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Zac Hollis joins VinFast as its Asia head | Autocar Professional

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Zac Hollis, former brand director of Skoda Auto India, has joined Vietnamese EV major VinFast as its Asia Head. When Hollis left, Skoda Auto was sitting on its best volumes and market share in India. Prior to spending four years in India, Hollis led the China sales operation for Skoda Auto between 2016 to 2018.

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ICCT study analyzes fuel efficiency of transpacific carriers in 2016; Hainan, ANA most fuel-efficient for different reasons

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A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has analyzed the fuel efficiency of 20 airlines operating nonstop flights between the mainland United States and East Asia and Oceania in 2016. This lateset report extends the previous work on airline efficiency to the transpacific market.).

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Nissan to expand Thailand-based Nissan Technical Center South East Asia (NTCSEA)

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Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., plans to expand Nissan Technical Center South East Asia (NTCSEA), its regional research and development function, to accelerate Nissan’s R&D activities in the ASEAN region. NTCSEA is the R&D function under Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., in Thailand. With a total investment of ¥3.4

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Gevo signs Malaysian collaboration to produce cellulosic isobutanol for SE Asia

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signed a collaborative agreement with representatives from the Malaysian government’s East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the State Government of Terengganu with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia.

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Navigant: 2016 advanced battery shipments through Q3 = 323M cells and $3.8B in sales

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According to a new report from Navigant Research, the shipment volume of advanced batteries for the first three quarters of 2016 equates to more than 323.5 The majority of the advanced batteries in 2016 have been manufactured in Asia Pacific and shipped around the world. million individual battery cells, 16.1 billion in sales.

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Jato Dynamics: global auto sales up 5.6% in 2016, SUVs continue to surge

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in 2016 to 84.24 Global demand for SUVs continued, with significant sales increases in the segment across South East Asia, Europe and China. Expansion of the car purchase restrictions policy in China caused a slowdown in the market at the beginning of the year. 2016’s total was a significant 45% lower than the record 3.63

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

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Volkswagen will unveil a refreshed Tiguan SUV later in 2020, featuring new front and rear styling, a redesigned interior and new powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid version for the European market. As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. Earlier post.).

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