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Volkswagen Group expands presence in Russia with agreements with GAZ

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The Volkswagen Group and GAZ Group have extended their manufacturing agreement for Volkswagen and ŠKODA models in Russia until 2025. The main focus will be on the delivery and joint assembly of components as well as joint product concepts. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Energy is the foundation of Russia, its economy, its government, and its political system. Even a casual glance at the IMF’s World Economic Outlook statistics for Russia shows the tight correlation since 1992 between GDP growth on the one hand and oil and gas output, exports, and prices on the other (economic series available here ).

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Polk forecasts global new vehicle auto sales to reach 77.7M in 2012, up 6.7%; expects China sales to grow 16% while US sales recovery slows

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Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% Polk expects China to make the largest contribution to global sales growth for new vehicles, with an anticipated 16% increase over 2011. Polk expects light-duty vehicle sales in the US to grow at a moderate pace, with a 7.3%

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Hyundai and Kia make €100M strategic investment in Arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

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Through the partnership, Hyundai and Kia plan to introduce competitively priced small and medium-sized electric vans and other products for logistics, on-demand ride-hailing and shuttle service companies. Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK.

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Nissan launches expanded strategy for Brazil with new $1.4B manufacturing plant; Renault boosting production capacity there by 100,000 units

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billion) to construct a new manufacturing facility in Resende in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro and develop, industrialize and launch new products. The new plant is a major step in Nissan’s strategy as a leading automaker in the fast-growing BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets. Nissan Motor Co.,

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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In the intervening years, there have been numerous claims made by companies that they’ve figured out how to make a real-world product that mimics movie magic. Assessing Hoverbikes’ Risks Safety concerns are just as big a hurdle to making hoverbikes available for sale. safety standards. But that explanation is as plausible as any.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers almost 2M vehicles globally in period to April; 46% to China

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The company handed over 45,800 (49,500; -7.4%) vehicles to customers in Russia during the same period. —Christian Klingler, Board Member for Sales and Marketing for the Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand. Volkswagen Passenger Cars grew deliveries yet again in April.

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