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BMW integrates Ubigi’s global Personal eSIM solution for premium connectivity – ET Auto

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Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. and 9 with the option Personal eSIM (SA6PA). Following Germany and France, the service will soon be rolled out to other European countries, too. The service will be available for BMW vehicles with BMW Operating System 8, 8.5

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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Orange, one of the world’s largest telecommunications operators, to supply it with a fleet of 200 electric vehicles for its needs in France. Orange will use the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its buildings and installations in France.

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France rolls out the pink carpet for EV battery factories

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However France is catching up, partially because of its largesse in investment tasks in advance. 2 billion euros and assemble 3,000 jobs over future, France presented incentives usefulness greater than 1 billion euros ($1.1 To win the ProLogium solid-state battery plant, which is anticipated to contain a complete funding of five.2

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Nissan announces new strategy for customer ownership experience; leveraging connected car, big data, and personalization

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The company anticipates that, as a result, connected car services and greater choice in accessories and personalization will increasingly drive growth in its aftersales business, anticipated to contribute 25% of aftersales revenue by 2022. The ultimate goal is hyper-personalization.” —Kent O’Hara. —Kent O’Hara.

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AlixPartners finds limited consumer willingness to pay for autonomous vehicles but enthusiasm for robo-taxis

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When asked if they’d be willing to consider switching from personal-vehicle ownership to using autonomous-vehicle ride-hailing services, or “robotaxis,” if the monthly cost were from 40% cheaper to even 20% more expensive than vehicle ownership, 44% to 84% across the six countries said they would. —Mark Wakefield. male and 49.5%

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Frank Huber to join Marelli as EVP and President of Automotive Lighting & Sensing – ET Auto

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He will lead the ambitious growth plans of Automotive Lighting & Sensing , the largest part of our business, where great opportunities are evolving around vehicle personality.” He joins from Forvia in France, where he has been President of the global automotive seating business since 2022.

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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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Impacts to global auto demand in the wake of COVID-19 have rapidly progressed to severity levels higher than the 2008-2009 recession, and significant uncertainty around prospects for a meaningful recovery remain. —Colin Couchman, executive director, global autos demand forecasting at IHS Markit. million units. million units.

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