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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In China, people breathe ozone-laden air two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new international study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. For China, sites in 74 major cities with continuous observations from 2013?2017 2017 for one ozone metric.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

The combined capacity of the 10 largest players Chinese automakers is expected to jump from around 12 million units in 2009 to 21 million or so in 2012. SAIC plans a 30% increase over 2009 capacity by 2012. China FAW plans to nearly double output capacity. In 2009, new car sales in China surged 46% to 13.64

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DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Volvo Car Group, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Volvo Group, the Chinese Ministry of Transport’s Research Institute of Highway and Tongji University in Shanghai have launched the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety in Beijing, China.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

will mass-produce an electric vehicle in China starting as early as 2012 through its joint venture with China FAW Group Corp. “Mass production could begin as soon as 2012, with sales to go nationwide,” a media relations representative said Tuesday. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

ZF has secured contracts for its dual pinion steering systems with three domestic Chinese manufacturers. Thanks to its clear cost and environmental benefits, dual pinion represents an excellent solution for the Chinese market and globally.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Hyundai Motor Company has begun construction of a third plant in China to respond to growing demand in the world’s largest automobile market. Today is a very important day for us, as we secure production capacity for one million units in China. Hyundai established BHMC in 2002, opening its first plant in China. million units.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

(BDNT), the 50:50 R&D Joint Venture between Daimler AG and BYD Company Limited, is going to show a design concept of the future joint venture electric vehicle to the public for the first time during next year’s Auto China in Beijing. Both partners have decided to sign a number of China-based international as well as local suppliers.

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APRIL 9, 2014

The Audi A6 L e-tron concept presented at Auto China 2012 in Beijing. Together with its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW, Audi will launch a plug-in hybrid car for the Chinese market. In 2012, Audi unveiled an Audi A6 L e-tron concept at Auto China in Beijing with an all-electric driving range of 80 km (50 miles).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

This is the highest level since 1 May 2012 when copper traded at US$8,528/t. Roskill noted that although Chinese refined metal buying has cooled since an earlier frenzy, several end use subsectors remain busy. Trade data on Chinese copper imports in January and February are not due to be released until 8 March.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Renault, and Xu Ping, Chairman of Dongfeng Motor (DFM) signed the contract for the creation of a new joint venture company for localized production in China: Dongfeng Renault Automotive Company (DRAC). Renault is now switching gear in China with plans for local production.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Airbiquity and China Unicom of Shanghai announced a partnership to provide telematics services for the Chinese automotive market, leveraging Airbiquity’s Choreo connected vehicle service delivery platform and China Unicom’s telecom infrastructure and service provider capabilities.

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JULY 30, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) vehicle powertrain production subsidiary in Changshu, China, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Established in July 2012, TMCAP began production of CVTs for compact cars on 14 July. China-made hybrid components will be used in China-market Corollas and Levins starting in 2015.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group set a new export sales record in December with 11,000 cars being exported during the month, which also helped the company increase its export sales over the course of 2012 by 164%. Geely’s December 2012 sales were pulled forward by a strong showing from the Emgrand series of vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2013

The new smart fortwo electric drive is now available to buy from dealerships in China. The smart brand celebrated this market launch at the Guangzhou Motor Show, where the all-electric city runabout was presented to the Chinese public. smart is now represented in 46 markets worldwide with the brand most recently introduced in Russia.

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MAY 13, 2014

Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9 This continues a trend of significant growth in China’s transportation sector since the 1990s. Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2011

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) announced today that the assembly of its Chevrolet Move—sold as the Wuling Rong Guang in China—will be assembled at General Motors Egypt starting in the third quarter of 2012. Vehicle kits will be supplied by GM China’s SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint venture.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The European Union’s climate innovation initiative, Climate-KIC , and the fourth largest city of China, Tianjin, have agreed to collaborate on the JiefangNan Rd New Meijiang pilot, a low-carbon city project. The EU is China’s biggest trading partner, while China is the EU’s largest source of imports and second largest two-way trading partner.

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APRIL 11, 2013

Connected services specialist WirelessCar supported BMW and its local service partner China Unicom to introduce ConnectedDrive services to China since September 2012. The Chinese market offers high potential with close to 20 million cars sold in 2012; it is also a highly complex and regulated market.

