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BMW Group extends joint venture contract in China until 2040

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The agreement on the contract extension was signed by the two joint venture partners back in October 2018, on BBA’s 15 th anniversary. The corresponding amendment to the contract comes into force with the new “business licence”, which BBA received today from the relevant Chinese authorities. CBA), indirectly holds the remaining 25%.

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Nissan unveils LEAF-based Sylphy BEV at Auto China 2018

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Nissan unveiled the Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first electric car made in China for Chinese consumers, at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission will go on sale later in 2018. The new Sylphy Zero Emission is the next step in our electrification strategy for China.

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NISTEP: China rises to first place in most cited scientific papers

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As reported in the journal Science , China has slightly edged out the United States in the number of most cited scientific papers, a key measure of research impact, according to Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP). Using that measure, China accounted for 27.2%

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NextSource Materials to collaborate on battery anode plant in Madagascar with Japanese and Chinese partners

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executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with its Japanese offtake partner and a leading Chinese processor of graphite anode material to collaborate on the construction of a value-add, battery anode plant in a jurisdiction that is proximal to the Company’s Molo graphite project in Madagascar. Canada-based NextSource Materials Inc.

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Benchmark: China will increase share of global cathode production to 87% in 2030

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Data from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s Cathode Forecast shows that China is set to extend its dominance of cathode production by 2030, increasing its share of production from 78% in 2022 to 87% in 2030. China’s output of cathode active materials increased more than four times between 2018 and 2022. times in the same period.

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Toshiba’s Visconti 4 image recognition processor selected by leading Chinese manufacturer for ADAS

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The China-New Car Assessment Program, safety testing operated by the government’s China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., introduced evaluation of emergency braking systems in 2018. This marks the first time that a Visconti family processor will be mass-produced for a company outside Japan. billion.

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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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Hyundai Motor Group signed an investment contract with the government of Guangdong Province to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility in Guangzhou, China. The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry.

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