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Volvo Cars and Geely Auto to deepen collaboration; new combined powertrain company

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Volvo Cars and Geely Auto have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration that will maximize the strengths of the Swedish and Chinese automotive groups, delivering synergies in powertrains, sharing of electric vehicle architecture, joint procurement, autonomous drive technologies and aftersales.

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Stellantis strengthens ties with China’s auto industry

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Stellantis recently repurchased €934 million in shares from Chinese auto company Dongfeng as per a pre-existing share repurchase framework. is a state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei. billion in Leapmotor , acquiring 20% of the Chinese company and becoming a significant shareholder.

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China’s new energy vehicle sales drop m/m for first time since Aug – ET Auto

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versus the previous month, the first such drop since August 2023, industry data showed, as demand faltered in the world’s largest auto market despite a renewed discounting push led by Tesla. from December, the first such slide since November, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).

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Chinese Government think tank calls for refocusing auto industry on environment-friendly and energy-saving targets

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He also said that auto manufacturers should strengthen their safety and quality control standards. Sales of domestically-manufactured autos rose 36 percent year on year to reach 13.14 Sales of domestically-manufactured autos rose 36 percent year on year to reach 13.14

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Tesla contributes nearly 25% of Shanghai’s general auto manufacturing

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contributed nearly one-quarter of Shanghai’s general automobile manufacturing price endmost month, native media reported, in an indication of the way briefly the electrical automotive maker has ramped up output in China. billion yuan ($26.4 proportion issues endmost month, Chen stated.

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BYD’s cars are getting smarter, and its huge R&D staff could fill a city

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Chinese EV giant BYD – which has hired some 90,000 employees in R&D to ramp up its smart tech game – now has a new smart car system. Alongside launching Xuanji at BYD’s 2024 Dream Day yesterday , BYD also announced that it plans to invest 5 billion Chinese yuan ($701.8 Chinese automakers expect to have sold some 9.4

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Honda to unveil new China market SUV concept at Auto Shanghai

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a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, plans to stage the world premiere of an all-new concept model as well as other new Honda models at Auto Shanghai 2015 (The 16th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition, press days: April 20-21, 2015, public days: April 22-29, 2015).

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