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Huawei says upcoming Luxeed S7 EV is ‘superior to Tesla’s Model S’

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Smartphone maker Huawei has partnered with the China-owned Chery Automobile on the electric vehicle (EV) brand Luxeed, set to unveil its first vehicle in the coming months. These features have generally been well-received by Chinese consumers in the middle class, and the Chery-Huawei partnership could be poised for success, some analysts say.

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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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Novelis to invest $180M to double automotive aluminum body sheet capacity at Changzhou

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The company will begin expanding its existing facility in 2018 and be fully operational by 2020, helping key traditional automakers and electric vehicle start-ups launch new products. Novelis delivers aluminum products to SGM, SAIC, FAW-VW, Chery and Changan Ford. Earlier post.).

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Electric Car Watch #10: Tata, Mahindra vs Tesla vs Chinese vs MNC’s

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Unless there are major geopolitical complications, I can see companies like SIAC, XPENG, NIO, WULING, CHERY, and others try to get a slice of the Indian car market. Mahindra showcased their MESMA platform back in 2018. You may say Tesla won't be a competitor to the BIG 3 as they sell luxury cars.

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Tesla hopes to replicate Giga Shanghai lines in Mexico, but U.S. isn’t thrilled

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Tesla Giga Mexico site prepares for nearshoring activity spike China has a very efficient supply chain for parts, and a 2018 trade war initiated by the Trump Adminsitration pushed Chinese companies to snap up Mexican land for parts production. The report cites data from Finsa , which states that Chinese industrial companies had 9.31

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