March 5, 2023

Shortage of metals for EVs is rising up the agenda in automakers’ C-suites

Auto sector executives increasingly anxious about surging prices and tighter supply of metals used in electric vehicle batteries.

March 3, 2023

Column: Automakers rush in where miners fear to tread

It's a useful reminder that going upstream can be a high-risk business for even the biggest automotive companies.

March 3, 2023

Volkswagen board discusses two new North America plants at meeting

The facilities would be one production plant and one battery cell factory, people familiar with the matter said.

March 2, 2023

CATL sells $405 million stake in Pilbara Minerals

CATL bought its 4.9% holding in the depths of the 2019 lithium downturn.

March 2, 2023

Lithium Americas kicks off construction at Thacker Pass

The proposed mine has the potential to be North America's largest source of lithium for electric vehicle batteries.

March 2, 2023

Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report

Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as with the leader of the development agency Corfo.

March 2, 2023

SQM to spend $3.4 billion by 2025 as profit tripled

The world’s second-largest lithium miner's net income hit $3.9 billion in 2022, compared $585.5 million the previous year.

March 1, 2023

Musk tamps down speculation that Tesla will mine lithium

The “limiting factor” is refining lithium, not actually finding it, as no country has a monopoly on deposits, Musk said.

March 1, 2023

Advance Lithium in joint venture talks with Mexico’s national lithium company

Advance Lithium has a group of lithium and potassium salars/salt lakes in central Mexico.

March 1, 2023

Goldman warns carmakers against buying miners: ‘It always end in tears’

Automakers have been pushing into mining more aggressively to lock in supply for batteries.