Your globalization $ at work: CA start-up, PRC tech, OH factory, US jobs
Monday, June 7, 2010 at 12:04AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett in China, Citation Post, US, global economy

WSJ story.

CA start-up Coda Automotive is set to build factory in Ohio with 1,000 jobs, using Chinese technology to make lithium-ion batteries for an all-electric vehicle.

Batteries are too heavy to ship, so Coda wanted a US-based factory.  Until it's up and running, a previous JV set up in Tianjin will make the initial batteries.

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