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BYD to build new $1.2B battery factory in China

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Now, as the company looks to expand outside of Asia, it is doubling down on its Chinese production capabilities. The environmental fillings found on a local Chinese government website state that the project will come at an expected cost of 8 billion yuan ($1.2

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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MG (owned by the Chinese SAIC) was the only group to post an increase in registrations, with its volume jumping from 1,327 to 2,592 units. However, details by powertrain highlights that only pure electric cars (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) drove this growth, as hybrids posted a decline of 11%. 29f21c0cbca83138705c33c58e16f247. >.

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