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Porsche Mission X previews electric sports cars, 900V charging

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Porsche on Thursday unveiled the Mission X, an electric suoercar concept that could preview a future production model. "As As a design study, not offered for sale, with production to be decided in due time, the Mission X is a glimpse into what the sports car of the future could look like," a Porsche press release declared.

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Audi shows new A6 e-tron concept electric vehicle in Shanghai

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Audi and its Chinese partner companies FAW and SAIC are showing four world premieres: the brand-new Audi A6 e-tron concept vehicle and the all-round updated Audi Q5L, in addition to the Audi A7L and an SUV study, still kept beneath a cover, named Audi concept Shanghai. The first two products are made by a new partner, SAIC Audi.

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Porsche and Boeing to partner on premium urban air mobility market; electric VTOL concept

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With this partnership, both companies will leverage their respective market strengths and insights to study the future of premium urban air mobility vehicles. We are combining the strengths of two leading global companies to address a potential key market segment of the future.

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Study comparing crash risk of EU and US vehicles indicates differences in performance

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An international research study examining the safety performance of US and EU motor vehicles has found differences in performance between the two. Therefore, a study investigating the question of essentially equivalent safety performance was sponsored by the Auto Alliance in the US. Resources.

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Porsche Mission X Electric Hypercar Concept Revealed

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As a design study, not offered for sale, with production to be decided in due time, the Mission X is a glimpse into what the sports car of the future could look like. Celebrating 75 years of Porsche sports cars, the company today revealed its newest concept car: the Mission X.

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Volkswagen bundling all intelligent driver assistance technologies under new umbrella brand IQ.DRIVE; heading to autonomy

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In future, their mobility time in a Volkswagen is to be quality time. —Jürgen Stackmann, Volkswagen Brand Board Member responsible for Sales and Marketing. In future, Volkswagen vehicles will be able to search for parking spaces in a car park or travel along the autobahn without human aid.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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The Group Board of Management can focus more closely than previously on overarching issues of the future, safeguard cross-brand synergies and further develop overall strategy. We are focusing in particular on the technological changes that impact the future of mobility—from electrification to the digital transformation.

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