TOKYO -- Japanese companies are moving to increase battery material production in North America for electric vehicles, hoping to capitalize on the U.S. push to build a local EV supply chain.
Japanese manufacturers to join U.S. supply chain to expand market share
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General Motors assembly workers connect a battery pack underneath a Chevrolet Bolt EV at a plant in Michigan. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japanese companies are moving to increase battery material production in North America for electric vehicles, hoping to capitalize on the U.S. push to build a local EV supply chain.