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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. Sunwoda, founded in 1997, began its EV battery business in 2008.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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The results mark the highest February volume since 2008, when 1.19 million cars were registered, as well as constituting the highest YTD volume since 2008, with 2.44 The market share of diesel vehicles fell to 39.5% compared to the same month last year, meaning SUVs accounted for 33% of the total market in February.

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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3% on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. of the German market. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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In 2008, BYD launched the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show. BYD is the first, and only company in the world, to provide full market new energy vehicle solutions. BYD is the global leader in new energy vehicles (NEVs), and the third-largest auto brand in the world based on market capitalisation.

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New Car Registrations in Europe Down 18.3% in February

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less compared to the same month of 2008, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). The downturn was more marked in the new EU Member States (-30.3%) than in Western Europe (-17.3%), where the German market pushed aggregate registrations upward. New car registrations in Europe.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Rail and inland waterway freight recorded increases of 11% and 17% respectively but saw their market share decline. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union. ( TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the European Union. ( Transport at a crossroads. EEA Report No 3/2009 ).