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AUGUST 6, 2015

A consortium of 16 automobile manufacturers, automotive suppliers and public partners has launched the Ko-HAF (Kooperatives hochautomatisiertes Fahren, Cooperative Highly Automated Driving) project in Germany. million (US$40 million) and is expected to run until November 2018.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

At the IAA in Frankfurt this year, Germany-based ElringKlinger AG is presenting a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) stack with exceptional performance characteristics as well as solutions centered around electric drivetrains as well as systems and components from the field of battery technology. NM12 fuel cell stack.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In March 2018, Freudenberg announced it had acquired a 31% ownership stake in XALT Energy through a multi-million dollar investment in its operations. Under Freudenberg’s oversight, the XALT Energy name will remain and become an affiliated brand of the global group headquartered in Germany. Earlier post.) and General Motors Corp. (GM),

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Toray Industries will open Automotive Center Europe (AMCEU) in August 2018 near Munich, Germany, as part of strengthening of R&D function related to the Green Innovation (GR) Business in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The EQS, the first electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz, will start in the first half of 2021 in Factory 56 at the Sindelfingen site (Germany). kWh/100 km) at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen (Germany) was integrated into ongoing series production. In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2018

Around 560,000 BMW brand vehicles were delivered to customers in China in 2017—more than in the next two largest markets, the US and Germany, combined. This is the first battery factory operated by a premium automobile manufacturer in China. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Gestamp is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of metal components for automobiles, with more than 100 factories in 22 countries. TDX has been working with Gestamp since April 2018 on a proof-of-concept initiative that has monitored the quality of the welds in chassis parts produced at a Gestamp plant in the United Kingdom.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. Audi and Ericsson plan to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production. A new McKinsey & Co.

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JULY 9, 2018

Around 560,000 BMW brand vehicles were delivered to customers in China in 2017—more than in the next two largest markets, the US and Germany, combined. This is the first battery factory operated by a premium automobile manufacturer in China. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile. Research and development expenses for the year 2019 in accordance with IFRS totalled €5,952 million, significantly up on the previous year (2018: € 5,320 million; +11.9%). —Oliver Zipse.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group are extending their joint project to produce Volkswagen and ŠKODA cars at Gorky Automobile Plant and are opening up new development opportunities for the brands’ model ranges. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

By the end of 2015, there will be a total of about 50,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads in Germany (about 75% below plan); nevertheless, structural transformation towards electromobility is continuing, according to the firm. In 2014, Germany had only about 26,000 pure electric cars and plug-in hybrids registered.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Compact Dynamics GmbH, based in Starnberg (Germany), is a development specialist in the field of innovative, electric drive concepts with a focus on high-performance drives and integrated lightweight construction in small volume production and motor sport applications. —Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. China is the largest automobile market in the world. The first leg took place in Germany in September.

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JULY 20, 2010

In terms of research, e-mobility is a key function for the automobile of tomorrow. Thus, building prototypes and the joint assessment of performance and specification in automobiles takes place across the research alliance. Volkswagen invests more than $6.45 —Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Volkswagen Group is the largest foreign automobile investor in Russia. For the Volkswagen Group, Russia is currently its sixth-largest individual market, after China, Germany, Brazil, the USA and Great Britain. In the long term, the Volkswagen Group plans to sell 500,000 vehicles per year in Russia by 2018.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The new plant is the first battery factory of any premium automotive manufacturer in China and the third in the Group’s production network, after Germany and the US, said Oliver Zipse, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production. The extended contract is valid for ten years (from 2018 to 2028).

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 3, 2022

Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz is offering its Drive Pilot Level 3 autonomous driving system on S-Class and EQS sedans in Germany. “It’s a car, and, even more so, a robot,” said Jidu CEO Joe Xia. Level 3 handles all aspects of driving, but it requires that the driver remain ready to regain control if requested.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2017

BYTON’s first drivable concept car will make its debut at CES 2018 in January. BYTON derives its name from the phrase “Bytes on Wheels,” with “Bytes” representing the internet and “Wheels” symbolizing automobiles. The R&D center responsible for the design of prototype and concept models is based in Munich, Germany. )

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. The new Sprinter is available for order now and will be launched in the European market starting in June 2018. Duisburg is home to the world’s largest inland port.) million times.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

He said the Group already had the broadest plug-in fleet in the automobile world. Audi will present an all-electric, luxury-class sport SUV in early 2018. The Audi e‑tron quattro concept provides a preview of the production battery electric SUV planned for early 2018, said Prof. Audi e-tron quattro.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

So it’s safe to say that these are not autonomous features, but rather simply part of modern automobile controls. In Germany, a country famous for its mastery of carmaking, schools like Die Fahrschule have made it their mission to ensure that the next generation of drivers is properly prepared for the era of electric vehicles.

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JULY 4, 2009

This performance, Winterkorn said, “ is no reason for euphoria ” but shows that the Volkswagen group—which comprises nine automotive brands—is staying on course, and shows that its strategy to 2018 is on the right track. We have nine strong brands that work well together. We have rock-solid finances. 2 -neutral fuels play another key role.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In Neuberg, Germany, Audi presented the Group’s first all-electric race car: the Audi e-tron FE04 for the Formula E series. To transmit the power to the wheels, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler will be using a high-efficiency transmission with only one gear in the 2017/2018 season. —Head of Audi Motorsport Dieter Gass.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

The lightweight construction concept typical of BMW i automobiles was adapted to the specific requirements of the Roadster. The market launch of the BMW i8 Coupe and BMW i8 Roadster will start in May 2018. Both vehicles are flexibly manufactured on a single line in the BMW Group plant Leipzig according to customer requirements.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

The experts have therefore also already examined the status of all those second-generation evo and third-generation power units that have been brought out since mid-2014 or in fact will only be appearing from the introduction of the new WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) emission standard from 1 September 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

The experts have therefore also already examined the status of all those second-generation evo and third-generation power units that have been brought out since mid-2014 or in fact will only be appearing from the introduction of the new WLTP (Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) emission standard from 1 September 2018.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

The system, which is documented within the relevant IEC and ISO standards, is endorsed by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and its US equivalent, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Bloomberg confirms that The adoption curve followed by South Korea starting in 2021 ends up looking a lot like the one taken by China in 2018, which is similar to Norway after its first 5% quarter in 2013. The majority of the US and China skipped plug-in hybrids in favour of all-electric automobiles or battery electric vehicles(BEVs).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Covered in greater detail in an earlier post , the battery-electric e-tron quattro concept provides a very close foreshadowing of the production model to follow in 2018. Second life.

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AUGUST 7, 2021

What is particularly interesting is that there is a reason why Tesla does not use union work in its Fremont Factory, unlike its Grohmann facility in Germany. “It was considered the worst workforce in the automobile industry in the United States. And it was a reputation that was well-earned. Everything was a fight.

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