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U of Birmingham, Bentley and partners in rare-earth recycling project; RaRE

Green Car Congress

The University of Birmingham is working with Bentley Motors and others on a three-year research project to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles. million (US$3.6-million) RaRE is an exciting project and a fantastic opportunity. —Nick Mann, Operations General Manager at HyProMag. Resources.

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Imported Audi, Porsche, and Bentley Models Held Back Over Forced Labor Allegations

The Truth About Cars

While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. authorities could conduct a proper investigation. custom laws. custom laws.

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

Green Car Congress

The Volkswagen Group will help shape the technological turning point in key areas of the automotive industry and, to do this, will continue investing in environmentally friendly technologies, efficient drives and new models. This amount will be funded in full from the cash flow generated by the Chinese joint ventures. billion (US$14.5

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

This will focus on the major fields of future importance in the industry—such as digitalization, networking, e-mobility and new mobility services. The delivery figures also include the vehicles sold by the Chinese joint ventures. In fiscal year 2015, Bentley generated sales revenue of €1.9 Last year, Volkswagen sold 3.5

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Volkswagen Group launching major electro-mobility campaign in China; $25B on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018

Green Car Congress

Starting in 2016, this will be followed by two models developed specially for the Chinese market: These are the Audi A6 ( earlier post ) and a new mid-size limousine from the Volkswagen brand, both plug-in hybrids which are being developed together with the joint venture partners FAW Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen and will be produced locally.

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GM, Segway to Make Vehicle - WSJ.com

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More BigCharts Virtual Stock Exchange FiLife.com WSJ Asia WSJ Europe WSJ Portuguese WSJ Spanish WSJ Chinese SEARCH Welcome, Logout My Account My Online Journal Help Message Center ( new) U.S. Edition WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages: U.S. NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Throw in one of the best sound systems of any new car – that includes Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, etc – and you have a tempting package that plays in the EV sweet spot. You know, source cost-effective Chinese vehicles, then on-sell them at a mega-premium to a handful of comparatively cashed-up Aussies.