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Kia presents new electric compact SUV EV5 at Chengdu show

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Kia presented its all-electric compact SUV, the Kia EV5, at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The Kia EV5 was created to redefine the compact SUV genre with a form shaped by Kia’s unique design philosophy Opposites United. Scheduled for October, Kia will expand upon its global vision for electrification at the event.

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Subaru’s first global all-electric vehicle SOLTERRA makes world debut

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Subaru jointly developed the e-Subaru Global Platform together with Toyota Motor Corporation as a BEV-dedicated platform. The Japanese market SOLTERRA will come in FWD (150 kW AC synchronous electric motor) and AWD (2 x 80 kW motors, front and rear) versions. US market specifications will be revealed in LA.

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Global debut of Buick Enspire electric concept SUV in China; GM China sales up 2% in February, Buick up 4%

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GM’s Buick brand will stage the global debut of the Enspire, its new all-electric concept SUV, at Buick Brand Night on 17 April in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. It will also be on display to the public at Auto China 2018 in Beijing, which begins later this month. Buick Enspire all-electric concept SUV teaser.

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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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Hyundai Motor Group signed an investment contract with the government of Guangdong Province to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility in Guangzhou, China. The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry.

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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 million all-electric vehicles a year based on the MEB in the future at its sites in Europe, the US and China. 4’s start-up is on schedule, despite the global challenges during the two-year conversion phase.

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Polestar electric SUV to debut in October

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Polestar, the Swedish electric performance car company, announced that the world premiere of its next car, the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV, will be in October 2022. Polestar 3 is the company’s first SUV. Production is expected to begin in early 2023; Polestar 3 will be manufactured in the United States and China.

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Ford to manufacture Mustang Mach-E in China; localized production of GT as well

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Ford announced that Mustang Mach-E, its first global pioneering SUV built on an all-new, all-electric platform, will be manufactured in China by Changan Ford for local customers. Mustang Mach-E will become available in China later this year. Ford is investing more than $11.5

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