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MARCH 6, 2025

Ward's Auto is reporting that Hyundai and Renault are eyeing a return to the Russian market, assuming that Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal following the former's invasion of the latter. if the fighting stops, the two global automakers, which left the Russian market due to the conflict, might reenter it.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2012

The expanded capability will also pave the way for GM to build strategic partnerships with battery cell and cell material suppliers, and make purchasing decisions as a “smart cell buyer.”. China, the largest auto production and consumption market, has explicitly made alternative energy vehicle development a state strategy.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Build Your Dreams, or BYD, is likely one of the largest companies you’ve never heard of. Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. Though it’s behind Tesla in global sales, BYD is king in China.

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JUNE 2, 2020

With increased investments in autonomous driving, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) systems and related AI capabilities, DiDi aims to launch autonomous fleet operations in select locations as China seeks to build a comprehensive digital infrastructure network based on 5G, AI and IoT technologies.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. That’s a tremendous amount of growth. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Panasonic seeks to expand its business in the automotive industry, starting with building relationships at CES 2024. Panasonic seeks to build deeper relationships and make new ones with tech giants and automakers at CES 2024 to reach its goal. It plans to delve into products that could prove lucrative.

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MAY 17, 2009

The major climate and energy bill introduced last week by House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Chairman Henry Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Edward Markey— H.R. Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.

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MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Tony Brown, Ford group vice president, Global Purchasing.

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APRIL 8, 2009

Kentucky has an experienced auto industry-related workforce, and the region is within 500 miles of more than 4,800 auto-related vehicle manufacturers, including 69 vehicle assembly plants, noted Larry Hayes, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet Secretary. Argonne and Kentucky will also pursue other funding opportunities.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It also mentioned risks in building car manufacturing factories in Europe and Thailand. The policy attracted big names in the global auto industry, including Tesla and Hyundai. The post China discourages local automakers from building EV plants overseas appeared first on TESLARATI.

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APRIL 25, 2010

Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. Chery is continuing to leverage global resources and is making great strides in building core technological competitiveness, as well as actively following government policies to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

For McMaster, the project partnership is one of three new partnerships with Chrysler, the federal government and other auto industry leaders worth a combined $24 million. The project consists of three phases, each building on the achievements of the previous one. Chrysler Group LLC has entered a 5-year, $18.2-million

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MAY 2, 2019

Auto manufacturers must participate in the startup ecosystem to stay ahead of the rapid shift in the auto industry,” said Jim Adler, managing director of Toyota AI Ventures. Sea Machines: Building autonomous control and navigation systems for the maritime industry.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Under the terms of the MOU, the companies will collaborate on a project to build, test and potentially commercialize a system that includes a Hillcrest 250 kW, 800 V inverter that has been optimized for a Hercules electric powertrain. liters and anticipated power density of ± 50 kW/L. Hercules Electric Mobility, Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. —Steve Demetriou, Aleris Chairman and CEO.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The facility’s operational footprint has been gold-certified by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) and represents a major step forward towards achieving Schaeffler’s goal of making its production activities worldwide carbon-neutral by 2030. Image: Schaeffler. —Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

This organization will build upon the current generation of Boston-Power’s lithium-ion battery technology to develop new energy storage products and solutions. Due to the strategy to focus predominantly on China in both the immediate and longer term, the company is reallocating its global resources. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Ipsos, the global research and insights organization, explored consumer thoughts in its third annual Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study. Todd Markusic, Vice President, Ipsos Mobility, said the Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study uncovered interesting insights on how drivers truly feel about self-driving cars.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company have agreed to explore a strategic alliance designed to leverage the benefits of Ford’s global reach and expertise and Mahindra’s scale in India and successful operating model. Global emerging markets; improving Mahindra’s reach outside of India. Connected vehicle projects. Electrification.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Hofbauer is serving as EcoMotors’s Chief Technical Officer.

