11 Facts About Valmet Automotive

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Valmet Automotive is a Finnish vehicle contract manufacturer and supplier for the development and production of battery systems as well as a supplier for roof and kinematic systems.

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The largest shareholders in Valmet Automotive Group are the Finnish state investment company Tesi and Pontos Group, each with a 38.

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3.

Valmet Automotive has electric vehicles in series production since 2009.

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4.

In July 2021 Valmet Automotive announced to be selected to build long-range solar cars for Lightyear.

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5.

Valmet Automotive has announced the manufacturing conctract with Sono Motors for the Sion model in 2022.

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In July 2012, Daimler AG and Valmet Automotive announced a manufacturing agreement Mercedes-Benz A-Class for the Uusikaupunki, Finland, plant.

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7.

In March 2017, Valmet Automotive announced the manufacturing contract with Daimler AG for the next generation Mercedes-Benz compact cars.

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8.

Valmet Automotive has sites for battery testing and engineering in Bad Friedrichshall, Weihenbronn, Munich and Turku .

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9.

In 2010, Valmet Automotive took over Karmann's roof business and continued operations at the Osnabruck, Germany, and Zary, Poland sites.

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10.

Saab-Valmet Automotive was established in 1968 as a joint venture of Finnish Valmet Automotive and Swedish Saab-Scania.

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11.

Valmet Automotive were only really interested in building the compact Simca-Talbot Horizon, but the French company required Valmet Automotive to assemble the larger 1307 before they would license the Horizon.

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