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Hyundai Motor Group building new fuel cell system plant in China; first outside of Korea

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Hyundai Motor Group signed an investment contract with the government of Guangdong Province to establish an offshore fuel cell system production facility in Guangzhou, China. The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry.

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BMW Group to build future MINI E vehicles in China with Great Wall Motor

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The BMW Group and Great Wall Motor have launched a new joint venture—Spotlight Automotive Limited—and are building a joint plant in China, where the BMW Group will produce future fully-electric models of its MINI brand. Both partners will together invest around €650 million (more than five billion CNY).

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Velodyne Lidar and Trunk.Tech to collaborate on next-gen autonomous heavy trucks, commercialization in China

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Trunk.Tech is the first company in China independently to develop SAE Level 4 driverless trucks, based on its own driverless hardware and software systems. Currently, these vehicles are operating autonomously at ports in China on a 24/7/365 basis to support operations.

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BASF launches $10B Verbund project in China

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BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants. It marks a milestone of the company’s US$10-billion investment project announced in July 2018. We are pleased to see our mega-investment project in China is progressing. Earlier post.)

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Baker Institute: China positioning itself to dominate world’s copper supply

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China is positioning itself to dominate the global supply of copper, a material in high demand as the world transitions to alternative energy systems, according to experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “If However, China’s international presence goes well beyond internal needs. —Koelsch et al.

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Magna and BAIC to form two JVs to engineer and build premium EVs for customers in China; first production in 2020

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The Zhenjiang facility where Magna and BJEV plan to engineer and build electric vehicles for the Chinese market. The plant has the capacity to build up to 180,000 vehicles per year. From a strategic point of view, the establishment of the JVs will benefit both Magna and BAIC to further strengthen our business growth in China.

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BASF launches $10B Verbund project in China

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BASF officially launched its smart Verbund project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China, and commenced building its first plants. It marks a milestone of the company’s US$10-billion investment project announced in July 2018. We are pleased to see our mega-investment project in China is progressing. Earlier post.)

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