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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Prototype of the new Cayenne Porsche has already announced a further all-electric SUV above the Cayenne for the second half of the decade. The Cayenne has been stamping its mark on the sporty SUV segment for more than 20 years. Since production began in 2002, the Cayenne has been closely associated with Bratislava.

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ŠKODA collaborates with IBG ?esko on second-life battery energy storage system; up to 328 kWh

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The system stores sustainably generated electricity in used batteries that come from the all-electric SUV ŠKODA ENYAQ iV as well as the plug-in hybrid models SUPERB iV and OCTAVIA iV. So far, 160 pre-orders have been received from dealers in the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands and Slovakia.

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Why the Kia EV2 won’t be coming to Australia to fight the MG4, BYD Dolphin, GWM Ora and Tesla Model 2

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Kia already has the EV6 and EV9 on-sale in Australia – as well as the Niro – and will follow up with the EV5 medium SUV mid-year and the EV3 compact SUV as soon as 2024 and the EV4 sedan in 2025. As much as a product like EV2 would be great, it’s going to be too difficult for us and we won’t be taking that product.”

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Skoda begins production of second-gen Kodiaq from Kvasiny plant | Autocar Professional

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Skoda Auto has launched series production of the second-generation Kodiaq, its SUV flagship model, at the plant in Kvasiny, Czech Republic on January 17. In preparation, the company has made considerable investments into modernising both the production line and welding shop.

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Audi begins construction of first North American plant

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Starting in mid-2016, the plant will produce the successor generation of the successful Audi Q5 SUV. Audi’s current production sites include the German sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm; Brussels (Belgium); Gy?r r (Hungary); Bratislava (Slovakia); Changchun (China); Aurangabad (India); Martorell (Spain); and Jakarta (Indonesia).

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Volkswagen to invest ~$1.2B in Zwickau plant to convert to pure e-mobility facility; MEB-based EVs

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As the Group announced earlier ( earlier post ), the Zwickau site is being remodeled for the launch in 2020 of the first series production of electric vehicles on the MEB platform (the I.D. This will lay a key foundation for the electrification and hybridization of the Group’s product portfolio. will be about 100,000 vehicles.

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