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Constellium supplying aluminum auto body sheet for the Maserati Grecale SUV

Green Car Congress

Constellium SE is supplying aluminum auto body sheet for the all-new Maserati Grecale SUV. Constellium is the primary supplier of auto body sheet solutions for the closures of the Maserati Grecale, including the hood, liftgate, and doors. Maserati unveiled the Grecale in March 2022. Maserati Grecale Folgore battery-electric SUV.

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BYD’s strategy to take over Europe [Feature]

Teslarati

BYD and other Chinese automakers have studied the European auto market for years. Now, it’s time to put their knowledge to the test and go all-in on the European auto market. BYD’s strategy to take over Europe was recently revealed in a report by Reuters. It's the perfect synthesis of comfort and adventure.

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

Green Car Congress

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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Tesla Model Y Rules In Europe — Europe EV Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Approximately 288,000 plugin vehicles were registered in September in Europe, +15% year over year (YoY). Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 25% (17% full electrics/BEVs). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew by double digits, +11%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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Ford Europe bringing 48V mild hybrid tech to Tourneo van; new diesel engines

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Ford Europe will introduce more powerful and fuel-efficient 2.0-liter liter EcoBlue diesel engines, new 48V EcoBlue mild Hybrid powertrains; and driver assistance technologies including Active Park Assist in the enhanced Ford Tourneo Custom people-mover from mid-2019. In addition to the new 185 PS variant, the 2.0-liter

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Renault talks to China’s Li Auto and Xiaomi on tech collaboration – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Renault already partners with China’s Geely in thermal and hybrid powertrains, and collaborates with tech companies Google and Qualcomm in smart cockpits. China disputes the claim and has accused Europe of protectionism.

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Renault CEO calls for Auto European plan to protect against ‘onslaught of EVs from China’

Teslarati

Renault CEO Luca de Meo released a 19-page open letter to Europe describing an auto European plan to protect against the ‘onslaught of electric vehicles (EV)’ coming from China.” He pointed out that electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids account for 14% of global car sales, led by Asian automakers.

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