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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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The Volkswagen Group and GAZ Group have extended their manufacturing agreement for Volkswagen and ŠKODA models in Russia until 2025. Volkswagen Truck & Bus has a comprehensive portfolio of technologies as well as an extensive international sales network. Petersburg and other major cities in Russia as well as some export markets.

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

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billion) was substantially higher than the prior-year figure (up 14%); the operating return on sales rose to 6.7% (6.0%). In spite of further challenges resulting from the diesel issue and the persistently difficult conditions in vehicle markets such as Brazil and Russia, the Group delivered 10.3 in 2017. billion (US$15.4

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Is A Second OPEC Cut In The Cards?

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million bpd in January 2017, with both OPEC and non-OPEC countries producing less, the IEA noted. The contango has been steadily shrinking, and the futures curve suggests that the market is tightening , which could help to draw down excessive storage that has been kept for sale at a later date. Global oil supplies plunged nearly 1.5

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Ford launching major new product push in Europe; fuel economy and 1.0L EcoBoost engine; first Ford full hybrid car for Europe

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The total European car and CV market, including Russia, is expected to grow 20 percent in the next five years to 23 million vehicles. Commercial vehicle sales in Europe are forecast to grow by more than 30% to nearly 4 million a year by 2017, with the small CV segment growing by more than 70%. and planned for sale in 2014.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. Neither Russia nor Dubai have mature airborne safety standards that cover vehicles of this type,” says Barrett-Gonzalez. But 16 years after its 2008 maiden flight, the $85,000 Aero-X is still not available for sale.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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So, we’re seeing much more competitive prices for sales from our suppliers, dramatically more competitive than in the past. Yeah, it is like Irish Republican Army, the Internet Research Agency from Russia. Elon, thank you very much for this opportunity that I got back in 2017. Unknown executive: Yeah. Elon Musk: Yeah.

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