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announced that its MEG Group, through its joint venture with iUnicorn, has finalized its first order of EV Taxis for the city of Chengdu. The EV Taxis are supplied by Geely Auto Group and the financing for the vehicles was provided locally by Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co Ltd. Ideanomics Inc. —Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics.

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This will include medium-term bills, short-term financing bonds and ultra-short-term financing bonds. The first phase of the project will have an annual output of 30,000 tons of lithium carbonate and lithium salt, with a corresponding investment of about 900 million yuan (US$133 million).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In addition to new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, existing investors also participated in this financing. This new and significant financing will help accelerate our growth and further expand project development and implementation. Canada-based Enerkem Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), unveiled the premium ride-hailing provider StarRides in China with inaugural services to begin in Hangzhou in December 2019. StarRides will expand to other major cities in China starting in 2020.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operation company ( earlier post ), closed a US$188-million Series B+ equity financing. This round of financing was jointly led by Sequoia Capital China and Legend Capital. Existing investors Meituan, NIO Capital, Eight Roads, Broad Vision Funds, etc.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Graphex has more ethan a decade of commercial experience producing 10,000 metric tons per annum of battery-grade purified spherical graphite at its facility in Heilongjiang Province, China, for the power battery market. Graphex has a roadmap to grow production 40,000 metric tonnes per year over the next 3 years.

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MARCH 19, 2020

The BMW Group plans to invest more than €30 billion up to 2025 in research and development to underscore its position as an innovation leader, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Farizon Auto, the new energy commercial vehicle brand from Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (a subsidiary of Geely Holding) raised more than US$300 million in its first external financing round. This Pre-A round of investment was led by Hidden Hill Capital, which is backed by Singapore’s GLP. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 15, 2015

the operator and developer of KuaiDi Dache, a leading mobile taxi booking app provider in China, SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. Launched in 2012, KuaiDi Dache has grown to become one of the leading and most widely used mobile taxi booking app providers in China. Travice Inc.,

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APRIL 2, 2022

A pilot project in China is now working on business models for efficient battery swaps. In the pilot project in China, Mitsubishi Corporation as commercialization partner and Bosch are working with BPSE. Blue Park Smart Energy is part of the BAIC Group and a leading company for battery swap systems.

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APRIL 7, 2014

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector, together with the Westly Group, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, led the financing.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Allison Transmission will participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of Jing-Jin Electric (JJE), a leader in electric motor, inverter, and integrated electrified propulsion systems within China—the largest electric vehicle market in the world. US$42 million). Earlier post.).

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The Volkswagen Group is set to continue its growth in China over the next few years. Between 2009 and 2011, the Group is to invest a total of €4 billion (US$5.8 billion) in new products and the expansion of production capacities in China. For the Volkswagen Group, China is one of the most important markets in the world.

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That’s been the thinking of leaders from developed countries, who’ve been seeking ways to China-proof the market for lithium , the light metal that’s essential for high-performance rechargeable power packs. billion) into a financing facility to support exports. It’s not hard to see why China has a decisive advantage here.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The Volkswagen Group will invest a total of €85.6 billion)—roughly 64%—the Group will spend most of the total capex in the Automotive Division on modernizing and extending the product range for all its brands. The Group will also continue to press ahead with the development of hybrid and electric drives.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The Volkswagen Group will spend more than €34 billion (US$40 billion) by the end of 2022 on the development of electric mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization. Most of this investment will go into the electrification and hybridization of all Group models. Earlier post.). from 2020 onward.

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China’s Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) will invest at least €800 (US$1.1 The investment also marks a strengthening and deepening of the existing industrial and commercial partnership between PSA and DFG, China’s second largest carmaker. billion) in France-based PSA Peugeot Citroën as part of a €3-billion (US$4.13-billion)

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Baidu’s intelligent electric vehicle arm JIDU has closed Series A financing, raising nearly $400 million. This round of financing was backed by Baidu and its strategic partner multinational auto manufacturer Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Now, in the span of ten months, JIDU has received a new round of financing.

