ectricity. Electric motors for the PPE platform come from Audi Hungaria in Győr, Hungary. The PPE body shop in Ingolstadt uses 148,000 square meters of space with 328 employees per shift and 1,150 robots, achieving 87% automation. Over 600 machines from older model production are being reused. A fleet of 40+ automated guided vehicles (AGVs) now delivers parts for the Q6 e-tron body shop and assembly in a fully automated way. On June 16, Audi u...

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odel, the controlling company can clearly define the role and responsibilities of its partners to create a curated experience. The second model is an aggregator model, used by Uber, essentially where the partnerships are the product. Uber has made numerous investments with OEMs, software providers, fleet operators and other companies to deploy robotaxis. In the aggregator model, the controlling company faces a much larger challenge in managing it...

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eases production of Kwid in Brazil Renault inaugurates Curitiba aluminum plant in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil Renault produces one million Sandero units in Sao Jose dos Pinhais, Brazil Renault records record growth in its 20th year of production in Curitiba, Brazil Renault to launch connected car fleet management service in Brazil Groupe Renault and Coscharis Group start partnership to produce and distribute Renault vehicles in Nigeria Renaul...

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the end of 2023. This plan was developed to help ensure that parts suppliers would follow its anticipated production ramp volumes. The 2023 quarterly production plan is as follows: Q1 over 300, Q2 over 8,000, Q3 over 15,000, and Q4 remainder to get to 42,400. Fisker will deliver a small commercial fleet of 15 Fisker Oceans to Magna in December 2022. On November 17, after just over two years of intensive development, Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker ann...

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ble transmission, achieving an EPA-estimated fuel economy rating of 37 miles per gallon. Toyota said it will launch two electric vehicle models "RAV4 EV" and "Scion iQ EV" in the U.S. market. The "RAV4 EV" will be offered to the general public, while the "Scion iQ EV" will be made available only to fleet customers and for car-sharing. business. Toyota USA unveiled limited release series of the 2012 Scion "xD" and "xB" at the State Fair of Texas, ...

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t line moldings-Spoilers-Protectors-Body side moldings-Radiator covers-Tail lamps-Seat componentsMechanisms-Hinges-Door checks-Parking brake levers-Pedal boxes-Electric tailgatesCar navigation systems-“POWERMAP” 3D car navigation and digital map solutions with voice activation software-Power-F, fleet management solutions-3D navigation software Financial Overview (in million THB)   FY ended Dec. 31, 2024 FY ended Dec. 31, 2023 Rate...

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arket share. The picture across Europe’s five largest markets shows how broad the shift has become. However, the transition is also delivering another result at the same time: the OEMs best positioned to meet this new demand are not the ones the framework was designed to protect. Under the EU’s fleet emissions system, manufacturers that miss their CO2 target must either pay fines or pool with over-compliant peers to effectively borrow their s...

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minal on Uusikaupunki plant Valmet reaches record volume in battery manufacturing in 2021 Sono Motors to produce solar EV at Valmet’s Uusikaupunki, Finland plant Valmet, Finland planning to reduce personnel at Uusikaupunki car plant Lightyear, Netherlands to supply solar electric car for MyWheels fleet Lightyear, Netherlands launches world's first production-ready solar car Lightyear, Netherlands develops solar car powertrain with Elaphe, Slov...

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an for general public sold at its dealerships throughout China beginning in late March. The Low carbon version F3DM will be priced at 169,800 yuan and marketed through the company's A1 sales network. As with the standard F3DM priced at 149,800 yuan, which has been sold from December 2008 limited to fleet purchasers including public offices, the Low carbon version F3DM is powered by its original BYD371QA engine (50kW/L), a 75kW motor and lithium i...

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l Aviv, Israel. Dan currently operates close to 1,300 buses and hundreds of minibuses in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Dan will be using the bus on Line 5 in Tel Aviv. Dan Bus will buy approx. 700 electric buses from BYD, planning to replace diesel engine buses that account nearly half of its bus fleet with electric buses. Back in August 2012 Dan and BYD have signed an agreement concerning the plan on purchasing electric buses. Kawloon Motor, a...

