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The South Carolina project of 1.6 billion battery cell factories has been suspended by AESC which is a setback on the EV & Concept Cars plan of BMW in the U.S. Japan-based battery manufacturer Envision Group, supported by China, used policy and trade risk in the U.S. as one of its major reasons why it is abandoning the building.

The factory was to be used in supplying the future battery cell of the next generation EVs & concept cars of BMW, with the announced super exciting car of the BMW vision program known as the Neue Klasse. Nevertheless, BMW reassured Electrify America that the battery assembly factory in Woodruff is still on schedule to begin operations in the year 2026.

As AESC kept a distance, the Korean battery giants, such as LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI might take over the efforts of BMW in the EV & Concept Cars pipeline. Both firms already have or purchase several U.S. manufacturing plants, which will provide them with an alternative with less tariff risk.

The professionals think that to overcome the challenges of the possible trade barriers in the United States BMW is going to shift to production within its own country as well as the reliable supply of the batteries to manufacture its line of EV & concept cars. The move is part of wider problems within the industry such as changing tariffs and the prospect of Trump policies.

AESC has committed to restarting the project after the situation normalizes by sticking to the same construction budget of $1.6 billion with a promise of 1,600 jobs. However, in the short term, supply chains and diversified battery partnerships may become key factors in determining the future of BMW's EV and Concept Cars manufacturing in the U.S.