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Toyota and Nissan pair up with Tencent and Baidu for China AI arms race – ET Auto

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Japan’s Toyota Motor will pair up with China’s Tencent while Nissan will team up with Baidu , the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for carmakers. It saw its sales in China fall 1.7% It saw its sales in China fall 1.7%

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2024 GWM Tank 700 PHEV review: 385kW/800Nm 4×4 is a rapid plug-in Toyota LandCruiser and Nissan Patrol rival

EV Central

The GWM Tank 700 Hi4-T may be a plug-in hybrid, but it’s hardly a poster child for green motoring. This Chinese luxury 4×4 weighs in at a morbidly obese 3110kg, is longer than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, and, thanks to its twin-turbo V6 petrol/electric motor combo, delivers a beastly 386kW and 800Nm.

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Nissan is Done Investing in New Gas Engines

The Truth About Cars

Nissan is bucking the trend of automakers hanging onto combustion engines for as long as possible. The announcement comes after Nissan’s competitors rolled out plans to collaborate on new gas engines. The announcement comes after Nissan’s competitors rolled out plans to collaborate on new gas engines.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

What is the Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4ORCE ? This is Nissan’s take on an electrified, but not full EV, future. Mitsubishi does plug-in hybrids (like in the Outlander ), Toyota does conventional hybrids (like the RAV4 ), and Nissan does e-Power. This is our Nissan X-Trail e-Power review.

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Honda and Nissan are Teaming Up to Accelerate EV Development

The Truth About Cars

Honda’s partnership with General Motors yielded the Prologue EV and Acura ZDX, and the Japanese automaker is now looking to team up with Nissan to do more of the same. Even so, the two combined won’t threaten Toyota’s dominance. The move would help Nissan get its EV plans back on track after a bumpy start for the Ariya.

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Mitsubishi and Nissan Pairing Up On New Electric and Hybrids for U.S. Market

The Truth About Cars

Nissan and Mitsubishi have long existed side-by-side in the weird tri-automaker alliance that also includes the French company Renault. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida announced that the pair would share vehicle tech and design knowledge to create a handful of new vehicles for American buyers. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Toyota and Lexus Become Latest Automakers to Adopt the NACS Charging Standard

Electric Cars Report

Toyota Motor North America is joining BMW, Kia, Hyundai, Jaguar, Honda, Fisker, Ford, GM, Volvo, Polestar, Nissan and Rivian in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) for its electric vehicles.

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