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GAC Group begins construction of $6.5B industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles

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China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. The company ranked 5 th among all brands in J.D.

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Toyota licenses its GRAS-Di DNA analysis technology to Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Eurofins Genomics, and GeneBay

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In September 2016, Toyota announced that it had paired its proprietary sample preparation technology with a next-generation sequencer to develop GRAS-Di, a new technology that can substantially simplify the process of identifying and selecting specimens with useful genetic information.

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BMW joining Formula E in Season 5

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The main driving force behind the new BMW i Motorsport is the development of innovative technology in the field of electromobility, in which the company has established a leading role over the past ten years. BMW had initially expressed in 2016 its goal to enter Formula E. This project is thoroughly driven by technology.

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Volkswagen Group and SAIC to produce EVs and PHEVs in China

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The company said that it will also intensify its local research in the fields of fuel cells and plug-in hybrid vehicles as well. A new Volkswagen brand C-segment model will be produced at the Anting plant, to the west of Shanghai, beginning in 2016. These agreements form part of the total investment of €22 billion (US$24.5

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Toyota launches e-Palette autonomous electric concept and mobility system

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Announced in 2016, the MSPF is Toyota’s framework for a range of connected vehicle applications, providing a full suite of services needed to support Mobility-as—Service (MaaS) ranging from vehicle leasing and insurance to fleet management and big data. —Akio Toyoda. DiDi, Mazda and Uber will also join as technology partners.

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BMW to partner with Andretti Formula E; may lead to works involvement

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The strategic realignment of the motorsport activities is a strong commitment to motorsport on the part of our company. In the last ten years, we have established a leading position in the automobile industry in this field with BMW i. It will remain a cornerstone within the BMW Group in the future.

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GM and Stellantis Back Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnet

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For several years, the automobile industry has grappled with a straightforward question: Is it possible to produce a powerful, efficient, and mass-producible synchronous motor that contains no rare-earth elements at all? Magnetocrystalline anisotropy is the question mark hanging over Niron’s magnet, iron nitride.

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