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CCID Consulting estimates upsurge in aluminum for automobile bodies in China if technical breakthroughs in alloy performance and application technology are made

Green Car Congress

China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015. Specifically, CCID says, aluminum sheets for automobile body will be the most promising sector.

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LIVE BLOG: Tesla Q1 2024 earnings call

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He also admitted that Tesla’s vehicle purchasing process has become overcomplicated. Low cost, simple, and it just works. The analyst asked a follow-up question about Chinese competitors, which could copy Tesla’s vehicles. “I don’t know what our Chinese competitors can do,” he said.

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Nidec to form electric traction motor JV with a subsidiary of Guangzhou Automobile Group

Green Car Congress

a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Components is a subsidiary of major Chinese car manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group with the sixth-largest market share in the increasingly environmentally strict China. GAC Components mainly manufactures automobile interior parts, electric components, etc.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. The deal, which is awaiting final approval from the Chinese government, didnt get much notice at the time. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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Report: BYD Plotting New EV Factory in Mexico

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That particular model starts at the Chinese equivalent of $14,000 on the domestic market. Of those, Chinese vehicles accounted for more than 120,000 , a gain of 60 [percent], business newspaper El Financiero reports. CEO Elon Musk has indicated the new Mexican factory will be a mass production hub for low-cost EVs.

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Tesla Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: April 23, 2024

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On the demand front, we’ve undertaken a variety of initiatives, including lowering the price of both the purchase and subscription options for FSD, launching extremely attractive leasing specials for the Model 3 in the U.S. How long would it take your best Chinese competitors to copy that? That’s the whole point.

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