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Roskill: Yahua-Tesla deal indicative of increasing capability and numbers of Chinese lithium convertors

Green Car Congress

Until recently, there have been only five Chinese mineral-based convertors supplying or scheduled to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to the overseas market: Ganfeng Lithium, Tianqi Lithium, Zhiyuan Lithium, General Lithium, and Yahua Lithium.

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Countdown to Zero: Ahead of Aussie launch, Chinese premium brand Lynk & Co reveals first EV

EV Central

The sleek electric sedan that is a big chance to lead Chinese-Swedish premium Lynk & Co’s Australian launch has been revealed in official teaser photography. Geely, which also owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and others, announced back in 2021 Lynk & Co would go on-sale in Australia in 2025. Dubbed the Lynk & Co Zero, the 5.0

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Volkswagen Group returns to profitability with new record for sales revenue and operating result in 2016

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group made progress in 2016 in overcoming its self-inflicted diesel crisis. Sales revenue in fiscal year 2016 rose by €4.0 billion) was substantially higher than the prior-year figure (up 14%); the operating return on sales rose to 6.7% (6.0%). billion (US$4.22 billion) to €217.3 billion (US$229.4

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Chinese language automakers to take hold of majority percentage of home gross sales for first week, forecast says

Baua Electric

AlixPartners forecast China’s total auto gross sales would develop 3 p.c million automobiles, convalescing to the extent of gross sales prior to COVID-19. Dyer forecast annual gross sales of Chinese language-branded automobiles in in a foreign country markets would develop to 9 million automobiles through 2030.

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CRU: lithium price downtrend continues, with disappointing EV sales in China the driver

Green Car Congress

Many market players look to Chinese lithium spot prices as a bellwether of market health and therefore the continued decline of lithium prices in China has put mounting pressure on the global lithium market, CRU says. Chinese EV sales through to July totalled 696,000 this year. Although this marks an impressive 41.5%

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JATO: Global car sales up by 2.8% in Q1 2016 due to SUV boost in China and Europe

Green Car Congress

million LCVs and passenger car units were sold across all segments globally in Q1 2016—a 2.8% increase (558,700 more units) on the same period in 2015—largely driven by growth in the Chinese and European markets. Sales of SUVs in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) gave the overall market a boost with 20% growth and 1.11

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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

Green Car Congress

Low-speed electric vehicle sales there appear to have slowed in 2018, but manufacturers still sold nearly 1.5 At the current estimated low-speed electric vehicle fleet size, the potential fuel demand displacement could exceed 60,000 barrels per day—2% of current total Chinese gasoline demand.