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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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Following an initial product launch in April 2022, the companies will partner to manufacture 50,000 electric auto-rickshaws over the next five years, advancing both companies’ roadmaps for “made in India” manufacturing. Rap Eco Motors delivers premier e-rickshaws nationwide and abroad to countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.

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

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IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. According the new analysis, global light vehicle sales are now forecast to be 69.6 IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 million units. y/y in 2020.

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Scotiabank forecasts 4% growth in global auto market in 2015 to 74M units, led by China

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In its latest Global Auto Report , Scotiabank forecasts record global car sales in 2015, with the total market advancing 4% over 2014, reaching more than 74 million units. Global growth will mainly be driven by China, where Scotiabank expects auto demand to grow 7% in 2015 to 19.36 2015 forecast share by region.

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Cheaper EVs are starting to show up in smaller global markets – Charged EVs

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Media coverage of EVs tends to focus on the world’s largest auto markets: North America, Europe and Asia. JAC is also shipping thousands of JAC E10X and JAC Yiwei 3 EVs to Central and South America. Chinese automakers, which now have a range of lower-priced EVs to sell, are heavily targeting these markets.

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White is most popular car colour in 2023 but black makes gains globally | Autocar Professional

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While the achromatic colours are still the most popular, each country appears to have its favourite place on the chromatic realm,” said Mark Gutjahr, global head of automotive colour design for BASF. A total of 86% of new vehicles assembled in South America had either white, black, silver, or grey bodies, the most among all regions.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Stellantis-Leapmotor announces global expansion, to enter India by Q4 of 2024 | Autocar Professional

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Carlos Tavares, Stellantis’ global CEO, has announced that Leapmotor will enter the Indian market in Q4 of 2024 as part of Leapmotor International’s global expansion strategy. In Q4 of 2024, Leapmotor International will enter the South America, Middle East, Africa, India, and Asia Pacific regions, informed Tavares.

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