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IONITY partners with Shell, OMV, Tank & Rast and Circle K on sites for high-power charging network; 18 countries, >200 sites

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IONITY , the joint venture of BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen with Audi and Porsche that is developing and implementing a High-Power Charging (HPC) network for EVs across Europe ( earlier post ), has formed initial strategic partnerships for the realization of its HPC network.

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Volkswagen Group to add 15 more plants to Industrial Cloud this year

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In 2019, the Volkswagen Group initially started with the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand’s Chemnitz, Wolfsburg and Polkowice (Poland) plants, in line with its plans. Currently, 220 experts within the Group are working on the project and the number is due to rise to about 500 by the end of 2020.

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Volkswagen Group to cut overall spending by ~€1B next year, but to boost investments in electric drive tech by €100M

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Examples include product start-ups such as the next-generation Golf, the Audi Q5, the new Crafter plant in Poland, as well as upfront expenditures for the modular electric toolkit (MEB). These companies will maintain their previously announced investment levels and are planning expenditures in the amount of approximately €4.4

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Volkswagen Group to invest $106 billion over next 5 years in Automotive Division

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In addition, the Company will make cross-product investments of €23.0 These include spending to expand capacity, a new Crafter plant in Poland and the new Audi plant in Mexico. The Group will also continue to press ahead with the development of hybrid and electric drives. billion (US$29 billion) over the next five years.

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