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Tesla aiming for 200,000 Cybertrucks per year at volume production

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When asked on the podcast how many Cybertrucks Tesla can make in a month, Musk told Rogan that Tesla is looking to build around 200,000 Cybertrucks per year upon scaling production. “We’re We’re aiming to make about 200,000 a year at volume production,” Musk said. And for that, Henry Ford deserves a lot of credit.

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Hyundai invests more in Georgia to produce hybrids

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Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant was supposed to be a dedicated factory for EV production. However, Hyundai and a few more legacy automakers have mentioned a slowing demand for electric vehicles and have turned to hybrid production to recover losses. Ford postponed EV launches to focus on hybrid production. trillion won (US$2.5

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General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB Reach Tentative Agreement on Saab

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General Motors Corp. and Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, confirmed the details of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of Saab Automobile AB. Additional support is to be provided by GM and Koenigsegg Group AB to fund Saab’s operations and product program investments.

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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The final year of the four-year competition challenged teams to test, prove, and refine their work from the previous three years, mimicking a real-world automotive product development cycle. The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third.

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB acquires assets of Saab Automobile to create new EV company; first model based on 9-3 due year-end 2013/2014

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—an international consortium formed by Chinese, Japanese and Swedish stakeholders—and the Receivers of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate ( earlier post) signed a purchase agreement covering the main assets of Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB.

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Italian Government Upset Alfa Romeo ‘Milano’ Will Be Built in Poland

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However, the country also allowed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to be sold to the French, resulting in Stellantis. That’d be like Ford or General Motors producing something called “The Detroit” and then having it built somewhere in Mexico. "A Typically, it has been invoked against food products, for example U.S.-made

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Tesla Giga Shanghai halts production due to supply chain challenges

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Tesla Giga Shanghai has hit another snag in production. Tesla China halted production at Gigafactory Shanghai due to supply chain issues. For instance, wire harness maker Aptiv stopped shipping supplies to Tesla and General Motors after a few employees were infected with the virus.