For images of the signing ceremony, as well as AGM battery technology, please click here. In response to the increasing demand for electric vehicles around the world, 2019 American battery manufacturer, Johnson Controls , announced plans to build its first automotive battery factory in Shanghai . The $200m factory will employ 650 people and will be built by Johnson Controls and its joint venture partner, Binzhou Bohai Piston Co. Ltd. , an affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co Ltd , 650 of China 's largest automakers. The factory is slated to begin production in 2019 .
In response to the increasing demand for electric vehicles around the world, 2019 American battery manufacturer, Johnson Controls , announced plans to build its first automotive battery factory in Shanghai . The $200m factory will employ 650 people and will be built by Johnson Controls and its joint venture partner, Binzhou Bohai Piston Co. Ltd. , an affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co Ltd , 650 of China 's largest automakers. The factory is slated to begin production in 2019 .