tners conference in Zhaoqing, Guangdong VW and Audi form respective partnerships with XPeng and SAIC Motor to launch more NEVs XPeng to acquire Didi Chuxing’s intelligent EV business XPeng settles new model project in Zhaoqing, Guangdong VW China to launch local electric platform for entry-level segment in three years Volkswagen completes acquisition of 4.99% shares of XPeng for USD 705.6 million XPeng to improve overall product safety, qualit...

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, a leading Chinese smart EV company, announced its official entry into the German market, with its latest smart EV models, the G9 flagship SUV and the P7 sports sedan, scheduled to be launched in May 2024. Additionally, the company plans to secure a 3% market share for the new energy vehicle (NEV) segment in Germany by the end of 2024. On April 25, XPeng was present at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing with the X9 flagship large battery electric MP...

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Volkswagen China Technology Company (VCTC) VW's technology and innovation center in HETDA (Anhui Province), 100%TechCo, responsible for development of entry segment's EV-platform for Chinese market. Put into operation in Q1 2024. Responsible for technical development of 2 EV models of Xpeng. - On May 16, 2024, the third phase of the project started with a construction area of approximately 226,000 square meters. It plans to construct supporting ...

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y modernized for it. Standard production of the NEUE KLASSE will begin in 2027 at Plant San Luis Potosi. Further NEUE KLASSE production sites will be announced shortly. The NEUE KLASSE will start in the high-volume core of the BMW brand with a Sports Activity Vehicle and a sedan in today's 3 Series segment. In total, production of at least six NEUE KLASSE models will begin across the BMW Group's worldwide production network in the first 24 months...

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ota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ) announced that it has started the production of Yaris at Kolin plant, as the second European plant following Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF). Toyota has invested more than CZK 4.5 billion in the expansion of the plant for the production of A/B-segment and hybrid electric vehicles based on the Toyota Global New Architecture (TNGA) GA-B platform. The plant will operate in a 3-shift with nearly...

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ng of the 2.0L unit that has already been in production at the same site since September 2019. The 1.5L engine is destined for the new generation Toyota Yaris (shortly to start production at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France, in Valenciennes) and the recently unveiled Yaris Cross - a new compact, B-segment SUV. Other than the 2.0L TNGA engine referenced to earlier, its sister Polish plant in Walbrzych has previously announced to start producing a...

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Assembly Plant, which builds the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus, will be down until May 16 due to chip-related supply constraints. Stellantis also will idle the Belvidere Assembly Plant, which assembles the Jeep Cherokee, the week of May 9. On September 12, Lincoln debuted the new 2023 Corsair with segment-first features, including newly available Lincoln ActiveGlide 1.2 hands-free features for speeds up to 80 mph. The Corsair is built at Louisvi...

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presented. The Bulli will return to the North American market in this version. After the Multivan, the Caddy will be the next to be offered as a PHEV. In the future, the battery-electric offering from the Ford-Volkswagen alliance will be expanded through the addition of a van in the one-ton payload segment. For this year, VWCV will also present next-generation California based on the Multivan. VWCV will be presenting the production version of ID....

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existing orders for approximately 300 fuel cell engines, a new supply commitment for approximately 700 more fuel cell engines, and after-market warranty services. These 1,000 units will consist of 80% FCmove-HD 70 kW engines and 20% FCmove-HD+ 100 kW engines, serving both 12-meter and 18-meter bus segments. The engines are expected to be deployed across Europe, where Solaris buses are powered by Ballard fuel cell engines. The deliveries will sta...

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rok I will continue at the VW Argentina plant in Pacheco. For the moment, Volkswagen confirmed that the Amarok II will be presented in 2022 and the first market to receive it will be Europe. VW noted that "In the Southern Hemisphere, the Amarok - the only one to date with a V6 diesel engine in this segment - is still making steady progress. On February 18, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles revealed new official data on the new second-gen Amarok II, ...

