{
  "id": 10468736,
  "title": "VW, Gotion ramp up battery production in Europe, Morocco amid rising EV demand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vw-gotion-ramp-up-battery-production-in-europe-morocco-amid-rising-ev-10468736",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T14:28:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3369104/vw-gotion-ramp-battery-production-europe-morocco-amid-rising-ev-demand"
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  "summary": "Volkswagen Group and its Chinese partner Gotion High-tech have stepped up a gear in tapping global demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries with plans to invest a combined €3.22 billion (US$3.66 billion) to set up three production lines in Europe and North Africa. The factories, to be jointly owned by the German marque and China’s fourth-largest EV battery maker, would be capable of delivering…",
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        "outlet": "SCMP Business",
        "title": "VW, Gotion ramp up battery production in Europe, Morocco amid rising EV demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/vw-gotion-ramp-up-battery-production-in-europe-morocco-amid-rising-ev",
        "published": "2026-09-28T14:28:42.000Z"
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