The Japanese carmaker will receive gearboxes and engines for 12 of its plants, as well as half a million parts annually, the companies said December 6.

Tesla in the U.S. and China’s BYD are significantly ahead of many of their European rivals in securing access to key raw materials.

The Cheongju, South Korea-based firm inked a contract December 1 with Samsung to supply cathode-active materials worth 43.8 trillion won ($33.5 billion) between 2024 and 2028.

The White House said that it hopes the new rules will encourage the development of auto industry supply chains in the U.S.

Ford and GM were forced to cut their full-year profit forecasts due to lost production from the six weeks of strikes at the companies’ U.S. plants.

Geely is the second car manufacturer to sign a battery swapping deal with Nio, who is also working with Changan Automobile.

The British luxury car manufacturer wants to record operating profits between $3.17 billion and $3.55 billion a year, in line with its plan announced November 28.

Demonstrators from Mighty Earth and Youth Climate Strike LA dressed in red “Squid Game” suits and staged a “die-in” at the LA Auto Show November 18.

Business committee members said that the U.K. has a “limited window in the next three years to attract further investment into this sector.”

BMW has commissioned two investigations into the mine after a German newspaper said toxic arsenic was found in water samples.