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Auto supplier Adient cuts jobs, transfers roles in Europe to shave costs – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Automotive seating supplier Adient plc on Monday said it was restructuring its Europe business by cutting jobs and transferring work to countries with lower labor expenses, in a bid to cut costs. The company did not disclose how many employees were affected by the layoffs or which countries it is shifting roles to.

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Report: The Next-Gen BMW M3 Will Land with Electric and ICE Powertrains

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BMW has aggressive electrification plans, but the automaker isn’t taking its eye off the internal combustion ball. A new report from BMW Blog states that BMW is planning a next-generation M3 between 2027 and 2028 that will land with gas and electric configurations. Though Europe is still far ahead of the U.S.

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BMW, Croatia’s Rimac partner on high-voltage EV battery technology – ET Auto

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BMW and Croatia’s Rimac have agreed to partner on high-voltage electric vehicle battery technology , they said on Tuesday, a European tie-up aimed at challenging Asian dominance in the field. The German carmaker hit an all-electric sales share of 15% last year and has said it expects that figure to reach 50% well before 2030.

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Tesla Model Y Rules In Europe — Europe EV Sales Report

CleanTechnica EVs

Approximately 288,000 plugin vehicles were registered in September in Europe, +15% year over year (YoY). Last month’s plugin vehicle share of the overall European auto market was 25% (17% full electrics/BEVs). Unfortunately, the overall market also grew by double digits, +11%, as it is finally recovering from a couple of bad years.

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EVs At 23.0% Share In UK – BMW Leading BEV Brand

CleanTechnica EVs

share of the UK auto market, up YoY from 20.0%. Share In UK – BMW Leading BEV Brand appeared first on CleanTechnica. January saw plugin EVs at 23.0% Full electric volume increased. continued] The post EVs At 23.0%

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BMW X2 xDrive25e SAC PHEV to be launched July 2020

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BMW will launch the new X2 xDrive25e SAC (“Sport Activity Coupé”) PHEV, announced in January ( earlier post ), in Europe in July 2020 with pricing from €47,250 (US$51,800). The new BMW X2 xDrive25e features the fourth and latest generation of BMW eDrive technology developed for the plug-in hybrid models.

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EV lithium consumption rises 40% in 2023, led by Europe and Americas – Charged EVs

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Europe and the Americas accounted for 40% of global deployment, rising by 38% to 163,423 tons in 2023. Volkswagen came in second in the Americas and Europe, deploying 11,750 tonnes of LCE in 2023, up by 39% year on year. The third and fourth largest lithium consumers in 2023 were Mercedes and BMW.

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