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Smaller Kia EV5 electrical crossover debuts

Baua Electric

The Kia EV5 electrical crossover debuted in production-ready method Friday on the Chengdu Motor Display in China. The outside remains nice-looking near to the EV5 thought first proven in March, giving the illusion of a little model of the Kia EV9. If Kia is making plans to promote the EV5 within the U.S.,

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) and Dongfeng Motor Corporation enter strategic cooperation, focused on new energy vehicles

Green Car Congress

National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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Kia Motors signs MOU to build third plant in China; 70% increase in capacity and a push to maintain market share

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Kia Motors Corporation plans to build a third manufacturing plant in China in order to meet increasing local demand and to maintain its positive sales momentum in the market. Dongfeng Yueda Kia (DYK) Motors is a 50/50 joint venture through which Kia Motors manufactures, markets and services vehicles in China.).

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The Sustainable Value approach is a value-based method for assessing corporate sustainability performance that extends the traditional valuation methods used in financial analysis to include not just the use of economic capital, but also environmental and social resources. Click to enlarge. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87

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Who Will Survive Among the Legacy vs. Startup Auto OEMs?

EV Adoption

A little historical perspective: from Wikipedia: “Starting with Duryea in 1895, at least 1900 different companies were formed, producing over 3,000 makes of American automobiles.[9] However, by the end of the next decade the remaining smaller producers disappeared or merged into amalgamated corporations.

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Made in India electric vehicles ready to hit global markets | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

As the shift to electric vehicles gathers pace, India has once again come in the reckoning for major multinational corporations to serve the global needs. Hyundai Motor Group’s sister brand Kia is coming out with a compact RV, which is likely to be shipped across the world.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. It is the first value-based method for assessing corporate sustainability performance.

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