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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India by decade-end, says top executive | Autocar Professional

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The plan is to offer a portfolio of high-tech, affordable vehicles for the Indian market by introducing “a range of products from B SUV to C SUV as well as compact cars”, he added. “We According to him, in the long term, the JV aspires to export vehicles to key right-hand drive markets such as Australia and South Africa.

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SAIC Motor to invest up to USD 2 billion in India this decade | Autocar Professional

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De says the aim is to offer a high-tech, affordable portfolio of products for the Indian market. “We We plan to introduce a range of products from B SUV to C SUV, including compact cars. When asked what kind of investment SAIC Motor will have lined up for India, De said a minimum of 1-2 billion dollars, for the decade.

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Rivian taps ex-Porsche and Apple vet to lead R2, R3 EV platform development

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Mittelbach brings over 20 years of experience from Mercedes, serving as plant manager in East London and South Africa. The first model based on the new platform is expected to be a mid-size electric SUV and will be revealed later this year. Once the first stage is complete, Rivian aims to build 200,000 EVs annually.

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Development of autonomous cars is steadily progressing with AI as an accelerator, says Sven Lanwer, XC expert from Bosch – ET Auto

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Q: Now, coming back to the affordability factor of this technology. You have said that it’s not very cheap to implement ADAS, especially in countries like India or developing countries like Brazil or South Africa. They cannot afford this kind of technology unless it is in an expensive vehicle beyond INR 25 lakh.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance posts record €2.9B in synergies in 2013 ahead of launch of first common module family vehicles; targeting €4.3B in 2016

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CMF enables Renault and Nissan to build a wide range of vehicles from a smaller pool of parts, while at the same time increasing customer choice and quality. The following month, Nissan began selling the X-Trail crossover SUV in Japan, also based on CMF-C/D. In February, Nissan began selling the Qashqai crossover in Europe.

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