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Tesla could be ‘the next battleground’ for UAW amid Sweden strikes: analyst

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Tesla ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) could very well be “the next battleground” for the UAW after this Fall’s strikes with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, according to Dan Ives of Wedbush. However, other unions have decided to partake in actions that hurt Tesla in Sweden. on the East Coast.

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General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB Reach Tentative Agreement on Saab

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General Motors Corp. Koenigsegg is a Sweden-based manufacturer of super sports cars, including the flex-fuel, E85-optimized Koenigsegg CCXR Edition. At the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Koenigsegg also introduced a four-seat solar electric car concept, the Quant, developed in partnership with NLV Solar.

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Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program. General Motors and the BMW Group are also RE100 members.

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB acquires assets of Saab Automobile to create new EV company; first model based on 9-3 due year-end 2013/2014

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—an international consortium formed by Chinese, Japanese and Swedish stakeholders—and the Receivers of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate ( earlier post) signed a purchase agreement covering the main assets of Saab Automobile AB, Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB.

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Germany’s Vay launches remote-driven car service in Las Vegas – ET Auto

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” Vay has so far raised about USD 110 million from investors including Sweden’s Kinnevik, Coatue and France’s Eurazeo and has conducted tests on European and U.S. CEO Thomas von der Ohe told Reuters that during the first quarter Vay’s vehicle fleet should number in the “low double digits.”

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Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

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Peter Mertens, previously Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation in Göteborg, Sweden, as the new Board of Management Member for Technical Development at Audi. After his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, Peter Mertens studied production technology at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences.

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American Rheinmetall Vehicles and GM Defense partner to pursue US Army’s Common Tactical Truck program

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The Army expects to execute multiple Prototype Projects before determining whether to proceed to initial production that could entail purchase of approximately 5,700 vehicles at a value of around $5 billion. GM Defense is a rapidly expanding, wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors.

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