EV manufacturer enters South Carolina market with $12M facility
An electric vehicle manufacturer has set it sights on Aiken County for its first South Carolina facility. Columbia Vehicle Group has selected Aiken County for the company’s first South Carolina...
View ArticleGerman industrial giant Siemens to partner on South Carolina battery...
A German-based industrial heavyweight is joining with a manufacturer with ties to South Carolina to create a sustainable battery ecosystem in The Palmetto State. Kontrolmatik, a systems integrator and...
View ArticleUSC battery research efforts boosted with $10M in federal funding
In a new round of funding announced by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, the University of South Carolina will receive $10.2 million for its efforts to advance battery research. The funding...
View ArticleFormer BMW Manufacturing CEO to lead AESC’s South Carolina, US operations
Japan-based AESC, which is partnering with BMW Group to build a facility in Woodruff, has appointed a former BMW Manufacturing CEO to lead its American and European operations. AESC, a high-performance...
View ArticleUS-based international automakers outproduced the Big 3 in 2023
A report by a pair of automotive trade associations says that international automakers in the United States outproduced the American big three for the first time in 2023. The report from Autos Drive...
View ArticleSouth Carolina workforce symposium seeks solutions for employers and employees
Hundreds of people turned out at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s annual Workforce Symposium on Thursday, Sept. 12, which featured workshops,...
View Article50 years — How Michelin brought $266B impact and permanently changed South...
Michelin North America Inc. has generated more than $266 billion in cumulative total economic impact since its arrival in South Carolina 50 years ago, according to the new economic impact report...
View ArticleBMW, Redwood Materials partner on electric vehicle battery recycling initiative
Two companies with a large presence in South Carolina have partnered on an electric vehicle battery initiative. BMW of North America and Redwood Materials are partnering to recycle lithium-ion...
View ArticleScout unveils prototype of SUV to be built in South Carolina
It’s been almost two years since Scout Motors announced it would $2 billion in South Carolina to build its line of electric SUVs and trucks, and now South Carolinians know what they will look like....
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Mercedes-Benz Vans’ Charleston production site to get new CEO
A pair of appointments on the international stage for Mercedes-Benz means a new head of the company’s South Carolina production plant. Axel Bense is leaving Charleston for a plant in Poland....
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