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Fisker Ocean Wins Two Automobile Awards in France, for Best Full Electric Vehicle 2023 and SUV of the Year 2023

Electric Cars Report

The all-electric Fisker Ocean SUV has won both Best Full Electric Vehicle and SUV of the Year at the Automobile Awards 2023, the prestigious French mobility awards competition.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

Green Car Congress

Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. The BMA platform will be applied in compact cars, including SUVs, sedans, MPVs, crossovers, and wagons.

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Audi to launch new sporty SUV with electric drive in 2018

Green Car Congress

As part of its expansion of its SUV range, Audi will launch a “sporty SUV with electric drive” in 2018. In addition, Audi will begin production of the Audi Q1 in 2016 and add the new Audi Q8 at the top end of the SUV family in 2019. Overall, Audi plans to expand its model range from today’s 52 to 60 automobiles in 2020.

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Study: Giant Pickups and SUVs More Dangerous to Pedestrians, Obviously

The Truth About Cars

A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has claimed that large, blunt-nosed pickups and SUVs pose a greater risk to pedestrians than other vehicle types. vehicle fleet made up of pickups and SUVs. The above reads like someone who has just been exposed to automobiles and has zero experience with the industry.

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Volkswagen and JAC launch new JV for electric cars for mass market in China; 1st vehicle in 2018

Green Car Congress

In the presence of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Berlin, Volkswagen signed a joint venture agreement with the Chinese automaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC). It is planned that the new joint venture with JAC should produce its first jointly developed electric vehicle in 2018.

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Audi introducing Q2, new Q5 in 2016, confirms electric SUV for 2018; investing more than €3B in 2016

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In 2018, Audi will launch its first large‑series battery‑electric vehicle, based on the Audi e-tron Quattro concept. By 2020, Audi will expand its model range to include 60 different automobiles. “ Audi plans to enter a new market segment with the Audi Q2 model next year, and will also present the the successor of the Audi Q5.

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Volkswagen to produce new CrossBlue-based midsize SUV in Chattanooga; $900M investment

Green Car Congress

The new mid-size SUV is based on the CrossBlue concept. The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of its new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. Being based on the MQB, the new mid-size SUV will be able to offer a range of powertrain options, depending upon market demand.

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