Electric cars are expected to enter a fast-growth period this year – media reports indicated that traditional automotive heavyweight Hota Industrial Mfg has seen a huge increase of orders from one of its major clients, Tesla Inc. ...
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US-based Terrafugia said that the latest features and systems will be incorporated into the Transition flying car, which is due to come to market in 2019. The new features in the Transition production vehicle, a two-seat auto and ...
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Volvo Cars is expanding production of XC40 small SUV in Europe and China in order to meet increasing demand. The company said that it has received nearly 80,000 orders for the SUV and will expand production at its Ghent manufacturing ...
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Zhejiang Geely, the Chinese automaker that owns Volvo, has agreed to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based startup company working on the development of a flying car. Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Swedish automaker Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holdings will be investing €640m in their new electric vehicle brand Polestar. The investment will be used to establish a manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China which is ...
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With over 18 years of manufacturing experience, Altezza Co., Ltd, is a veteran Taiwanese maker of motor parts and accessories. The ISO 9001 and QS9000-certified company's products comprehend brake parts, chassis and steering parts, ...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has denied reports that it received a formal bid from the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) with respect to sale of its Jeep brand. FCA said that it will stick to its 2014-18 growth plan and has ...
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Volvo has announced it will manufacture all its cars with either a hybrid or electric engine as of 2019, in a move that will likely be seen as a significant step in reducing carbon emissions. The company called the change a "historic ...
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China will quadruple its new energy vehicle annual output to 2 million by 2020, a cabinet minister said. Citing a government plan, Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei said at a Beijing forum over the weekend that by ...
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Govt incentives remain the primary driver of the industry, rather than organic demand or products' competitiveness Electric cars are widely believed to be the future of the automotive industry, but experts say even in the world's largest ...
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Compared to the Chinese presented the large but impractical networked car concept, the vehicle communication and networking called Telematics , more points to the multimedia and information technology. In fact, whether it is TOYOTA Gbook, ...
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Volvo Car have signed a five-year loan agreement of SEK1bn (EUR102m) to finance the next phase of the company's R&D program. The loan will support financing for the development of new modular ...
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Compared to the traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles, as well as people familiar with the natural gas vehicles, methanol car seems to be very strange. However, there has been some automobile companies launched methanol trucks, which ...
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Volvo Cars has unveiled a new manufacturing strategy for China in which production capacity will be increased. China will be developed into a global manufacturing and export hub servicing growing demand for the company's new range of cars ...
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More domestic car brands have demonstrated their eagerness for recognition as premium, although none of the Chinese peer group have yet revealed a strategy that will lead them to the top. Although there are previous failures that serve as ...
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