The people at Wanxiang told him it would be ready for use in three months.
Other than Wanxiang, there do not appear to be any other alternatives in sight.
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Over the past decade, Wanxiang has been very active buying depressed American auto parts suppliers.
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Like other industrial groups, Wanxiang wants to increase its presence in developed markets, starting with A123.
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China's Wanxiang Group offered A123 a lifeline in August, but Tuesday that deal fell apart.
Its other auto businesses include China-listed parts maker Wanxiang Qianchao and Jiangsu Senwei, whose customers incude Bosch.
Because China is a new frontier for EnerDel, I asked Mr. Gassenheimer how he connected with Wanxiang.
Unfortunately, the Wanxiang deal fell apart when A123 was unable to meet certain conditions of the agreement.
Lu Guanqiu chairs the Hangzhou-based Wanxiang Group, a conglomerate with interests in real estate, finance and auto parts manufacturing.
While Ener1 and EnerDel ready their joint venture with Wanxiang, some Indiana companies are already on the ground in China.
Today Chinese engineers at Wanxiang America's Elgin, Ill. headquarters talk to customers by day and plants in China at night.
In a further ironic twist, Wanxiang generates large amounts of revenues from selling auto parts to General Motors and Ford.
Wanxiang has been in the U.S. news last year for its purchase of financially struggling lithium-ion automotive battery maker A123 Systems.
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Last month lithium-ion battery firm, A123 was sold to Wanxiang Group, an auto-parts conglomerate controlled by billionaire Lu Guanqiu.
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The sales to Wanxiang and Navitas will not generate enough money for A123 to pay its creditors, the battery maker said.
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Chinese engineers at Wanxiang America's headquarters in Elgin, Illinois, talk to customers during the day and plants in China at night.
Despite the fact that A123 has been hemorrhaging cash, Wanxiang Group Corp.
At the time, "Wanxiang didn't have a work force to do international business, " says Ni, now 38 and the president of Wanxiang America.
After its bankruptcy sale to Chinese auto supplier Wanxiang Group, battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. was required to change its name as part of its agreement.
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First, A123 filed for bankruptcy and agreed to sell its electric car battery business to Johnson Controls, apparently cutting out Wanxiang Group Corp.
Wanxiang Group is also vying to acquire battery company A123 Systems.
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The investment by Wanxiang Group Corp. involves convertible notes and warrants that if exercised could leave it with an 80 percent stake in the Waltham, Mass.
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Wanxiang Group, controlled by billionaire Lu Guanqiu, won control of Waltham, Massachusetts-based battery maker A123 at an auction last month, though the transaction faces political opposition.
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Most recently, lawmakers are expressing concern about the potential acquisition of A123 Systems, Inc. (OTC Markets:AONEQ) by Wanxiang, a large, privately owned Chinese auto parts maker.
The deal with Wanxiang Group, one of the largest auto components makers in China, is still preliminary and subject to numerous conditions, including approval by the Chinese government.
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Lu Guanqiu chairs Wanxiang Group of Hangzhou in eastern China.
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Wanxiang is the largest tier-1 auto parts supplier in China.
The day I arrived at the summit the folks at Ener1 were excited about the announcement of a joint venture between their EnerDel subsidiary and Wanxiang of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
The proposed Wanxiang deal for A123 is important for what it says about the electric vehicle industry generally, and the state of the industry in the United States and China, respectively.
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Note: Chinese businesses such as computer brand Lenovo, e-commerce leader Alibaba, telecom hardware giant Huawei, and auto parts maker Wanxiang have looked in recent years to tap into the U.S. marketplace and resources.
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