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BMW Goes NACS, Leaving VW & Stellantis As The Odd Ones Out

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In a recent press release, BMW revealed that, like much of the rest of the industry, it’s going to adopt the NACS plug in North America. With most of the rest of the German automakers doing the same thing, this leaves Volkswagen Group (owners of not only VW, but also Porsche, Audi, and others) as […]

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Report: Daimler, BMW, VW, Porsche and Audi to develop CO2 MAC systems

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The German Press Agency (dpa) reported that Daimler, Audi, BMW, Porsche and VW will develop CO 2 -based mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems as an alternative to using R1234yf. Daimler was subsequently joined by BMW, VW, Porsche and Audi. Subsequently, the European industry shifted to R1234yf. Earlier post.).

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Imported Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Models Held Back Over Forced Labor Allegations

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While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. ports for allegedly violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). custom laws.

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Luxury car sales in India could breach 50k units mark in 2024, hopes Audi

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Read more Audi hopes to see significant growth in India in 2024, while it also hopes the luxury car segment will cross the annual 50,000-unit sales milestone this year. REUTERS) Luxury car sales in India could cross the milestone of 50,000 units for the first time ever in 2024, said Audi head Balbir Singh Dhillon in an interaction with PTI.

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Porsche is moving fast into EVs: Lessons learned from Taycan

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An industry insider in that country told us the Model S was a massive shock to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz—but perhaps even more so to Porsche, which had been hugely successful with its fast, sporty Panamera four-door. The Porsche.

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HERE launches new generation of Real-Time Traffic service with integration of live data from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles

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HERE Technologies has launched the new generation of its HERE Real-Time Traffic service—the first global service on the market that integrates live vehicle sensor data from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles with traffic probe information, resulting in significantly higher accuracy and more precise information about traffic conditions.

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Daimler AG and BMW Group launch long-term development cooperation for automated driving

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They will be based at locations including the Mercedes-Benz Technology Center (MTC) in Sindelfingen, the Daimler Testing and Technology Center in Immendingen and the BMW Group Autonomous Driving Campus in Unterschleissheim, near Munich. Automated driving at the BMW Group. Safety First for Automated Driving. Earlier post.)

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