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APRIL 19, 2011

The government wants to develop a sustainable automotive industry and facilitate strategic leaps into the future for the Chinese auto industry. It aims to form a new energy vehicle industry chain, and to build industrial bases in a number of cities including Shanghai.

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JULY 6, 2016

This plant, located in San Luis Potosí, will allow Constellium to respond to increasing demand for lightweight, high-strength aluminium Crash Management Systems and automotive structures for the expanding auto industry in Mexico. Constellium generated €5.2 billion of revenue in 2015.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Pending regulatory approval, the new JV will design, build, market and distribute all-electric passenger vehicles for China, the world’s leading electric vehicle market. Zotye Ford plans to build a dedicated product research and development center as well as its own sales and services network. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

LeEco’s SEE Plan is dedicated to build electric, smart, connected and socialized cars. We have been targeting the highest standard in the auto industry in terms of design, R&D and manufacturing of our electric cars. —Ding Lei, co-founder and global vice chairman of SEE Plan.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2009

And we will put Americans to work making our homes and buildings more efficient so that we can save billions of dollars on our energy bills. As for our auto industry, everyone recognizes that years of bad decision-making and a global recession have pushed our automakers to the brink. Millions of jobs depend on it.

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JULY 1, 2024

Now the company is building a US plant to produce nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode materials. The company is building a plant in the US where it will produce LFP as it gradually phases in production of LMFP and DRX. So, if we’re going to build a plant in the US to make the DRX material, we could manufacture LFP in the same facility.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 28, 2023

One looming artifact of the pandemic that remains in 2023—the global chip shortage —has gratefully begun to recede. As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Divergent 3D, a manufacturing technology company focused on the automotive sector, has entered into a global development partnership with engineering research and development (ER&D) firm Altran. The partnership comes shortly following Divergent 3D’s signing a strategic partnership letter of intent with top-ten global automaker PSA Group.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Polestar (PSNY) recorded its first profit since going public in Q3 as the Swedish EV maker builds momentum heading into the end of 2022. The post Polestar (PSNY) posts first profitable quarter as it races toward 50K deliveries in 2022 appeared first on Electrek.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Toyota said that Suzuki would supply its first electric SUV, which is expected to arrive in several global markets next year. Suzuki will build the Toyota-badged EV at its Indian facility in Gujarat starting in the Spring. Toyota noted that the new EV would be “a nimble SUV with the sharp driving characteristics of a BEV.”

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JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors and Ford hold a significant market share of the United States auto industry. Global policies, market, and investor trends all point to BEVs as a mainstay in the global auto industry. BEV Charging Infrastructure Building an infrastructure to support BEV adoption is essential to the transition.

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

We see China not only as the biggest car market worldwide, but also as a trend setter for the auto industry. Brilliance and Groupe Renault are joining hands to build a world-class model for the development of LCVs. It will change the map of the Chinese and even global LCV market.

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JULY 18, 2011

In its new report Energy Storage on the Grid (ESG), Pike Research forecasts that global spending in the ESG market will reach a little over $22 billion over the next 10 years. “In the near-term, we expect to see some consolidation in the battery industry, with a few leaders taking the lead. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

That left Honda severely behind in the global race toward long-range electric vehicles that Tesla kicked off in 2012 with its Model S. GM would build the car for Honda alongside the Chevy in its Ramos Arizpe plant. None of those were battery-electric vehicles, however.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Rajendra Petkar, President & CTO, Tata Motors Bengaluru: The future of the automotive industry will be defined by technology and software along with sustainability , industry’s top voices said at the Day 1 of the 5th edition of ETAuto Tech Summit concluded on Thursday. This is unlike other sectors.

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APRIL 12, 2023

million units and global volume to 3.64 The Group’s large-scale investment aims to upgrade Korea’s EV ecosystem and strengthen its role as a hub for driving innovation in the global automotive industry. It is also expected to promote a virtuous cycle of domestic EV production, R&D, infrastructure and related industries.

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