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Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

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As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). Audi will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Brussels to Martorell in Spain; in 2014, Audi Brussels produced 115,378 Audi A1 models. The plant will also produce its own battery packs.

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EEA: small increase in EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2017, with transport emissions up for the fourth consecutive year

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These official data confirm the preliminary estimates published by the EEA in October 2018. Energy efficiency and renewable energy will continue to play a key role in cutting future emissions and helping the EU achieve its 40% reduction target by 2030. The EEA will publish preliminary estimates of 2018 emissions in the autumn.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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imposed three rounds of tariffs on Chinese imports in 2018, with a fourth round completed last September on many items with a 15% duty [ 3 ]. Currently, the U.S. has imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion worth of Chinese goods, and China has also retaliated by imposing tariffs on more than $110 billion worth of U.S.

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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., Ltd (JAC) to advance e-mobility in China. JAC Volkswagen will introduce the SEAT brand by 2021, and jointly electrify SEAT products.

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

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shared its full 2023 financial results earlier today while also outlining its plans for the future. 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. SEAT Cupra, S.A.U.,

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Credendo: European aluminum sector in a critical situation

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In Galicia (Spain), Alcoa has decided to completely close its primary aluminum smelter—the second largest in Europe—for two years (until the end of 2023). As in 2018, when RUSAL was hit by sanctions, new sanctions would seriously disrupt the European aluminum sector. The paradox of our times.

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EC approves up to €5.2B of public support for second IPCEI in the hydrogen value chain

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The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Use” was jointly prepared and notified by thirteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The Member States will provide up to €5.2 Background.

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