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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. Our electric pickup will be the first of multiple electric truck variants we will build at Detroit-Hamtramck over the next few years.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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This public-private partnership will explore the opportunity and viability of this project working with state and local partners, stakeholders, and communities across the corridor from Detroit to Ann Arbor. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.

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Detroit Electric signs joint venture with China’s Far East Smarter Energy Group; $1.8B investment

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Detroit Electric has signed a joint venture deal with Far East Smarter Energy Group of China, which has helped secure a total investment of $1.8 The joint venture will invest US$370 million into Detroit Electric’s European operations over the next four years. A third model is planned for launch in 2020.

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New Detroit DD8 medium-duty diesel engine debuts at 2017 NTEA Show

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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), along with its component brand Detroit, unveiled the new Detroit DD8 Medium-Duty Engine at the NTEA Work Truck Show. Aimed at the vocational truck markets, the Detroit DD8 is a 7.7L The DD8 will expand on the Detroit medium-duty platform that was launched last year with the 4-cylinder, 5.1-liter

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GAC Motor to introduce signature sedan and new electric concept car at Detroit show

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China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC Motor will debut the GA4, an all-new signature sedan at 2018 NAIAS. A new sedan model and a concept car will also make their world debuts during GAC Motor’s press conference.

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Daimler Trucks to produce new medium-duty diesels in Detroit; $375M investment

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Daimler Trucks will begin production of the new medium-duty DD5 and DD8 diesel engines for the NAFTA market in Detroit effective 2018. Daimler Trucks invested $100 million for the new production of the DT12 automated manual transmission in Detroit.

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VW unveils long-wheelbase Tiguan at Detroit

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Volkswagen unveiled the new long-wheelbase 2018 Tiguan at the Detroit show. inches long, the 2018 model is 10.7 In addition, the 2018 Tiguan offers a combination of both passive and active safety systems that are engineered to meet or exceed current crash regulations. inch wheelbase—4.4

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