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SEAT expands the fleet of duo trailers and giga trailers to promote more sustainable logistics

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The Spanish company currently has two duo trailer routes that link the Martorell factory with Teknia in Azuqueca de Henares (Madrid) for the delivery of interior finish parts, and with Global Laser in Ribera Baja (Álava) for the transport of sheet metal components, which began a few weeks ago. The duo trailer features two 13.6-meter-long

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Volkswagen Group China, JAC and SEAT sign new deal advancing e-mobility in China

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Spain-based SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., This partnership also represents the benefits of a globalized approach to delivering sustainable mobility. Ltd (JAC) to advance e-mobility in China.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. Four of the five major markets in Europe posted higher averages in 2019 than in 2018.

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Ballard Power Systems establishing a Marine Center of Excellence in Europe for fuel cell applications

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The Marine CoE will design and manufacture heavy duty fuel cell modules to address zero-emission powertrain requirements for the marine industry. of the global total that year. The IMO has estimated that 1.135 billion tonnes of CO 2 was emitted by ships in 2008, representing 3.5%

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SEAT to launch 6 electric and plug-in hybrid models, develop smaller version of MEB for lower-cost EVs

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More than 300 engineers will be participating in this project in Spain. SEAT will realize the first electric vehicle that is especially designed for urban journeys. In 2018 SEAT obtained the best results in its history. The goal for forthcoming years is to step up the company’s globalization. more than the previous year.

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SEAT Cupra CEO confirms Formentor EV and a new electric SUV are coming to the US

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better known as Cupra, is a high-performance brand founded in 2018 as a subsidiary of Spanish automaker SEAT, which itself has operated as a wholly-owned sub-brand of Volkswagen Group since the mid-’80s. At the moment, we are testing our brand with potential clients; we think Americans would love Cupra’s design and great performance.

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Nissan investing $600M in Argentina; domestic production of new pick-up

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The global Renault-Nissan Alliance will serve as a tool to kick-off Nissan’s manufacturing operations in the country. The pick-ups will share some common architecture but will have markedly different brand design and attributes, distinctive of each brand. The first vehicle to be assembled will be the all-new NP300 Frontier by 2018.

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