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Volkswagen extends cooperation with China joint venture partner FAW Group for 25 more years; enhanced R&D on alt drive systems

Green Car Congress

After 20 years of cooperation, the Volkswagen Group and its Chinese joint venture partner First Automotive Works (FAW) are extending their present partnership for a further 25 years—i.e., The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful companies in the Chinese automobile industry. until the year 2041.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

In 2021, one out of every ten cars sold in China will be a new energy vehicle. When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. who moved the oil cheese.

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Volkswagen Adding 1.6B to Investment for China; 6B Total

Green Car Congress

In view of the dynamic development of the Chinese automobile market, Volkswagen has added €1.6 Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone's expectations”. In 2010, the Volkswagen Group will be launching a total of seven new or updated models produced locally on the Chinese market. billion (US$2.1

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Volkswagen Group to Invest 4B by 2011 to Expand Activities in China

Green Car Congress

The investments are to be financed from the cash flow of the Chinese joint venture companies. Volkswagen Group China is well on the way to reaching the target of doubling sales to two million vehicles laid down in our Strategy 2018 earlier than planned. —Dr. Tags: China Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that Volkswagen would introduce its first electric vehicles based on the up! Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. And above all, we have attractive and environmentally friendly vehicles.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks.

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