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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

Teslarati

The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. For our nation, where the auto industry accounts for a large share of value creation, this is not just an economic issue, but also a question of security.”

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Volkswagen has ‘all the ingredients’ to succeed as the US shifts to EVs, but will it?

Baua Electric

Volkswagen’s CFO Arno Antlitz said Europe’s largest automaker has “all the ingredients” for success as the US auto industry shifts to electric. The company will build vehicles at its $2 billion facility in South Carolina. Will a rugged electric pickup and SUV help VW regain momentum as the US market shifts to EVs?

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Volkswagen ID.Buzz & ID.7 to help VW gain 10% market share in the US [Feature]

Teslarati

7, Volkswagen also plans to launch a $40,000 electric SUV under the Scout brand for the North American market. The all-electric Scout SUV will be built in a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina. Besides the ID.Buzz and the ID.7,

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

Baua Electric

Volvo believes strongly in the benefits of investing and contributing to the main markets in which it seeks to sell cars, reflected in our $1B South Carolina manufacturing plant where we are creating thousands of jobs building EVs for the US and world markets. This important SUV for us will be built in the USA for U.S.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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.& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& We just aren't buying it," Coleman said.

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