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General Motors highlights its GM Powered Solutions division for fleet customers On May 4, General Motors highlighted its GM Powered Solutions division as the part of the business that makes the same engines that power its cars, SUVs, and trucks in the U.S. available to other users, from on- and off-road commercial fleets to marine applications and industrial equipment. GM Powered Solutions (GMPS) is GM’s center of expertise for propulsion solut...

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grew 2.1 times to 109,000 units.   By powertrain, the sales proportions of ICE (46.9%) and HEV models (46.7%) are at the same level, while BEV sales (6.4%) are still low but, on the rise.   At the Auto Guangzhou 2025, GAC Toyota announced targets for the proportion of NEVs (PHEV/BEV/FCEV) in its fleet: 20% by 2026 and 40% by 2027. Sales volume trend of Toyota in China(Source: MarkLines China retail registrations)   Toyota's best-se...

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E Orin for low latency, high performance and high reliability, enabling scalable deployment for self-driving trucks and robotaxis Nuro Nuro Driver AI-driven autonomy platform powered by NVIDIA DRIVE and DriveOS safety architecture Start-Ups Uber Adopted NVIDIA’s AI technology system for its fleet of autonomous vehicles Uniti Beginning with the NVIDIA DRIVE PX, the company's will equip its Uniti One pure EV with all of the equipment nece...

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to Nissan’s development pipeline, the two companies are co-creating a unified platform that removes the friction of traditional systems integration, and enables Nissan to exert greater control over its software stack, providing the agility to pivot instantly and scale innovation across its global fleet, and update vehicle features with the agility of a smartphone. (Red Hat release on May 11, 2026)...

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GlobalData blog: The Commercial Vehicle Show 2026: Electrification and decarbonization accelerate in the UK CV industry The Commercial Vehicle Show 2026 held at NEC Birmingham showcased how the UK Commercial Vehicle (CV) industry has moved beyond its transitioning phase and is now actively implementing its electrification and decarbonization ambitions. Fleet decarbonization was among the major themes discussed at the event, reflected not only by ...

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h 2026 (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) increased 37.8% YOY to 269,483 units in March 2026. The significant increase was due to a recovery in loan demand due to lower interest rates, fleet renewals by corporations and rental car companies, and the effect of introducing new vehicles.Of the newly-registered vehicles, locally-manufact...

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infrastructure, starting with the newly electrified parking lot at Schaeffler’s Technology Center in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Powered by SolarEdge’s Wevo technology, part of the ONE for C&I energy optimization platform, the solution will provide a seamless charging experience for employees and fleet drivers including a custom app.  (From SolarEdge Technologies press release dated August 5, 2025) Schaeffler AG (Schaeffler) will present its ...

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n Auto, Hafei Motor and Changhe Automobile have concluded a framework agreement on the production license. Either of two paid licenses is given with the choice of 1) or 2) below at the time of provision: 1) To allow Hafei Motor and Changhe Automobile to be partially engaged in the production of the fleet owned by Changan Auto. This right must not be transferred to the third party. Changan Auto will stop producing the model. 2) Changan Auto will c...

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ompany to test autonomous vehicles without a safety driver. While the two permits enable driverless testing and passenger-carrying pilot operations, they do not yet authorize paid rides, and the CPUC Drivered Pilot Permit does not authorize driverless passenger operations. Nuro currently operates a fleet of nearly 100 robotaxi engineering vehicles, which are Lucid Gravity vehicles integrated with the Nuro Driver, that support testing and validati...

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and CEO of Kodiak. Kodiak continues to make progress toward launching its full driverless operation by the end of 2026. It currently delivers freight autonomously between Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, and El Paso using its autonomous technology. By the end of 2025, Kodiak had deployed a fleet of 20 self-driving trucks operated by its customer, Atlas Energy Solutions, in West Texas’s Permian Basin. (Kodiak release on May 7, 2026)...

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