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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler expand cooperation with new $1.4B plant in Mexico; next-gen compacts for Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti

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Start of production is planned for 2017 with Infiniti models. The production of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles will follow in 2018. In addition, a high localization rate will significantly increase the Mexican supply base. Daimler and Nissan will share the total investment cost for Aguascalientes of approximately €1 billion (US$1.4

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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Earlier in the year, Tesla was increasing prices, citing supply issues. Sales volumes in December were up year-over-year by more than 5% but down from November, due in part to improved supply. Five years prior, in December 2018, luxury market share set a record at 16.5%. In December, the company reversed course. in November.

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance break ground for new joint venture plant in Mexico

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Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance broke ground for their joint-venture manufacturing complex, COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), in Aguascalientes in central Mexico, which will build next-generation premium compact vehicles for the brands Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti. COMPAS is 50:50 owned by Daimler and Nissan.

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Oversold Lithium could be about to rally

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Investing in the commodity market can be a roller-coaster ride; what with the incessant boom-and-bust cycles driven by the ebb and flow in infrastructural spending, production ramps/cutbacks and stockpiling/destocking supplies. In terms of feedstock supply, SQM and Albemarle had laid out plans for increased production rates.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler partnership solid and expanding; 12 projects on three continents

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Production will begin in 2017 with Infiniti models. The production of Mercedes-Benz vehicles will follow in 2018. Meanwhile, the two companies continue to supply each other with powertrains. In September, Renault began supplying 1.6-liter have just signed a contract for the supply of finished commercial vans for export.

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Cooperation between Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepening in 2016

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Nissan and Daimler broke ground on the US$1-billion Aguascalientes, Mexico, plant in 2015, which will produce next-generation premium compact vehicles for Infiniti as of 2017 and for Mercedes-Benz starting in 2018. Construction will be completed in 2017, followed by preparation for pilot production of Infiniti vehicles.

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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

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On 4 September 2018, someone known only as Rabono bought an angry cartoon cat named Dragon for 600 Ethers—an amount of Ethereum cryptocurrency worth about US $170,000 at the time, or $745,000 at the cryptocurrency’s value in July 2022. dozens of new blockchain games based on the cryptocurrency through late 2017 and 2018.

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