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Continental launches car tyres made with recycled PET bottles 
GM signs multi-year cobalt supply deal with Glencore
Continental invests €75 million in German autonomous-driving centres
Blackstone and Peugeot develop 3D-printed car products
German automotive supplier ZF buys stake in autonomous cars tech company
Urbix wants to meet 30% of graphite needs for European and US electric vehicles
Northvolt to open third EV-battery gigafactory in Germany
Rock Tech Lithium plans to invest €400 million in Romania to supply automotive industry
Tesla signs major lithium supply deal
Brexit bombards automotive industry with increased costs, paperwork, and delays
Electric-vehicle gigafactories planned in Sweden, France, and Germany
Vulcan Energy and Nobian sign lithium-supply deal
UK pilot plant produces lithium carbonate from granite in ‘world first’
Northvolt joint venture to develop lithium plant in Portugal
Piëch signs digital cockpit development deal with Incari
VW secures lithium supply in deal with Vulcan Energy
Schaeffler announces ‘painful’ closure of ICE-based plant
Car manufacturers and suppliers grapple with chip shortage while tech giant Samsung gears up
Vulcan Energy bags lithium deal with Stellantis
Vulcan Energy secures lithium deal with Renault