Press releases worldwide
Valmet Automotive is building its first battery factory in Germany. At the location in Kirchardt/Baden-Württemberg pre-series production of complete battery systems for electrically powered vehicles is scheduled to start in the first half of 2022. The new battery factory, which […]
Valmet Automotive starts today (Tuesday, March 9th) a recruitment campaign for 1,000 production and salaried employees in Finland. New personnel will be recruited for the Uusikaupunki and Salo sites, and both for vehicle manufacturing and EV Systems business lines. The […]
Valmet Automotive, one of the world’s leading contract manufacturers for passenger cars and Tier-1 system supplier for battery systems for electric powered vehicles, is expanding its engineering activities for e-mobility and creating new positions for engineers, technicians and various support […]
Valmet Automotive has signed a second battery manufacturing contract with a major automotive OEM for the Uusikaupunki, Finland battery plant. The construction work at the Uusikaupunki battery plant site is proceeding as planned, with the production launch scheduled for the […]
New battery production at the vehicle production site Second high-volume battery plant beside Salo Start of high-voltage battery assembly in Uusikaupunki in the latter half of 2021. In the future, Valmet Automotive’s car plant will not only produce passenger cars, […]
. New Battery Test Center in Weihenbronn, Germany, put into operation VA significantly expands test capacities and test expertise New employees to be recruited for battery testing In addition and close to the company’s battery test center hub in Bad […]
Valmet Automotive now has successfully completed the sale of its Engineering Services business to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, after having received the approval of the antitrust authorities. Valmet Automotive is now focusing its engineering efforts on Electric Vehicles battery […]
Valmet Automotive is extending the battery plant in Salo, Finland after less than 12 months of operation to meet the needs of increased production volumes of battery packs. The extension will increase the production capacity of battery packs and double […]
On Monday, Oct 12th, Valmet Automotive has reached an agreement to sell its Engineering Services Business Line to Mutares SE & Co. KGaA. The transaction is still subject to authority approvals and it is expected to close in November. The […]
Valmet Automotive has today (September 22, 2020) published the Group’s first sustainability report. As the company aims at a vanguard status of sustainable development in the automotive industry, the report presents comprehensively the main themes of sustainable development, strategic priorities […]