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Honda unveils two key future safety technologies toward the realization of its goal for zero traffic collision fatalities by 2050

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Honda Motor recently unveiled its work on two key advanced future safety technologies being developed with the goal of realizing “zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050”. Intelligent Driver-Assistive Technology.

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Lotus Posts $750 Million Loss for 2023 While Also Setting Sales Record

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However the company actually had a good sales year, moving 6,970 vehicles in a twelve-month period. Lotus noted that sales ramped up in the final quarter of 2023, with the company seeing a 110-percent increase after the launch of the Lotus Eletre SUV. The real question is whether or not sales are sustainable beyond that.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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Volkswagen releases design sketch for ID.AERO fully-electric sedan; Chinese market first

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AERO concept vehicle, a fully-electric limousine planned for the Chinese automobile market. The future production version of the ID. AERO concept is expected to go on sale in the Chinese automobile market in the second half of 2023. The Volkswagen brand released design sketches of the ID. The production version of the ID.

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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

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Fisker is scrapping plans for direct sales to customers. The startup is now turning to auto dealerships for sales and services. He plans to attend the National Automobile Dealers Association convention and make a pitch to the auto dealers. I think we just went that route because everyone does when you are a startup.

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China automobile gross sales reduction 2.9 p.c in June as big-ticket spending falters

Baua Electric

Then again, Tesla’s percentage in China’s marketplace of natural electrical and plug-in hybrid automobiles fell to eight.8 The post China automobile gross sales reduction 2.9 in the second one quarter from 10.5 within the first 3 months, consistent with Reuters’ calculation according to CPCA numbers.

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Toyota’s nearest hydrogen powered automobile will likely be a Crown sedan

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Toyota hopes the Crown will assistance propel its international gasoline cellular automobile gross sales to eight,000 gadgets within the tide fiscal future finishing March 31, 2024, from 3,440 the fiscal future sooner than. Gasoline cellular gross sales are emerging from a negligible bottom and now have meager numbers.