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smart USA and Nissan to Collaborate on New Gasoline-Powered B-Segment Vehicle for the US Market

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smart USA Distributor LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nissan Motor Co., for collaboration on a new vehicle for sale in the United States. The new vehicle is expected to be available for retail sale in the fourth quarter of 2011.

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Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 Lightning firms for Australia

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Local conversion to right-hand drive could be the way the Ford F-150 Lightning electric pick-up truck makes it on-sale in Australia. It is already starting to prepare for the model year 2024 F-150 update which has already been revealed in the USA. Lightning was among the first electric full-size pick-ups to go on-sale in the USA.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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Chrysler sold Simca 1100s (badged as 1118s and 1204s) in the USA through 1971. Of all those companies, Renault was the only one to score big-time North American sales success. Volkswagen was riding high in 1956 , with more than 50,000 Beetles sold in the USA that year. Citroën held out here until 1974. The Crusher awaits.

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Sevcon to supply Gen 4 controllers to Zhejiang Xinyang for electric vehicles

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The new electric range of UTVs is being developed for sale in Europe, USA and Southeast Asia and is powered by a 48V, 5kW motor, which will be controlled by a Sevcon Gen4 size 4 motor controller. an established manufacturer of UTVs, ATVs, Jeeps, Go Karts and amphibious vehicles.

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PNNL joins H2USA consortium on hydrogen infrastructure

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The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has joined H 2 USA: a consortium of automakers, energy companies, government laboratories, and others that aims to accelerate the rollout of an infrastructure for hydrogen-powered vehicles and related technologies. Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen Group outselling GM in China

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The Volkswagen Group is having a very strong sales year so far in China. General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a September record 343,773 vehicles, up 16% year over year. General Motors and its joint ventures in China delivered a September record 343,773 vehicles, up 16% year over year. of total group sales.

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Hertz adds smart fortwo EVs to rental fleet, partners with Starwood Hotels on Hertz Global EV program

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The Hertz Corporation and smart USA, a subsidiary of Penske Automotive Group, Inc., To-date, the company has ordered vehicles from CODA, Nissan, and smart USA, and has signed an agreement with NRG Energy Inc. The smart fortwo electric drive is powered by a 30 kW drive magneto-electric motor and 16.5 smart fortwo electric drive.

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