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5G mobile network goes live at all BMW Brilliance Automotive production sites in China

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BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has become the first automobile manufacturer to enable full 5G wireless coverage at all its plants. With this development, BBA becomes the first automobile manufacturer to use 5G technology in automotive development and production. Full 5G coverage, transfer rate of 1 Gbps.

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BMW Group, Daimler, Ford, Audi & Porsche JV for up to 350 kW CCS ultra-fast charging network along major highways in Europe

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BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe. The goal is the quick build-up of a sizable number of stations in order to enable long-range travel for battery electric vehicle drivers.

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Automobile skill struggle escalates in South Carolina

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Paintings pressure appeal and retention were priorities for BMW for the reason that German luxurious automaker planted roots in South Carolina 3 many years in the past. “Our goal is to offer more than a job, but rather a career with opportunities for growth,” BMW spokesman Phil Dilanni mentioned.

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Stellantis dressmaker Chris Benjamin joins Scout Motors

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Benjamin, maximum lately the internal design leading for Stellantis North The us, turns into leading design officer at a crucial pace for Scout, which plans to start automobile manufacturing at a plant similar Columbia, S.C., He introduced his automobile design occupation at Mercedes-Benz. through the tip of 2026.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). The second will build on this and add more power and a more dynamic driving character. Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% In absolute numbers, 152,323 fewer diesel cars were sold.

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Indian carmakers set to propose import duty rollback, but Tesla will miss out

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The report included a quote from an anonymous source that stated India’s Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal, told the country’s automakers, represented by the lobby group Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), that they needed to budge or the government would make them budge.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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Pike’s Contenders category includes BMW; PSA. million diesel passenger cars sold in 2011, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. The company has long. been a leader in selling diesel vehicles and is making a strong push for emerging clean diesel markets, Pike notes. Volkswagen Group. General Motors.

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