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Qoros premieres first production vehicle, hybrid concept at Geneva

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Qoros Automotive, an equal joint venture partnership founded in 2007 between China-based Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation, is presenting the world premiere of its first series production vehicle, the C-segment Qoros 3 Sedan, at the Geneva International Motor Show. Qoros 3 Cross Hybrid Concept. Qoros 3 Estate Concept.

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Third-generation Golf BlueMotion concept lowers fuel consumption to 3.2 l/100 km (73.5 mpg US); on sale in summer 2013

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At the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris, Volkswagen is unveiling a new Golf BlueMotion concept car. This Golf concept, powered by another new 1.6-liter The first generation of the Golf BlueMotion made its debut five years ago at the Geneva Motor Show; the car was launched into the market at the end of 2007. Click to enlarge.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. The world première of the first generation Tiguan took place at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. Earlier post.). Design sketch of the new Tiguan. Later that year, the first Tiguan came to market.

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GM Unveils EN-V Concepts for Future Urban Mobility

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Group (SAIC) unveiled three models of a concept new vehicle form called EN-V, short for Electric Networked-Vehicle. The concepts will be showcased from 1 May through 31 October at the SAIC-GM Pavilion at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. The Jiao EN-V model. Click to enlarge. GM and its strategic partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.

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Volkswagen introduces new MQB-based Tiguan at Frankfurt; plug-in hybrid concept

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million units of the first generation version since its introduction in 2007. The Tiguan GTE—a concept vehicle with a plug-in hybrid drive (160 kW / 218 PS of system power) ( earlier post )—offers an outlook on future development of the best-selling SUV. Volkswagen has sold some 2.6 Tiguan GTE.

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BMW Group Leipzig plant launches series production of the BMW i8 Roadster PHEV

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The lightweight construction concept typical of BMW i automobiles was adapted to the specific requirements of the Roadster. The electric range in the test cycle NEDC on the new BMW i8 Coupe rises to 55 kilometers (34 miles), the new BMW i8 Roadster comes to 53 kilometers (33 miles). kWh (net energy content: 9.4

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ZPM launches crowd-sourced funding campaign to build compressed-air cars in US

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ZPM intends to follow the MDI “Dealer – Manufacturer – Partner” concept by creating turnkey micro-production factories to manufacture their vehicles locally in regions throughout the United States. In the MDI production concept, the suppliers are chosen in a way to reduce costs, logistics and freight. Click to enlarge.

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