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Kia India hits 1-million units produced milestone

Green Car Congress

Kia India marked the milestone of producing one million vehicles from its manufacturing facility at Anantapur by rolling out the first unit of its newest innovation—the new Seltos. It is now available for pre-bookings in India. It is now available for pre-bookings in India.

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 million deaths in 2019—the largest pollution-related death toll in any country in the world—and also accounted for $36.8 Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 The 2019 death toll attributed to air pollution in India accounted for 17.8% It is causing 1.67 since 1990.

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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India’s sales of new vehicles totaled at least 4.25 New vehicles delivered in India totaled 4.13 Adding December’s sales volume reported Sunday by Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, brings the total to roughly 4.25 India is home to 1.4 million units, based on preliminary results, topping the 4.2 million units.

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India Injects $15 Billion Into Semiconductors

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The government of India has approved a major investment in semiconductor and electronics production that will include the country’s first state-of-the-art semiconductor fab. There could not have been a better time for India to make its entry into the semiconductor manufacturing industry.” The government has approved 1.26

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019. concentrations and associated mortality trends in more than 13,000 cities globally between 2000-2019. attributable mortality rates between 2000 and 2019 for the top 250 most populated urban areas based on 2019 WorldPop estimates. (A) concentration between 2000-2019.

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Hyundai to expand India lineup to 6 BEVs by 2028

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Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) recently outlined its electrification roadmap with the expansion of its line-up to 6 Battery-Electric Vehicles (BEVs) for the Indian market by 2028. Further, Hyundai will also introduce its dedicated BEV Platform—E-GMP—in India. —S S Kim, MD & CEO, HMIL.

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MG Motor India cuts prices of its Comet EV, Hector, Gloster and Astor models

Baua Electric

MG Motor India on Friday announced new prices for its 2024 range of car models as part of its centenary year celebrations. The MG Hector , the company’s first-ever model for India, now starts at ₹ 14.94 While there is now a new base trim on the MG ZS EV at ₹ 18.89 lakh for the petrol version and ₹ 17.50

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