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China become the sector’s biggest car exporter in Q1 2023, surpassing Japan

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Within the first quarter of this 12 months, China surpassed Japan and Germany to transform the sector’s biggest car exporter for the primary year, exporting a complete of one.069 Japan impaired to be the sector’s eminent car exporter, exporting 1.047 million automobiles within the first quarter of this 12 months.

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BMW updates BMW Connected with expanded services, device support and availability

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Using the Open Mobility Cloud as a basis, it connects touchpoints such as smartphones and smartwatches with users’ cars, thus weaving the car into their digital lives. With BMW Connected, mobility begins before the user gets into the car and does not have to end when they find a parking space.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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In Germany, for example, 25% of new cars are electrified. umlaut and our partner, Connect, conducted and published a comprehensive end-user charging test of EMPs (providers of charging apps and billing solutions) and CPOs (operators of charging points) in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

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TomTom extends coverage of real-time traffic products for congestion reduction

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TomTom, the leading supplier of in-car location and navigation products and services, has extended its HD Traffic portfolio of real-time (updates every 2 minutes) traffic products for congestion reduction with the addition of Australia, Canada, Luxembourg and Poland, bringing the total count of countries covered to 18.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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Volvo said it would halt production at its factory in Ghent, Belgium, for three days after rerouting ships to avoid potential violence. Turning ships south to travel around Africa takes much longer than cutting through the Suez Canal. If you’re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Democrats (59%) were more likely than Republicans (46%) to say they had a favorable view of self-driving cars. Cost will be a factor: 24% said they would switch to a self-driving car if it cost the same as their current car, but 45% would switch if it cost much less. Fewer think AVs will be faster.