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Volkswagen brand to invest €1B by 2026 in South America; targeting 40% growth in Brazil

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The Volkswagen brand aims to make significant gains in South America with a major product offensive. In total, the South American automotive market is expected to grow 11% a year until 2030, making it one of the fastest growing markets in the world. To this end, we are investing one billion euros in South America by 2026.

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Geely officially discloses new global B-segment automobile modular architecture: BMA; new BMA-based SUV to launch this year

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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Tier 1 Musashi invests in solid-state battery company KeraCel; long-term partnership

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Musashi’s strategic investment accelerates KeraCel’s development of its additive manufacturing solid state battery technology to high volume production. Keracel expects further improvements in the layer thickness with refinements in their manufacturing process technology. —Robert Bagheri, Keracel’s Chairman and CEO.

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TWAICE and pepper partner for full battery transparency in retrofitted commercial vehicles

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The vehicles will be delivered primarily in Europe, North and South America. Analog Devices is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of a broad portfolio of high-performance analog mixed-signal and digital signal processing solutions that are used in almost all types of electronic devices.

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GKN, SDS begin production of all-wheel drive disconnect system in China; up to 4% improvement in fuel economy

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The system will initially feature on the Jeep Renegade built for the Chinese market by GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Co., GKN manufactures the complete all-wheel drive system, including the power transfer unit (PTU), rear drive module (RDM), propshaft and sideshafts, as well as supplying software controls.

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Plastic Omnium Intends To Take Full Ownership of Plastic Fuel Systems Supplier Inergy Automotive

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Plastic Omnium intends to acquire Solvay’s 50% stake in Inergy Automotive Systems, the leading Tier One supplier of plastic fuel systems to the major car manufacturers, and therefore take full ownership of the company. The joint venture employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide and operates 24 manufacturing facilities in 18 countries.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of US$41.6 will be examined and defined in detail over the coming months.

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