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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Toyota, Stellantis, Ford, Tesla and Allison Transmission

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 26, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Toyota Motor Corporation TM, Stellantis N.V. STLA, Ford Motor Company F, Tesla, Inc. TSLA and Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. ALSN.

Here are highlights from Monday’s Analyst Blog:

EV Roundup: TM's $3.4B Investment, Tesla's Blowout Q3 and More

The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is speeding up, with legacy automakers leaving no stone unturned to establish a strong foothold in this domain and setting ambitious targets to electrify their fleet. Last week, Toyota bet big on the U.S. electric future with a $3.4-billion investment. In a bid to step up its EV prowess, Stellantis inked joint venture deals with LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI. Ford announced plans to invest $300 million for manufacturing EV components in Europe, as it plans to go all-electric in the continent by the decade-end.

Such has been the frenzy surrounding electrified vehicles that Apple iPhone maker Foxconn is also set to capitalize on the same. The Taiwan-based electronics giant is set to bet on the green mobility future with three EVs that it plans to bring to the market: an electric SUV, a flagship sedan, and an electric bus, labeled the Model E, Model C, and Model T, respectively.

Last Week’s Key Stories

Toyota will invest $3.4 billion (380 billion yen) for automotive battery development and production in the United States through 2030. The investment, which is supposed to come from Toyota’s North American arm, involves the plan to establish a new company and build an automotive battery plant in the United States in collaboration with Toyota Tsusho.

The plant, anticipated to start production in 2025, involves an outlay of $1.29 billion for expansion until 2031, resulting in the creation of 1,750 new jobs. The venture will initially focus on producing batteries for hybrid EVs. The new company's activities will also include aiding Toyota in enhancing its local supply-chain network and production expertise related to lithium-ion automotive batteries.

Tesla reported third-quarter 2021 earnings of $1.86, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39. A higher-than-expected automotive gross profit resulted in this outperformance.

Precisely, automotive gross profit came in at $3,673 million, topping the consensus mark of $3,328 million. The bottom line also compared favorably with the year-ago earnings of 76 cents a share. Total revenues came in at $13,757 million, beating the consensus mark of $13,163 million. The top line also witnessed year-over-year growth of 56.8%.

The EV king reiterated its goal of achieving 50% average annual growth in vehicle deliveries over a multi-year horizon. Tesla currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

Stellantis entered into a joint venture deal with LG Energy Solution to develop battery cells in North America. Per the deal, the companies will jointly establish a battery factory having an annual capacity of 40 gigawatt-hours (GWh) that will be functional by first-quarter 2024. Stellantis also announced its collaboration with Samsung SDI for battery production in North America.

With Samsung, it will develop a plant with an initial annual capacity of 23 GWh, having an expansion capacity up to 40 GWh. This plant is expected to become operational in 2025. The agreements are in sync with Stellantis’ plans to invest more than €30 billion throughout 2025 in electrification and software development.

Ford announced plans to spend more than $300 million to manufacture EV parts and components in Europe. In this regard, the U.S. auto biggie intends to convert the Halewood factory in northern England into a facility that will engage in the development of electric power components for green vehicles.

The Halewood plant, with a production capacity of 250,000 power units per year, will begin manufacturing the parts by mid-2024. This marks Ford’s first European in-house location to make EV parts and an important investment, as it plans to go all-electric in the continent by 2030.

Allison Transmission is set to make a strategic investment of approximately $42 million in Jing-Jin Electric (JJE) IPO. Allison’s investment in JJE follows the recent collaboration between the two companies to accelerate the development of best-in-class electrified powertrain solutions for global commercial vehicles.

The alliance aims to bank on JJE’s dominance in electric motor and inverter development, and robust foothold in the China commercial vehicle electrified powertrain market, while exploiting Allison’s expertise in fully-electric and electric hybrid commercial duty propulsion systems. The latest investment highlights Allison’s commitment to the commercial electric vehicle space.

Price Performance

In the past six months, all stocks have decreased, apart from Tesla, XPeng and Li Auto. Lordstown bore the maximum brunt, with shares declining 53.2%. The past week also displayed a mixed price trend, with Nikola being the worst performer and Tesla registering the maximum gains.

What’s Next in the Space?

Stay tuned for announcements of upcoming EV models and any important updates from the red-hot industry.

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