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Volkswagen’s new Touareg to offer two PHEV variants

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Volkswagen’s updated Touareg SUV will launch in five powertrain versions: a turbocharged gasoline engine, two turbodiesel engines and two plug-in hybrids. liter V6 engine. In 2002, the Touareg was the first SUV from Volkswagen. million units have been sold since the Touareg was first introduced in 2002.

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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Since production began in 2002, the Cayenne has been closely associated with Bratislava. With the third generation of the SUV, production moved entirely to Bratislava in 2017. Since then, the site has produced models with combustion engines and plug-in hybrid powertrains.

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GKN order book for electric driveline technologies totalled $2.8 billion by end of 2017

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billion) by the end of 2017 following a series of significant program wins with major global automakers. million) in 2017 to £200 million (US$277.1 million) in 2017 to £200 million (US$277.1 As of 31 December 2017, GKN’s order book relating to eDrive was £2 billion following a number of major program wins. Earlier post.)

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Toyota to produce hybrid transaxle and new gasoline engines in Poland; adjusting to shrinking diesel share in Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe will start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych, and add two gasoline engines—a 1.5L in 2017 and a 2.0L Diesel engines, will add two gasoline engines to its production. gasoline engine will be added to the plant’s output in late 2019.

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BMW opens new Shanghai R&D center; focus on human-machine interaction and hardware-software integration

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Today, more than 3,200 designers and engineers, NEV and software specialists are creating leading-edge innovations in close collaboration with Chinese tech players, start-ups, local partners as well as academia. The usability research team consists of designers, software engineers, cognitive psychologists, and more.

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Ballard reaches agreement for $44M order with Weichai-Ballard JV to support initial fuel cell vehicle deployments in China

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All products and components to be supplied by Ballard, as well as related applications engineering support, are planned for delivery in 2019 and 2020, and will be based on Ballard’s next-generation LCS stack technology. Established in 2002 and with listings on the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges, Weichai Power Co.,

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Hyundai Motor to build 4th and 5th plants in China, bringing capacity to 1.65M units per year

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Built on a 2 million square meter site, the plant will have 274,000 square meters of floor space, featuring complete vehicle and engine production facilities. Small and mid-size models specifically designed for the Chinese market will be rolled out from the plant, starting from the first half of 2017.

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