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Chinese Government think tank calls for refocusing auto industry on environment-friendly and energy-saving targets

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Liu Shijin, deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, one of China’s top government think tanks, told a forum that the government should shift its guidance to automakers from mere pursuit of output capacity to environment-friendly and energy-saving targets.

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Volkswagen Group & Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) jointly to develop EVs in China; new JV focused on NEVs

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Volkswagen AG and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co., We believe this cooperation would not only benefit our two organizations, but would also be of great value to our customers, a sound environment and the Chinese society in general. —An Jin, Chairman of the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co.,

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Venti Technologies deploys two autonomous low-speed SUVs built by SAIC-GM-Wuling

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Venti Technologies has successfully deployed two autonomous SUVs built by SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile (SGMW), the joint venture formed by Chinese automakers SAIC and Wuling, along with GM, achieving another milestone in its path to commercialization. Venti autonomous vehicles see small obstacles such as a 12-oz.

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GlobalData: China advancing hydrogen engines to meet sustainability goals

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China, despite being one of the world’s largest producers and market for electric vehicles (EVs), is actively exploring alternate energy technologies for automobiles to meet its sustainability goals, including hydrogen internal combustion engines (H 2 ICEs) for commercial vehicles, finds GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

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Electric Car Watch #8: Chinese EV less than 5 Lakhs | Lesson for Indian Car Makers

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By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car watch, we will talk about the Chinese electric car that is beating Tesla in EV sales. But do remember that this is after the Chinese government subsidy. This is the difference between Chinese Auto OEM’s and Indian OEMS. kWh LFP battery packs respectively.

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Volvo EM90 Minivan Probably Not Coming to North America

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It’s a luxury-minded product catering to Chinese tastes. It’s been assumed Volvo’s EM90 would be manufactured with similar intentions, as the model will almost assuredly be based on the Zeekr 009 (pictured) — a new luxury van produced by Volvo’s Chinese parent company Geely. Though the EM90 isn’t your average runabout.

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Hyundai Mobis expands technical center in Hyderabad, India with focus on autonomous driving software

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The purpose of this move is to strengthen automobile software development, which has recently been growing exponentially, and secure supply stability. One good example is to build databases on image recognition algorithm learning through PC-based virtual environment simulation of various driving situations.

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