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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. In spring 2020, the Volkswagen Tiguan broke the production barrier of six million units, with 910,926 units manufactured in 2019 alone. In October 2019, Volkswagen added a plug-in hybrid drivetrain for the Chinese model.

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Hyundai and Kia make €100M strategic investment in Arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

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Through the partnership, Hyundai and Kia plan to introduce competitively priced small and medium-sized electric vans and other products for logistics, on-demand ride-hailing and shuttle service companies. Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK.

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TomTom introduces autonomous driving technology; partnerships with Baidu, Qualcomm

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TomTom’s HD Map is a digital map product aimed at making automated vehicles safer and more comfortable by complementing sensors, powering accurate localization and enabling path planning. 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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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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The VW Amarok is based on Ford’s newest Ranger and is for sale in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but not North America. Volkswagen also teased the Tarok pickup concept in 2019, asking, “Is America ready for a smaller pickup again?” Production is slated for 2026, with deliveries following shortly after.

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

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Of course, corporations are going to put their best foot forward in these types of media briefs, so you can take things with a grain of salt (or maybe Jimmy Buffett's lost shaker), but here are the highlights: As of the end of the 2023 fiscal year that ended on March 31, Honda has cut fixed costs by more than 10 percent since fiscal year 2019.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. has fully embraced EVs and, after years of teasing with snazzy concepts, the real hardware is for sale–and is selling well. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster.

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Volkswagen to offer electric car sharing services

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The WE customer platform is to begin rolling out various vehicle-on-demand services, in particular car sharing, in Germany in 2019. That is why we are entering this market with a holistic single-source concept covering all mobility needs from the short journey that takes just a few minutes to the long vacation trip.