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...“[I]f a subsidy benefits one dominant player disproportionately, there is a real risk of dependence on a single supplier, market foreclosure and less resilient supply chains as a consequence,” Caulfield...
...This would cut the cost of manufacturing, he added, but was likely to make it “hard to scale”. Elon Musk seems to agree....
...This business is aiming to merge with L Catterton Asia Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition vehicle, or Spac, listed on the Nasdaq exchange and founded by LVMH-backed investment group L Catterton...
...The US electric-car maker signed a $2.9bn order for L&F to supply battery materials through into 2025....
...This summer, L’Oréal’s venture capital arm Bold invested in the start-up Debut, which specialises in “cell-free” ingredient manufacturing, leading a $34mn series-B round of funding....
...Its $2.9bn order to South Korea’s L&F to supply it with battery materials — instead of fully made batteries — underscores its plan to include batteries in its model of vertical integration....
...On the manufacturing floor, only real shoes will do....
...Commended Flex O: 7; L: 7; I: 7; Total: 21 The legal team at manufacturing group Flex uses an artificial intelligence tool to generate reports identifying potential risks in contracts with customers and...
...Yet Ford has raised the price on the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of its flagship truck, three times. It now starts at $56,000 and has a long waiting list....
...The attacker copied the target’s innovative technique and started manufacturing and selling the same items at a quarter of the price....
...Weldon’s predecessors include F Scott Fitzgerald, who invented slogans for streetcar signs, and Isaac Bashevis Singer, who wrote radio commercials for a coffee company....
...Tony Blair to N.F.L star Tom Brady and his supermodel wife Giselle Bundchen....
...“If the power now lies with the producers of the materials critical to manufacturing the batteries that go into the electric vehicles then the best way to play it is through the upstream,” Spencer says....
...Kreiz restructured the company by shedding a third of Mattel’s workforce and revamping its manufacturing supply chain in a bid to revive profits....
...These began to receive government support after a switch from investment in heavy manufacturing....
...(First deliveries of the resulting F-150 Lightning, with a starting price of $39,974, will begin this week.)...
...And ramping up manufacturing is only part of the challenge: Rivian is also launching in a very difficult supply chain environment....
...Tesla leaving California,” Musk said, adding that manufacturing output at its main plant in Fremont is set to grow 50 per cent....
...“The newer [F-150 hybrid] PowerBoost and the Lightning seem to be hitting a mark that consumers want and, in particular, businesses,” he said....
...Whenever Tesla’s earnings deck for the quarter lands, FT Alphaville has a little trick: we pull up the PDF and hit ctrl + F and type in a few choice words to see what accounting chicanery the company has...
...UCL research published yesterday found that the UK manufacturing industry needs urgent financing to reach net zero by 2050....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 24, 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Private equity group L Catterton has hired Yock Siong Tee in its Singapore office to oversee its business in south-east Asia, beginning in March. He joins from Affinity Equity Partners....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 9, 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...The law firm K&L Gates has hired Bonita Black as a partner in its corporate practice. She joins the firm’s Charlotte office from Dinsmore & Shohl....
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