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Volkswagen Group to invest more than €9.8 billion in China by 2015; efficient products and production

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billion (US$15 billion) in the country by 2015; investments in highly efficient products and resource-conserving production will account for more than two thirds of this figure. By 2018, the workforce is to increase from 75,000 to 100,000 people. Annual production capacity is set to grow from the present figure of 2.6

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Renault and Brilliance sign strategic cooperation agreement with Liaoning province, China; 3 new electric LCVs in 2 years

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Ten months after our initial launch of our joint venture in China with Brilliance, we have a local management team in place, LCV product plan to deliver further growth with seven LCVs for China including three electric LCV models, starting in early 2019. —Renault Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Renault-Brilliance-Jinbei Automotive Co.,

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

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On the eve of the 2016 Beijing International Automobile Exhibition, Toyota announced that it will launch plug-in hybrid versions of the Corolla and Levin—two mass-market models, both of which have conventional hybrid variants—in China during 2018. Click to enlarge. and Sinogy Toyota Automotive Energy System Co.,

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Mazda continues supporting algae biofuels research

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Improving productivity and reducing costs are fundamental to the widespread future availability of algae biofuels. Specifically, the project promotes the production of biofuels from oils derived from microalgae or used cooking oil and encourages the use of such biofuels in passenger cars in Hiroshima.

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

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The new electric vehicle plant, part of the industrial park, is expected to be completed by the end of 2018 with a total investment of 4.69 This will provide GAC Motor with a production capacity of 200,000 units per year. Rendering of GAC Motor’s planned industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles.

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First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan

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The service is scheduled to go on sale on 15 January 2018, while insurance liability is scheduled to commence in April 2018. The advance of telematics technologies has led to major changes in the automobile industry, such as the creation of a variety of new products and services that utilize automobile driving data.

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Volkswagen Group Research and KUKA partner to develop robot-supported services for autonomous and electric vehicles

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By the end of 2018, more than ten new electrified models will be launched on the market. KUKA AG is one of the biggest providers of intelligent automation solutions and is the world’s leading manufacturer of production plants in the automobile industry. —Till Reuter, CEO of KUKA AG.