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ŠKODA AUTO launches production of MEB battery systems at Mladá Boleslav headquarters

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ŠKODA AUTO has started manufacturing battery systems for all-electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mladá Boleslav. This makes the car manufacturer’s main plant the only production facility for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany.

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TTTech Auto gains US$285M investment from Aptiv and Audi

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TTTech Auto, a Vienna-based technology leader in automotive safety software, raised US$285 million (€250 million) from Aptiv PLC and Audi in its latest funding round. With this latest funding round and a valuation of more than US$1 billion, TTTech Auto confirms its strong position amid a growing number of auto tech unicorns.

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Germany – Plugin EVs About To Blast Past 25% Share Of Auto Market

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Europe’s biggest auto market, Germany, saw plugin electric vehicle share hit 23.4% The overall auto market saw volume of 231,000 still significantly down from pre-Covid 2019’s ~340,000. in May, up over 3x from 7.3% in May 2020. Summer always brings a further boost, so from now on 25% and above is inevitable.

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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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Impacts to global auto demand in the wake of COVID-19 have rapidly progressed to severity levels higher than the 2008-2009 recession, and significant uncertainty around prospects for a meaningful recovery remain. —Colin Couchman, executive director, global autos demand forecasting at IHS Markit. million units. million units.

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New FIAT 500e EV to come to N America

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and CMO global of Stellantis, officially announced plans to offer the fully electric Fiat 500e in North America. FIAT first introduced a battery-electric version of the 500 in the US market at the LA Auto Show in 2012. FIAT stopped selling the 500e in the US after 2019.

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Vietnam’s VinFast launches 3 electric crossovers with autonomous capabilities; two headed for N.A. and Europe

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In addition, the full-option versions of all 3 models are equipped with some level 4 autopilot features such as automatic 3-dimensional map setting; auto-detect parking slot and auto-parking; summoning vehicles; and the ability to connect with the transport system and smart cities.

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EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Megapack energy storage battery factory in Shanghai – ET Auto

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Tesla opened an EV plant in Shanghai in 2019 that assembles cars for China, Europe and other overseas markets. The market leader is Chinese auto company BYD. The USD 200 million plant in Shanghai’s Lingang pilot free trade zone will be the first Tesla battery plant outside the United States. It is the No.