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Porsche expanding open source software initiative; FOSS

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Porsche is expanding its open source initiative and has published a strategic guide to using free and open source software (FOSS). By using open source software, Porsche says it is able to shorten development cycles, reduce costs, promote innovation and talent and improve software quality.

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Audi increases upfront expenditure for electric mobility; €12B by 2024

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—Alexander Seitz, Board of Management Member for Finance, China and Legal Affairs at Audi AG. “. In order to finance the high investment required to realign the business model, the company launched the Audi Transformation Plan (ATP). Our investment planning takes this into account.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Digitalization and the field of mobility services in particular offer high earnings potential, said Müller, adding that the Group will soon form a legally independent, Group-wide company to promote business in the mobility services of the future with the necessary speed, entrepreneurial focus and the required agility. billion in total.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Navigant suggests that, since the automakers have already designed the vehicles that they will be selling in 2018, they will become more vocal in 2014 to push for changes; the firm expects the dispute to escalate, perhaps resulting in legal action. Finally, the first real competition in the luxury EV space will emerge this year.

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