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Nissan and Honda confirm new EV partnership as they look to play catch up with Tesla, BYD

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Nissan and Honda are forming a new EV partnership after falling behind leaders like Tesla and China’s BYD. Nissan and Honda form EV partnership to keep pace Yesterday, Electrek reported that Nissan and Honda were considering partnering up to introduce more affordable EVs. It’s official.

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Dealer Groups are Up In Arms About Potential for Scout and Sony Afeela to Sell Cars Directly to Buyers

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Dealers are often the first group to sound concerns when something changes in the auto industry, whether they’re justified in their complaints or not. At the same time, VW is moving to bring the Cupra brand to the U.S., where it’s currently unclear how they’ll be sold.

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China’s BYD Says Prospective Mexican Plant Won’t Export to U.S.

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From Reuters : BYD outpaced former market leader Tesla in EV sales globally in the fourth quarter of 2023, and auto industry officials say its push into Mexico foreshadows a competitive threat the Shenzhen-based automaker and others from China may pose to companies already operating in the U.S. content.

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BYD offers discounts for Song and Seal as China's auto price war intensifies

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Image from BYD's Weibo) As the price war intensifies in China's auto industry, BYD has also started offering discounts for its two models, even though the official prices remain unchanged. Consumers who order BYD 's Song Plus lineup this month will receive a discount of RMB 6,800, or RMB 8,800 for the Seal.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

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And EV straggler Honda shed a bit more light on its upcoming EVs built on GM’s Ultium battery and powertrain platform. Honda of America sales chief Dave Gardner told reporters one of the electric SUVs will be from the Honda brand, while the other will be an Acura. Honda will offer more details later this year, he said.

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ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

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The jury panel for the 58th ACMA Excellence Awards, besides Vinod Aggarwal, included, Sunil Kakkar, SIAM Aatmnirbhar Bharat Sourcing Group; and Senior Executive Officer – Supply Chain & Enterprise Strategy at Maruti Suzuki India, Sanjeev Jain, Director Purchase at Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India; Ganesh Mani S.,

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KPMG Survey: execs say connected car generates 10x revenue than a conventional vehicle; market share based on units “outdated”; BEVs #1 trend

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However, both executives and consumers agree that data security and privacy is the top purchasing criteria in the self-driving age where passengers are interacting with the car’s digital platform. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration. This means that we need to let go of the vision of a complete auto-digital fusion.

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