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BMW Group sells more than 1M vehicles in first 5 months of 2018; 4.7% electrified; electrified sales up 41%

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The BMW Group sold more than a million vehicles worldwide (1,003,573 / +1.6%) in the first five months of 2018—the Group’s best Jan-May performance to date. This record result was achieved despite the ongoing global ramp-up of BMW X3 production and volatility in China due to changes in import duties. of all BMW brand sales.

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Anjie Wireless licenses WiTricity technology for China EV market

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WiTricity announced an intellectual property licensing agreement with Anjie Wireless, a China-based automotive Tier 1 supplier. Making vehicle charging a convenient, seamless and efficient process is a priority for accelerating EV adoption (in China and abroad), and a critical component of autonomous vehicle deployment.

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More than 250,000 electrified BMW Group vehicles on the roads; BMW Group electrified sales up 52% in April

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Combined sales of BMW i, BMW iPerformance and MINI Electric vehicles were up 52% in April (9,831), bringing the total number of electrified BMW Group cars sold to over 250,000, said Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Brand BMW. In April, sales of BMW X models accounted for 36.8%

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NEVS Cuts Deal For Sale Of 150,000 Electric Saabs In China

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But the Chinese-backed company now claims it will launch five electric-car models by 2018. Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has only managed to produce a handful of cars since taking over the Swedish automaker in 2012. And we have an idea of where it will get the funding to put that ambitious plan into action.

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Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first US plant

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The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export. Construction will begin in early autumn 2015, with the first vehicles expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018. It already operates two plants in Europe and two in China.

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Volkswagen brand to spend more than €9B on electrification over next 5 years; expansion of platform model

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Two electric vehicle plants are also currently taking shape in Anting and Foshan in China, with production scheduled to commence in 2020. —Board Member for Sales Jürgen Stackmann. billion by the end of 2018. Collectively, these three sites will become Europe’s largest e-production network. With the fully-electric ID.1

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Nissan Ariya production stalls at ‘Intelligent Factory’ putting comeback in jeopardy

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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 13, 2018 Nissan’s “Intelligent Factory” manufacturing system has not been effective and has been “an extremely, extremely high challenge.” China-based supplier Wuxi Welnew Micro-Electronic had a fire in January at its factory where it builds components that Nissan uses.

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