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The next generation of the Porsche Macan compact SUV will be fully electric

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The Supervisory Board of Porsche AG has decided to manufacture the next generation of the Macan as a fully electric series. This will be the first all-electric compact SUV from Porsche, and is due to roll off the assembly line in the Leipzig site at the start of the next decade. Current generation Macan.

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Bosch taking full control of EM-motive electric motor JV with Daimler

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Bosch is now taking full control of EM-motiv e, one of Europe’s most successful manufacturers of electric motors. Bosch and Daimler set up EM-motive GmbH as a fifty-fifty joint venture in 2011. Since then, it has manufactured some 450,000 electric motors.

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VW and Porsche to Merge; New Integrated Auto Group with 10 Brands, Led by VW

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At its extraordinary meeting today, Volkswagen AG’s Supervisory Board approved the comprehensive agreement to create an integrated automotive group with Porsche, led by Volkswagen. Porsche Automobil Holding SE’ss Supervisory Board has also approved the concept for the combination of the two companies.

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Federal court approves $225M settlement in VW 3.0L diesel case; California receives $66M plus two new VW ZEV models

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liter passenger vehicles manufactured and sold between model years 2009 and 2016. liter diesel vehicles manufactured between model years 2009 and 2015. liter diesel passenger cars manufactured by VW, Audi and Porsche in model years 2009-2016 also contain defeat devices. VW owns all three manufacturers. Affected 3.0

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Manufacturer Spotlight: Subaru

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Where we stand: August, 2011 Internationally renowned for its boxer engine which became a hallmark of the Volkswagen Beetle and the Porsche 911, Japanese carmaker Subaru has now made the engine a hallmark of all of its own vehicles while also offering turbocharged versions of their passenger cars.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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The site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011. Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. The company will reportedly be renting the facility from the city of Trollhattan.

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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

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Shortly thereafter an Apple board member stated Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) suggested the company could build an EV around the time Tesla arrived on the automotive scene in 2008. Like hiring Manfred Harrer from Porsche, who was Porsche’s VP of Chassis Development. News slowed between 2022 and this week.

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