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MARCH 21, 2016

Between now and 2020, GM and its joint ventures plan to roll out more than 60 new and refreshed models in China, including 13 this year, with a strong focus on SUVs, MPVs and luxury vehicles. Continued strong demand by customers generated record vehicle deliveries, which helped China remain GM’s largest market. GM anticipates about 4.2

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JULY 12, 2021

Enedym, a switched reluctance motor (SRM) spinout from McMaster University, closed a $15-million financing round from an international group of strategic investors within the US, Canada, Europe, and India, including P&A Paletta Giving Inc., TRIO Capital Group Inc., Napino Group, KWG Capital Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The Volkswagen Group will invest a total of €84.2 The Group will spend €41.2 This will allow the Volkswagen Group systematically to continue its model rollout with a view to tapping new markets and segments. In particular, the Group will continue to press ahead with the development of hybrid and electric motors.

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With support from Mitsubishi Corporation’s Urban Development Group, the corporation sees a key role for wireless charging and autonomy in the future of smart cities around the world. —Mitsumasa Icho, Executive Vice President, Group CEO, Urban Development Group, Mitsubishi Corporation.

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MAY 25, 2016

At its Innovation Day event, PSA Group presented its new electrification strategy. PSA Group is consolidating the development of its models on two global modular platforms—CMP and EMP2—allowing it to offer a wide range of internal combustion, electric and plug-in hybrid gasoline models from 2019.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

LGES is currently manufacturing lithium-ion batteries in Poland, US, China, and South Korea, and is looking at expanding its production capacity. It means that we are fully sold out for the first five years of planned lithium production, which is an important foundation toward securing project finance.

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MAY 16, 2013

Volkswagen broke ground on a new vehicle plant in Changsha in the province of Hunan, south-central China. Volkswagen is expanding its capacity in China to four million vehicles per year by 2018, said Prof. Volkswagen is expanding its capacity in China to four million vehicles per year by 2018, said Prof.

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JULY 14, 2021

Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. SSP: The next generation of mechatronics platform.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Graphex Technologies LLC, the US subsidiary of Graphex Group Limited, and Northern Graphite Corporation announced that Graphex will participate in Northern’s previously announced selection process for a site suitable for the construction of a large-scale graphite processing facility in Baie-Comeau, approximately 420 km north-east of Québec City.

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OCTOBER 24, 2019

Ideanomics’ Mobile Energy Group (MEG) is expanding its activities with heavy-duty electric trucks as part of an ongoing effort to identify commercial vehicle activities where significant pollution reduction can be achieved by eliminating fossil fuels. The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and has offices in Beijing, China.

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IONITY, a joint venture of BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, as well as the Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche, has to date opened 202 charging sites across 18 European markets. To finance the necessary chargers, the analysis estimates Europe needs €20 billion over the next 11 years, or €1.8

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

China-based Xpeng Motors has closed a US$400-million Series C capital funding from a group of strategic and institutional investors. among electric vehicles in the latest China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) safety test. Xpeng Motors is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

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MAY 10, 2020

Primero Group will undertake the engineering study and key vendor package integration, supported by Veolia HPD to design and estimate the hydrometallurgical process package; Sichuan Calciner Technologies (SCT) will design and estimate the pyrometallurgical process package.

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and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) have signed an agreement with Hawtai Motor Group Company Limited (Hawtai). Our driver-oriented vehicles appeal to a whole new group of independently thinking customers who appreciate Saab’s advanced designs, safety and responsible performance. Spyker Cars N.V.

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The investor group is led by Weifu High-Technology Group Co., The Series E financing proceeds will support Protean’s on-going business activities and help to establish a global licensing model covering all key markets. Operating since 1958 in China, Weifu Group leads in automotive fuel intake and exhaust systems.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Novozymes will supply enzyme technology to the world’s first biomass to glycols bio-refinery to be constructed by M&G Chemicals in China. Construction of the bio-refinery is contingent upon successful financing, and the bio-refinery is slated to begin operations in 2015.

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The Volkswagen Group is cutting its planned investments in its Automotive Division for next year as it girds itself for the financial impacts of responding to the diesel emission issue. The joint ventures in China are not consolidated and are therefore not included in the above figures. —Matthias Müller. billion in 2016.

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APRIL 1, 2011

has signed an agreement with China Energy Industry Holding Group Co., Limited (China Energy), for a cash investment of approximately US$83.8 million to support SES’ business strategy in China, including project development and investment. Under terms of the agreement, China Energy will receive approximately 37.3

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In his remarks at the Annual Media Conference, where the Group presented 2015 results, Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, said that 2016 will be a year of transition for Volkswagen, and will also see the accelerated transformation of the company. The Volkswagen Group delivered 9.9 Earlier post.)

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