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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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The second-generation Toyota C-HR will be produced at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) in Sakarya—about 150 km east of Istanbul. Available in hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions, the new Toyota C-HR will also be the first plug-in hybrid passenger car to be produced in Turkey. market share.

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Ford Pro now shipping E-Transit electric vans to European customers from Ford Otosan plant in Turkey

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Ford Pro is now shipping the first production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe from the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, a milestone that closely follows the start of deliveries to US customers from Kansas City Assembly Plant in February. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes-Benz EV sales up 123% to 56,300 units in Q2

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As per a press release from the luxury automaker, the company saw battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales rise 123% to 56,300 units in Q2 2023. The second quarter saw a 6% increase in sales for Mercedes-Benz Cars, reaching 515,700 units. In the first half of 2023, global BEV sales reached 102,600 units, marking a 121% rise.

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Turkey-based BD Otomotiv in talks to rescue THINK brand from bankruptcy

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BD Otomotiv is a Turkey-based investment group which in recent years has focused on electric transportation. The group has also made major investments into EV charging infrastructure, and owns and operates charging stations across Turkey.

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15 countries agree to work toward 100% ZEV truck and bus sales by 2040

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Fifteen countries have agreed to work together toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. California recently adopted its Advanced Clean Truck rule that establishes firm sales targets for zero-emission trucks that formed the basis of the MOU ambition.

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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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It strengthens further our ability to deliver 100 percent of Ford passenger vehicles in Europe being all-electric and two-thirds of our commercial vehicle sales being all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030. This is an important step, marking Ford’s first in-house investment in all-electric vehicle component manufacturing in Europe.

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Toyota starts production of 5th-generation hybrid powertrain in Europe for new Corolla

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The latest Toyota hybrid electric low-emission powertrains will be made at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK (TMUK) for the new Corollas manufactured at TMUK and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT). 5th generation hybrid transmission 1.8L. These products will be combined with the new 1.8

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