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Volkswagen brand to invest €1B by 2026 in South America; targeting 40% growth in Brazil

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The Volkswagen brand aims to make significant gains in South America with a major product offensive. By 2027, the company plans to grow by 40% in Brazil, the region’s largest market. 4 are coming to Brazil As a fast-growing car market, South America is of strategic importance to Volkswagen. and the ID.

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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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Hitachi Automotive Systems, Keihin, Showa, and Nissin Kogyo begin operations as Hitachi Astemo; CASE-driven mobility solutions

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As a global mega-supplier, Hitachi Astemo will create advanced mobility solutions in its core businesses of powertrain systems, chassis systems and advanced driver assistance systems for both automobiles and motorcycles.

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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. Calendar-year 2015 is also likely to set all-time highs for the North American auto market, the report said. Challenging conditions in South America.

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Tier 1 Musashi invests in solid-state battery company KeraCel; long-term partnership

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The long-term strategic partnership with KeraCel allows Musashi to have priority rights to produce and to supply solid-state batteries with KeraCel’s 3D printing technologies, to provide power system solutions to electric motorcycle market and to explore other potential market opportunities as well.

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TWAICE and pepper partner for full battery transparency in retrofitted commercial vehicles

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The vehicles will be delivered primarily in Europe, North and South America. Analog Devices is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of high-performance analog mixed-signal and digital signal processing solutions that are used in almost all types of electronic devices.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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The first step will address topics such as the application of specific market knowledge as well as local development expertise. In the long term, the Volkswagen Group is looking to further expand its product portfolio in the fast-growing emerging markets. That is why we are systematically pursuing our regional growth strategy.

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