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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Another Tesla price cut possible thanks to plummeting lithium prices

Teslarati

South America, which is by far the most lithium-dense continent on the planet, has seen its lithium extraction capabilities grow, particularly in Chile, where countless new projects are looking to capitalize on the massive amount of surface brine that can easily be converted into solid lithium. But how could this affect Tesla pricing?

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HELLA and Vahle developing wireless charging systems for plug-in vehicles

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Based in Kamen, Germany, Vahle has 15 years of experience in contact-free energy transfer in industrial environments, while HELLA is a recognized leader in the development of electronics, software, processes and production in the auto industry. Marc Rosenmayr, CEO for HELLA Electronics in North and South America.

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Booking Holdings invests US$500M in DiDi Chuxing; DiDi partners with Continental

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DiDi offers a full range of app-based transportation services for over 550 million users, and continues to innovate in shared mobility and smart transportation across China, South America, Australia and Japan markets. Ride-sharing offers new use scenarios for consumers to experience automotive products.

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China realizes charging piles, complete vehicles and accessories to go overseas

Setec Powerr

Judging from the customs data for the first eight months of this year, the contribution rate of my country’s new energy vehicle exports to the growth of automobile exports reached 26.7%, becoming a new bright spot in the foreign trade of the automobile industry. Demand for charging piles soars. is growing rapidly.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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In Mexico, auto sales stalled through the first seven months of 2014, causing some concern that new tax policies implemented at the beginning of 2014 were hurting auto demand growth; however, motivated by incentives to help spark demand, light vehicle sales grew throughout the second half of the year. South America.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. But the impact is way lesser than what it takes to drill, extract, transport, refine and burn oil. References Diamond Mine shown as Lithium Mines!

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