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Volvo Cars selects South Carolina for its first US plant

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Volvo Cars has selected South Carolina as the location of its new $500-million factory in the US. The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export. Construction will begin in early autumn 2015, with the first vehicles expected to roll off the assembly line in 2018.

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JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

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compared to the 552,500 units of June 2018. The noticeable YoY drop can be partially explained by the record month of registrations seen in Sweden in June 2018, which came ahead of a new tax hike which hit the market in July of that year. of total registrations. SUV registrations totalled 556,400 units during the month, up by only 0.7%

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California ARB considering modifications to ZEV regs to provide more flexibility for intermediate volume manufacturers

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The ZEV Regulation previously defined an IVM as any manufacturer with California sales between 4,501 and 60,000 new light- and medium-duty vehicles. The 2012 amendments reduced the California sales upper bound to 20,000 vehicles per year beginning with the 2018 model year. three years to make up ZEV credit deficits.

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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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Second gen ‘ZE1’ Leafs (introduced 2018) start from $25,000, with earlier Japanese imports a bit cheaper. Renault Zoe Intens – from $25,000 2018 Renault Zoe BEV. They barely registered a sale in Australia, but these cute little Zoes did solid numbers in Europe. BMW i3 – from $28,000 2020 BMW i3s EV.

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TomTom introduces autonomous driving technology; partnerships with Baidu, Qualcomm

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TomTom and Zenuity— a joint venture of Autoliv and Volvo Cars—are collaborating on “Zenuity Connected Roadview” for autonomous vehicles. Zenuity expects to have its first driver assistance products available for sale by 2019, with autonomous driving technologies following shortly thereafter.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. Polestar was launched in 2017 by Volvo Cars and Geely Holding.

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Plug-in 2024 Audi Q8 to arrive later this year

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Natural plug-in rivals include the Range Rover Velar PHEV (from $132,800), BMW X5 50e ($149,990), Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid Coupe ($161,600) and Volvo XC90 Recharge Ultimate PHEV ($125,990). In 2018 the Q7 e-tron PHEV with V6 turbodiesel landed (after many delays), offering 56km battery-only range. They didn’t fly off the shelves.

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