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Volvo Car and Geely considering full combination

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Volvo Car AB and Geely Automobile Holdings Limited are considering combining their businesses to create a strong global group, which would accelerate financial and technological synergies between the two companies. Volvo Cars has been under the ownership of the Zhejiang Geely Holding of China since 2010.

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Baidu to establish an intelligent EV company and form strategic partnership with Geely

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Baidu will provide intelligent driving capabilities to power the passenger vehicles for the new venture, and Geely, which holds the distinction of best-selling Chinese automobile brand in past years under the Volvo and Geely brands, will contribute its expertise in automobile design and manufacturing.

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Renault Trucks creates Used Parts Factory

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To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks (part of the Volvo Group) is taking steps to transition its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. The dedicated plant is in the heart of its manufacturing facility in Lyon–Vénissieux.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure.

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EEA: All major car manufacturers in Europe met 2012 CO2 targets; 9 already meet 2015 targets

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Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. Compared to 2011, Daimler and Volvo decreased their emission by more than 9 g CO 2 /km.

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Commercial vehicle and engine manufacturers establish global secretariat to move more agressively on global harmonization of regulations

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ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association) has been asked to establish the Global Secretariat in 2012. The Global Secretariat will be set-up and lead in 2012 by Stefan Larsson, a long-term employee of Volvo Group who has worked at ACEA since 1997. Longer-term issues to be covered are: Higher Capacity Vehicles (HCV).

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In 2020, Total Energy acquired the largest electric vehicle charging company in London and has mastered many local charging pile resources. The automobile industry has been developed for more than 200 years, and the use of petroleum as fuel has dominated most of the time. who moved the oil cheese. the only way.

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