Toyota Motor is planning to introduce 10 new electrified vehicles for the Chinese market by the end of 2020. The company is showcasing the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) versions of its Corolla and Levin passenger cars at the ...
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Mercedes Benz-maker Daimler has broken ground at its new factory to produce the next generation S-Class and electric vehicles at its Sindelfingen plant in Germany. Mercedes-Benz Cars presents its "Factory 56", the world's most modern car ...
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The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi automotive alliance announced that its member companies sold a combined total of 10,608,366 units in the 12 months to 31 December 2017. Growing demand for SUVs, light commercial vehicles and a rising number ...
Groupe Renault and Brilliance China Automotive have signed a joint venture (JV) contract to manufacture and sell light commercial vehicles (LCV) in China in three segments with three brands. The new JV, which will be known as ...
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Nikola Motor, a start-up company which ventured into developing electric long-haul trucks, has partnered with Bosch to develop commercial vehicle powertrain. The partnership will help in bringing to market fuel cell and commercial vehicle ...
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The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has proposed a 20% CO2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021, and said the target should be conditional on the real market uptake of electrically-chargeable ...
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Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...
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Self-driving vehicle technology developer Nauto has closed a $159m series B financing round for its growth and global expansion. A subsidiary of SoftBank and Greylock Partners led the round. Others participating in the round were ...
Daimler has laid the foundation for a second factory for lithium-ion batteries in Kamenz, Germany. Stuttgart/Kamenz, Germany – By laying the foundation for one of the biggest and most modern battery factories, Daimler AG is setting ...
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Sexy Tesla sports cars aren’t the only vehicles that deserve the battery treatment – drayage vehicles, school buses, garbage trucks and cargo haulers are also going electric. And the ranks of those medium- and heavy-duty ...
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With a portfolio of nearly 40 models including commercial vehicles, passenger cars and green energy vehicles, JAC has all of them displayed at Auto Shanghai 2017 from April 17th to 28th. While A60, M6, and N-series truck attracted the ...
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Bosch is planning to divest its subsidiary Robert Bosch Starter Motors Generators, including all subsidiaries, to the purchaser consortium ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co., Ltd.), Zhengzhou, China, and CRCI (China Renaissance ...
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Daimler is planning to open a new facility in Russia for the production of Mercedes-Benz cars. At Esipovo Industrial Park, about 40 kilometers northwest of Moscow, a flexible production of SUVs and the E-Class Sedan will be established. ...
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China's mechanical industry developed rapidly last year, buoyed by the fast-growing auto and electrical appliance segments, China Machinery Industry Federation said Thursday. The auto sub-sector contributed nearly 60 percent of the ...
Thirteen energy, transport and industry companies have launched a global initiative to voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy transition. In the first global initiative of its kind, the ...
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