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Porsche SE acquires ~10% stake in real-time traffic information company INRIX; 1st step to complementing investment in VW AG

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE is a listed holding company and holds the majority of the ordinary shares in the Volkswagen Group, one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers. Today, the company provides real-time traffic information for around 6.4

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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The new Pike Pulse Report: Clean Diesel Vehicles from Pike Research ranks the Volkswagen Group as the leader in this market, due to the efforts of the Volkswagen and Audi brands. million diesel passenger cars sold in 2011, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. Click to enlarge. The company has long.

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

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Under the pressure of policies, car companies represented by Audi and Volvo have also released plans to stop production of fuel vehicles. Taking new energy vehicles as an example, according to data from the my country Association of Automobile Manufacturers, sales of new energy vehicles in China will reach 3.52

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Bain: Germany’s goal of 1M electric cars by 2020 is unattainable; fewer than 50,000 units on road by end of this year

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The development and production of Li-ion batteries for electric cars is mainly the domain of Asian manufacturers. The next generation of batteries—especially solid-state batteries—re-open new market opportunities, Bain said.

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