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Tesla starts construction of 2nd New Mexico store in American Indian land

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Recent reports have indicated that Tesla is working with American Indian organizations to bypass a ban on direct-to-consumer automobile sales in New Mexico. As recognized sovereign tribes, Santa Ana and Nambé Pueblo, where Tesla launched its first New Mexico store in 2021, are exempt from state regulations.

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Honda starts construction of new CVT plant in Mexico

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Honda de Mexico, S.A. The new plant will be located adjacent to the new automobile plant that will begin mass production early next year of the all-new 2015 Honda Fit. In addition to supporting HDM auto production, the plant will provide transmissions to Honda auto plants outside Mexico. billion for the new plants in Celaya.

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China exports way more automobiles to Russia than anyplace else

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Chinese language automakers exported extra automobiles wholesale to Russia than anyplace else within the first 5 months of this hour, filling a void left by means of international producers exiting the marketplace as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. China exported about 162,000 automobiles to Russia in all of 2022.

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Honda to build new CVT plant in Mexico; initial capacity 350k units

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Honda de Mexico, S.A. HDM) plans to construct a new transmission plant in Celaya, near the city of Guanajuato, on the same site as the new automobile plant currently under construction that will begin production of the Honda Fit in Spring 2014. million automobiles per year in the region.

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Mazda and Sumitomo to establish vehicle production plant in Mexico and sales company in Brazil

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Mazda Motor Corporation has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Mazda will hold 70% of both the production plant and the sales company; Sumitomo will hold 30% of each. million units.

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. What do you think? What do you think?

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Global production of Mazda3 reaches 4M units; currently ~30% of total sales

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The Mazda3 is one of the core models in the Mazda line-up, having been sold in more than 120 countries and regions, and accounting for approximately 30% of the company''s annual sales volume. Sales commenced in North America in autumn of the same year, followed by Europe, Japan, Australia and others.

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