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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

EV Sales

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

Green Car Congress

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

Plug In India

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. Make investments in Lithium Cell Manufacturing Globally, we are seeing car companies like Tesla, Volkswagen, and BYD all make their own Lithium cells in giga factories.

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

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Tesla is hoping to replicate production lines in Shanghai at its upcoming Giga Mexico factory by inviting Chinese companies to supply the manufacturing efforts with localized plants. BYD , Chery, and SAIC, all Chinese brands, are already looking to build plants and manufacture EVs in Mexico. However, U.S. million in 2019.

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