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Feuding Korean battery suppliers risk disrupting EV production

New VW ID3 cars pictured during a ceremony marking start of the production of the EV in Zwickau, Germany.
New VW ID3 cars pictured during a ceremony marking start of the production of the EV in Zwickau, Germany. (REUTERS/REUTERS)
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Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang
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Reuters
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November 27, 2019 11:38 AM

SEOUL -- South Korea's SK Innovation beat its larger rival LG Chem to a multibillion dollar deal in 2018 to supply Volkswagen Group with electric vehicle batteries in the United States.

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