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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

EV Central

Beyond that it has a variety of existing models it could add here quickly including the Mini-sized T03 electric car that has already been confirmed for European sale. It is also unclear if it would stick with BEVs or also offer hybrids, which Leapmotor also builds and sells in China. Leapmotor T03. Leapmotor C01. The post Confirmed!

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Tesla making first steps to launch business in Chile

Teslarati

Tesla has reportedly registered its name with the government, and it was published on September 28 with its intentions in the country being “the import, export, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of vehicles, especially electric vehicles.”

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BYD Debuts PHEV Pickup Truck for Mexican Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) doesn’t currently sell vehicles in the U.S., BYD said it also plans to build a factory in Mexico with an annual capacity of 150,000 cars, though it will be a while before it selects a site for the plant. but it’s coming awfully close to our borders.

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GM, Honda announce new partnership to build affordable electric vehicles

Teslarati

“GM and Honda will share our best technology, design, and manufacturing strategies to deliver affordable and desirable EVs on a global scale, including our key markets in North America, South America, and China,” Mary Barra, GM’s CEO and Chair said in a statement. I’d love to hear from you!

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BMW Group to build new $1B plant in Mexico; production start in 2019

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group will invest $1 billion to build a new plant in Mexico in close proximity to the city of San Luis Potosí in the state of the same name. We have been building BMW cars at our US plant in Spartanburg for the past 20 years. Motorcycle sales for the same period reached 2,064 units (+16.6%). billion locally last year.

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GM and Honda expanding partnership to codevelop series of affordable EVs in most popular vehicle segments; on sale in 2027

Green Car Congress

GM and Honda will share our best technology, design and manufacturing strategies to deliver affordable and desirable EVs on a global scale, including our key markets in North America, South America and China. —Shinji Aoyama, Honda senior managing executive officer.

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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

Green Car Congress

—Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America. BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A,

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