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Novelis breaks ground on automotive aluminum facility in Changzhou, China; $180M investment to double capacity in 2020

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Previous partner launches include the Cadillac CT6, CJLR’s Jaguar XFL and XEL, and the premium new-energy vehicle (NEV) NIO’s ES8 SUV, FAW-Volkswagen Audi A6L and HMC’s IONIQ and Kona electric vehicle models, to name a few.

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Here comes another one! China’s Leapmotor plans Aussie attack with BYD-busting prices

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READ MORE: 2024 BYD Seal U confirmed for Australia: Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Nissan X-Trail e-Power on notice as plug-in hybrid SUV nears READ MORE: See ya, Tesla: Seal, Dolphin and Atto 3 lift BYD to title of Australia’s best-selling electric vehicle brand in January READ MORE: Revealed: new Chinese EVs, but which could hit Australia?

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

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Other position changes benefited small Chinese EVs, with the Baojun E-Series climbing to #9, the Great Wall ORA Black Cat jumping to #10 and the Chery eQ reaching #17, underlining the most recent trend in China: The Rise of City EVs. In December, the Climber of the Month was the VW ID.3, But more on that later.

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Market Forecast Projects Cumulative 1.7M PHEVs Globally by 2015, 36% in the US

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A new report from cleantech market intelligence firm Pike Research forecasts that by 2015 a total of 1.7 The Obama Administration is targeting 1 million plug-ins in the US by 2015.) Hurst anticipates that Toyota, General Motors, and Ford will together account for three-quarters of the world market for PHEVs by 2015.

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