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6 that its new "Auris," "Auris Touring Sports" wagon and the compact "Verso" MPV will make their world premiere at the Paris Motor Show. The new "Auris" comes in three powertrain types: gasoline, diesel and hybrid. The hybrid version is expected to account for one third of the total sales. In the C-segment market in Europe, station wagon variants represent 25 percent of total sales. The "Auris Touring Sports" will be the first model available wit...

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o Show (NYIAS), ahead of its launch in mid-2018. The new RDX A-Spec will be the first application of the sport appearance variant to an Acura SUV. This third-generation RDX marks the return of Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD) to the RDX lineup, and pairs it with a new 2.0L VTEC Turbo engine, segment-first 10-speed transmission and NSX-inspired Integrated Dynamics System. The 2019 RDX was designed and developed in America for the first time...

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nda invested $18.8 million for the Marysville Plant, along with the addition of 50 new full-time jobs in order to the production of this advanced hybrid model. With EPA fuel-economy ratings of 50 mpg city / 45 mpg highway / 47 mpg combined, the 2014 Accord Hybrid achieved the top among the mid-size segment by adopting the new 2 motor hybrid system. Honda launched the Accord Hybrid on October 31 with an MSRP2 starting from USD 29,155, excluding tr...

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new vehicles of various categories through 2020. Before Scania came, Volvo Bus, whose factory and headquarters are in Curitiba, was the only supplier of articulated buses in Brazil. Scania launched its articulated bus in the Brazilian market in 2015 and is the only direct competitor of Volvo in the segment. Scania’s Brazilian plant is located in Sao Bernardo do Campo. Scania has confirmed that its new models will begin production at the São Be...

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yees home for one month in Brazil Marcopolo resumes partial production in Brazilian plants on April 13 Marcopolo to close bus factory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Marcopolo, BYD partnership begins 100% electric bus service in Porto Alegre, Brazil Marcopolo launches Viaggio 800 aimed at charter bus segment in Brazil Marcopolo exports 5 Paradiso G7 1200 buses to middle east from Brazil Marcopolo to receive support from Agrale after plant fire in ...

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vehicle for Hertz's car rental business in China. First, Hertz will purchase two units of the e6 each for its Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen subsidiaries. The e6 will be the first electric vehicle used in the rental car business in the country. BYD will launch the G6 middle to luxury sedan in the B segment in September. The G6 will be powered by the automaker's latest powertrain combining a direct injection engine with turbocharging and a dual cl...

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d. The diesel version of the 2nd-generation Haval H9 supporting 13 Level 2 driver assistance features and VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control). On January 14, HAVAL presented the new HAVAL H7 crossover. Sales of the HAVAL H7 will start in the first half of 2025. It is a large family crossover in the SUV-D segment. Its dimensions are 4,705 mm x 1,908 mm x 1,780 mm. Its 2.0-liter engine produces 192 hp of power.  On April 2, Great Wall Motor Company Limi...

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: Luxury and Flagship. Geely Okavango is a large seven-seater family crossover. It is equipped with a four-cylinder 2-liter gasoline engine with direct injection and turbocharging with a capacity of 200 hp. On January 29, Geely presented Geely EX5 in Russia. It is an electric crossover of the C-SUV segment. It will be the first fully electric model of the brand available on the Russian market. It is built on the advanced proprietary modular archi...

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,000 units. Renault announced on October 31, that Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC) released its 2022 Vision at a media briefing in Wuhan. According to the plan, Dongfeng Renault aims to sell 400,000 vehicles by 2022, based on nine local models, including three EVs, with a focus on the SUV segment. DRAC will continue to develop products focused on the Chinese market and deliver 90% localization. DRAC has matured into a joint venture cove...

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and, which will develop digital intelligent vehicles based on the SDA super intelligent electric digital platform. With Changan Qiyuan launched, Changan Auto now has three sub-brands for intelligent New Energy Vehicles: Changan Qiyuan, Deepal, and Avatr, meeting the requirements of different market segments for development. In the future, Changan Qiyuan will open up the three new product lineups of A, Q, and E0. By 2025, the brand will introduce ...

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