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BMW opens Bavaria battery plant amid Asia reliance questions
Original: DW News. . BMW opened a state-of-the-art battery plant in Bavaria. But while batteries may be assembled in Germany, much of the technology, production capacity and supply chain still depends on Asia. And reducing that dependence could come at a price. #
BMW has opened a new state-of-the-art battery assembly plant in Bavaria, Germany. DW News reports that while the batteries are put together in Germany, much of the underlying technology, production capacity and the supply chain still depend heavily on Asia. Breaking that dependence on Asian suppliers, analysts suggest, could prove costly for European carmakers.
Why now: BMW's new battery plant has renewed debate over Europe's dependence on Asian battery supply chains and the cost of reducing it.
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