MILAN Automotive Cells Company ACC has picked Turin-based Comau to design and develop the battery module production lines for a gigafactory it is building in the French town of Douvrin, Comau said on Thursday.
ACC, a joint venture of Stellantis, Mercedes Benz and TotalEnergies, has a plan worth over 7 billion euros $6.9 billion to build three gigafactories in France, Germany and Italy with a capacity of 40 gigawatt hours GWh each by 2030, to support the growing production of electrified vehicles.
As part of the deal, Comau, the robotics arm of Stellantis, will provide ACC with the expertise and equipment needed to automate the manufacturing of the EV batteries, with the option to produce both 8 and 16 cell modules.
It said the five Comau-designed lines will allow ACC's French gigafactory to produce up to 8 GWh annually by the end of 2024, and it will guarantee local sourcing of technology, auxiliary equipment and components.