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Kawasaki’s liquefied hydrogen carrier departs to pick up first cargo

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The Suiso Frontier received a classification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), recognizing that it complies with International Maritime Organization?IMO) IMO) standards, in early December. J-POWER) to form the CO 2 -free Hydrogen Energy Supply-chain Technology Research Association (HySTRA).

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International Trucks offers over-the-air programming for Cummins engines

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Building on its introduction of over-the-air (OTA) programming for its proprietary engines, International Trucks is now the first truck OEM to offer OTA programming for Cummins engines. The service will first be available for limited production release of Cummins 2017 model year engines, beginning in fall 2016.

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Volkswagen Group reorganizing some international production; new Poland plant for Crafter

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The Volkswagen Group is re-ordering major parts of its international plant capacity deployment. The Group is building a new plant at Wrze?nia, nia, Poland to build the successor to the Volkswagen Crafter van. nia plant will be commissioned in the second half of 2016. The new Wrze?nia

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DiDi enters JV to build out own EV charging network

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DiDi Chuxing has entered a joint venture to build its own charging networks for electric vehicles (EVs). We have started new joint venture projects to build our own EV charging systems. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), more than 750,000 EVs were sold worldwide last year, compared to 547,220 sold in 2015.

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Porsche and UP.Labs to build startups tailored for Porsche’s business

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Through UP.Labs, Porsche secures access to international talents and their know-how. Porsche has been active since 2016 in identifying and taking stakes in around 40 startups with new business models and new technologies. Development is already underway for the first two startups, to be founded before the end of 2022.

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Magna to build new aluminum casting plant in UK to support Jaguar Land Rover

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Magna International Inc. will build a new aluminum casting facility in Telford, United Kingdom, to support Jaguar Land Rover. Construction is expected to start in the autumn of 2016.

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Volkswagen to build first production MEB electric vehicle at Zwickau in 2019

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Volkswagen’s Zwickau plant in Saxony, Germany will build the brand’s first production vehicle based on the MEB—the Modular Electric Drive kit, Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukastenin—2019. In addition, the plant will be building a pilot facility for battery cells and cell modules. Earlier post.) Volkswagen’s I.D.,

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