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Italian Government Upset Alfa Romeo ‘Milano’ Will Be Built in Poland

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Assembly is slated to take place at the Tychy plant in Poland. However, the country also allowed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to be sold to the French, resulting in Stellantis. A car called Milano cannot be produced in Poland. As an American, I’m not exactly thrilled what the brand has in store for Dodge and Chrysler either.

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Geely Holding & ElectroMobility Poland Sign Agreement to License Pure Electric SEA Architecture For Izera brand

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Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), the largest privately held automotive technology company in China, has agreed to provide ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), a Polish government-backed electric vehicle manufacturer, a license for its entirely electric Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA).

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). million medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years.

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Alfa Romeo Milano Renamed ‘Junior’ to Satisfy Italian Law

The Truth About Cars

As previously mentioned , the issue is that the vehicle is being assembled in Poland. Since Milano is the name of Alfa’s hometown, giving it to a vehicle assembled in Poland may qualify as taboo. For example, loads of Italian automobile brands are presently owned by foreign parent companies.

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Stellantis acquires 49.5% in Argentine solar power producer

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At the time, it announced that in-house production on mid-size and large hydrogen fuel cell vans already started in France and Poland, respectively. Last month, the automobile company partnered with CARB (California Air Resources Board) to reduce carbon emissions in California.

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Motor vehicle taxation brings in €440.4B for governments in major European markets

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New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. This just goes to show the sheer scale of the importance of the automobile industry to Europe.

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First car using Nidec’s E-Axle traction motor system unveiled

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Although the traction motor system will be launched in the Chinese market first, Nidec plans to make the product available to European automobile manufacturers as well in the near future.

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