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GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

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General Motors is creating a new regional organization to meet rising customer demand in South America. GM South America will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil and will be led by Jaime Ardila, currently president and general manager GM Mercosur. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.

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

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In its latest car colour trends research report, BASF has stated that the traditional automotive colour wheel is going through a transformation. Car buyers shifted away from lighter colours of white and silver, to darker shades of black and grey. North America also had the highest share of red cars compared to other regions in 2023.

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Tesla Model Y tops new study’s list of most-produced cars in 2023

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In a new study from Inovev, a French automotive data firm, it was shown that the Model Y was the world’s most-produced car last year, outpacing some of the biggest names in the automotive industry as Tesla achieved the unthinkable goal of its all-electric crossover dominating world sales charts. I’d love to hear from you!

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Ford unveils global small car concept in Brazil; targeting sub-B compact segment in developing markets

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The Ka Concept strategically positions the company to address global demand for sub-B compact vehicles, a segment that is projected to increase to approximately 6.2 A strong precursor to an all-new global compact car from Ford, a vehicle such as the Ka Concept could launch in 2014. million vehicles by 2017, Ford said.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles—and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. The car-maker is planning to use this platform to build approximately 15 million cars for the Volkswagen Group alone in the next decade.

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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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Modular technology has become an important criterion for evaluating whether an automobile company is combining global R&D technology and market layout with a cost-effective manufacturing approach. The BMA platform will be applied in compact cars, including SUVs, sedans, MPVs, crossovers, and wagons.

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Tesla Model 3, Model X are Google’s Most Searched for EVs globally

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The Tesla Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Model X SUV are Google’s most searched for electric vehicles globally, according to new data from a price comparison website. One of the most notable is China, which has been a hot spot for Tesla’s expanding global footprint thanks to the rollout of the Model 3 and Model Y.

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