Northvolt files for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking to restructure $5.8B debt while securing $245M to sustain European battery hopes.

FILE PHOTO: Logo of Swedish carmaker Scania is displayed on a truck at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo
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Scania says it will lend Northvolt $100 million under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy deal

Swedish truckmaker Scania will lend Northvolt $100 million as part of the struggling battery maker's U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection deal.

A general view of the remote Northvolt facility in Skelleftea, Sweden surrounded by snow.
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Crisis-hit EV battery champion Northvolt struggles to hit production targets

Northvolt, a key player in Europe’s EV battery market, struggles with production, curtails output, and faces financial woes.

FILE PHOTO: Northvolt logo is pictured in the Northvolt office in Stockholm, Sweden June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Esha Vaish/File Photo
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Northvolt: Cash-strapped EV-battery maker in talks for 200 million euros in funding

Northvolt announced job cuts, raising fears that Europe's top EV battery hope may falter amid low demand and Chinese competition.

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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Volkswagen’s electric truck unit Traton plans to increase profitability by 2029

Volkswagen's Traton aims to boost electric truck sales, grow revenue by 20-40 per cent, and repay debt over the next five years.

Visitors gather around an electric Scania truck by the Swedish carmaker at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
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Truckmakers ready to go electric, but what about charging?

Major truck manufacturers say they are ready to go electric, but call for massive investments in charging infrastructure.

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.

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