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Koenigsegg Group AB Links With Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC) for SAAB Transaction

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BAIC) to explore growth opportunities in the Chinese and international markets for the products of SAAB Automobile and BAIC. Koenigsegg Group will own 100% of SAAB Automobile AB. This is an important step on the road to a new SAAB Automobile. Tags: Brief. The intention is to conclude an agreement later this year.

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Koenigsegg Group AB Terminates Agreement For Purchase of Saab

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GM and Koenigsegg had signed a stock purchase agreement regarding the sale of 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB in August. Conditions to close the sale included expected funding commitments with Swedish government support and guarantees, as well as transitional assistance from GM, as Saab becomes independent. Earlier post.)

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ZAP Receives Order for 100 New Electric SUVs from Samyang Optics

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of Korea for 100 electric SUVs to be built through a partnership with China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Samyang, known for its camera lenses, is expanding into cleantech business opportunities in Korea, focusing on the electric vehicle market, an area supported by the Korean government. Tags: Brief.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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China BAK to Supply Li-ion Batteries for Electric Bus Project in China

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Ltd, an affiliated company of First Automobile Group Co., Ltd, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in China, to provide high-power lithium-phosphate batteries for use in its Electric Bus Project. Tags: Brief. China BAK Battery, Inc., This is our first order for batteries for electric buses. Earlier post.).

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European, Japanese, and North American heavy-duty engine and vehicle manufacturers call for harmonized global approach to improve fuel efficiency

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One key to that effort is working to harmonize vehicle and fuel requirements across governments and regions so that manufacturers can achieve economies of scale and work towards uniform specifications and requirements. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty Policy. requirements for certification of heavy-duty hybrid vehicles.

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1st French-American EV Technology Forum

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CEA : a French government-funded technological research organization the focus of which includes material, batteries, and fuel cells. FAM AUTOMOBILES : a company specialized in electric vehicle (2- and 4-wheel) conception and production. INVEST IN FRANCE AGENCY : promotes and facilitates international investment in France.

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