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Volkswagen brand produced more than 6M vehicles in 2017

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The Volkswagen brand produced more than six million vehicles in 2017, setting a new record. The Chinese Santana sedan is an especially popular model. In 2017, Volkswagen launched more than 10 new models throughout the world. will be the automobile future of Volkswagen. The family will include the I.D., Crozz and I.D.

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First car using Nidec’s E-Axle traction motor system unveiled

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Nidec first revealed its automotive traction motor system in September 2017; the company later went on to announce the successful development of a refined design that fully integrates the reduction gearbox and inverter. The super e-car with a driving mileage of more than 500 kilometers is slated to hit the market in 2019.

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Hyundai Motor to build 4th and 5th plants in China, bringing capacity to 1.65M units per year

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will begin building its fourth and fifth plants in China next year to respond to surging demands in the world’s largest automobile market. BHMC will build its fourth plant in Cangzhou, Hebei province, and its fifth plant in Chongqing. s capacity to 1.65 million units per year.

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SK Innovation, BAIC and Beijing Electric Works forming EV battery pack JV

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million to build a battery pack plant that will have an annual production capacity of 200 MWh (capable of powering about 10,000 electric vehicles) by the second half of 2014, according to the report. Plans are to boost capacity to about 30,000 EV equivalents by 2017. The joint venture will invest US$166.4 million cars in 2012.

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BASF and GAC R&D Center co-develop 3 electric concept cars; debut at Auto Guangzhou 2018

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BASF and the Research and Development Center of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Additionally, the needs and individual style preferences of Chinese drivers have become more diverse due to an increasing number of female drivers and senior drivers. This is the first time BASF has cooperated with a Chinese OEM to develop concept vehicles.

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Jeep Yuntu PHEV concept debuts at Shanghai

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At the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show, Jeep unveiled the new plug-in hybrid Yuntu SUV Concept (without giving much detail about the powertrain itself). Yuntu is targeting the Chinese market. Jeep began production for the Jeep Cherokee in China at the GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Co., GAC FCA) Changsha plant in 2015.

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China produced its 20 millionth untouched power car

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NEV contains 3 kinds of automobiles: BEVs, PHEVs, and EREVs (range-extender). It took China 27 years to build its 10 millionth NEV in February 2022 since manufacturing has begun in 1995. 94 million gadgets, respectively, a year-on-year build up of 45.1% in 2017 to three.4% HEVs and MHEVs don’t belong to NEVs. 4% in 2023.

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