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BMW to begin testing BMW M Hybrid V8 with P66/3 engine

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BMW will shortly begin an intensive period of testing for the BMW M Hybrid V8, with which BMW M Motorsport will be battling for overall wins in 2023 in the IMSA GTP class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive.

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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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Vigorously building charging piles is an inevitable choice for the world’s new energy road

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At present, the world attaches great importance to charging piles and the automobile market. Recently, the British government has also announced that it will invest 50 million pounds to help individuals and enterprises build charging piles. From this, we can see the importance of charging piles to the future automobile market.

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Mitsubishi Rayon acquires majority of carbon fiber reinforced plastics company Wethje; targeting auto industry

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(MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG.

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Toray and Daimler to Jointly Develop CFRP Automobile Parts for Mercedes-Benz Models

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Toray Industries, Inc. has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Daimler AG to develop automobile parts made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP). Earlier post.)

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Under the auto boom, a smaller industry is also growing: the used or pre-owned car market, where for every two new cars, three used cars are sold. As per industry estimates, about 4.1 Under the auto boom, a smaller industry is also growing: the used or pre-owned car market, where for every two new cars, three used cars are sold.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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to build the first fully active suspension system with energy recovery function. founded in 2009 out of MIT ( earlier post ), is an emerging technology company headquartered working to develop the first fully active, regenerative suspension for the automotive, trucking, mass transit, and defense industries. Click to enlarge.