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JULY 24, 2017

China-based GAC Motor has introduced its all-electric GE3 SUV into the Chinese market; the GE3 made its international debut at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January. The GE3 is based on a new EV platform and positioned as a medium- to high-end electric SUV.

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APRIL 22, 2013

Daimler’s smart brand will bring the smart fortwo electric drive to market in China by year’s end, becoming the first European importer to sell a fully electric vehicle on the Chinese market. The Chinese government has now given the green light for approval of the zero-local-emission runabout.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The world’s two largest economies—the United States and China—are poised to be the world’s top export and import markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG), respectively, in 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. Meanwhile, mainland China has already become the top global importer of LNG. MMt, up 5.8% increase or 12.3

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

The second phase of the General Motors China Advanced Technical Center, the most-comprehensive advanced automotive technology development center in China, remains on track to open in the second half of 2012. The lab has been carrying out testing of different submissions from selected Chinese battery suppliers.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The study is the first to document the health and economic benefits of policies to reduce the burden of air pollution in a highly polluted area of China, and provides a model to measure how policies to improve air quality can protect human health. Results appear in an open access paper in the journal Environment International.

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APRIL 11, 2013

The Governor’s trade and investment mission follows more than a year of significant diplomatic and business exchanges between the State of California and China. In February 2012, Governor Brown welcomed His Excellency Xi Jinping, then-Vice President, and now President of China, to California.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2014

China’s apparent oil demand in October rose 2.9% million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The official data has also showed that China’s year-to-date import and export volumes between January and October are at a net balance. China’s oil product imports tumbled 22.2%

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation has expanded the R&D facilities at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., TMEC was established in 2010, in line with Toyota’s aim to produce cars in China for the Chinese market. In 2012, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co.,

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JULY 12, 2018

Daimler and Chinese partner Tsinghua University signed an agreement further to deepen their research cooperation in the fields of automated driving and intelligent mobility. China today plays a leading role not only in terms of its automotive industry, but as an overall engine for innovation. —Prof.

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MAY 19, 2020

BASF and DiDi, the world’s leading mobile transportation platform, signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, where Xiaoju Autocare (Xiaoju Yangche), a subsidiary of DiDi, is headquartered. Chinese future spray painters are professionally trained by BASF. Source: BASF Coatings.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Results from a study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University, Ford and Drexel University suggest that Chinese consumers are more receptive to adopting battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) than their American counterparts, regardless of subsidies. China has a major intercity train system, providing inexpensive and reliable travel between cities.

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MARCH 6, 2014

The UK and China have agreed to a new £20-million (US$33-million) three-year program that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and offshore renewables in the two countries. million (US$11 million) available each year. million (US$9.4 million (US$9.4

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OCTOBER 20, 2015

Daimler Greater China and Beijing’s Tsinghua University have signed a contract to continue and further to expand their research cooperation begun in 2012 for another 3 years. The expanded research collaboration with Tsinghua University again shows Daimler’s clear commitment to R&D activities in China.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

plans to begin assembling plug-in hybrids in China by 2012. The joint venture with China FAW Group Corp. Toyota intends to position the joint venture as the Chinese supply base for plug-ins, which are touted as the next big thing in environmentally friendly vehicles. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

To expand its global electrified powertrain offerings and strengthen its local footprint in China, Magna has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Huayu Automotive Systems Co., The new-energy vehicle (NEV) market will continue to grow at a rapid speed in China. HASCO), a subsidiary of SAIC Motor. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

has signed a memorandum of understanding with a major Chinese company for the development and marketing of UQM electric propulsion systems for New Energy Vehicles (NEV) in China. This agreement expands the reach of UQM to four continents, and represents the initial step in its strategy to penetrate the China market.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Production has begun at the Volkswagen Group’s new plant in Ningbo, China—the Group’s 105 th plant worldwide and its 16 th in China. This new, state-of-the-art factory is further proof of the Volkswagen Group’s comprehensive commitment in China. China is the Volkswagen Group’s largest sales market.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

established with China FAW Group Corporation in China’s Sichuan Province, has begun production of the third-generation Prius”gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle at its Changchun Plant. Sales of the vehicle will begin in early 2012. Manufacturing (China) Co., further localize production of hybrid technologies in China.

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APRIL 24, 2016

On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. Later, the establishment of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co.,

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