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GM inaugurates flexi-engine plant in India

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General Motors inaugurated its new flexi-engine facility in Talegaon, GM’s first powertrain plant that enables gasoline and diesel engines to be manufactured simultaneously. The new engine plant will begin by producing engines for small passenger cars manufactured by GM in India.

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MINI realigning model range with emphasis on electromobility; crossover & premium compact segments; and China

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The British premium automobile manufacturer MINI is realigning its model range, with a focus on drivetrain technologies, vehicle segments and services of the future. Cooperation with the Chinese partner will be based on a clearly defined principle: Production follows the market.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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MG (owned by the Chinese SAIC) was the only group to post an increase in registrations, with its volume jumping from 1,327 to 2,592 units. The lowest decrease in registrations was recorded by midsize cars (D segment) and this can be explained by positive results reported by Tesla Model 3, which was Europe’s second-best-selling car in March.

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Cooperating with Huawei, the 100,000th automobile of the AITO logo rolled off the manufacturing order

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Seres and Huawei signed a joint trade deepening cooperation pledge in February this month, pronouncing the habitual trade objective of accomplishing 1 million pristine power automobile manufacturing and gross sales in 2026. Typical gasoline automobiles adopted up with worth cuts in March and introduced a marketplace protection battle.

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Dark Secrets at The Heart EV Supply chain We Often Fail to Address

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We all believe that an electric vehicle is much more eco-friendlier than a conventional gasoline car. Yes, They Are Greener But… On the surface, EVs are more ecological than gasoline cars because 70-80% of the pollution caused by automobiles comes from their tailpipe and EVs don’t have tailpipe emissions.

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Platts Report: China oil demand grows 4% year over year in June; growth slows

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million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The latest analysis is based on a new methodology introduced from July in response to significant shifts in Chinese consumption and trade patterns in recent years. Apparent demand for gasoline climbed 6.5% year over year to 1.18

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