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Asian EV Manufacturers You Should Know

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BYD Auto BYD Auto is currently the top-selling EV manufacturer in the world, having overtaken Tesla in late 2023. VinFast VinFast is a Vietnam-based company that was established in 2017 by Vingroup. Since 2015, the company has produced ZD models primarily for the Asian market. Already, BYD buses are common across the US.

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Zinnov: automotive witnessing highest disruption among all industries; ~$6B invested in start-ups in FY 2015

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Of all locations, the Bay Area Silicon Valley is at pole position with 27 new R&D centers of auto companies and more than 50% of all auto start-up investments. With ~$6 billion invested in automotive start-ups in FY 2015, new companies are booming. —Sidhant Rastogi, Partner, Zinnov.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

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2015 Focus four-door sedan. Ford unveiled the new Ford Focus four-door sedan prior to its debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show next week. liter EcoBoost engine with a new six-speed manual transmission and standard Auto Start-Stop feature in the US-spec Focus. 2015 Ford Focus Electric. Click to enlarge.

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Mazda more than tripling gasoline and diesel SKYACTIV engine production capacity at powertrain plant in Thailand

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The annual production capacity of MPMT’s engine assembly plant, which began full-scale production in October 2015, is 30,000 units. liter gasoline engines, which are shipped to Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co., The plant produces SKYACTIV-D 1.5-liter liter clean diesel engines and SKYACTIV-G 1.3-liter Mazda is investing ¥22.1

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