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Mazda and Ford JV to Invest $350M to Build Next Generation Compact Pickup Truck in Thailand

Green Car Congress

Mazda Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company’s joint venture, AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co. AAT), will invest US$350 million in its pickup truck plant to support the production of Mazda and Ford’s next generation pickup trucks. The investment will enable production of the new compact pickups to commence in mid-2011.

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THE UNOBVIOUS ONES: Serving to Genesis Canada promote ‘anything else that drives benefit’ outdoor untouched automobiles

Baua Electric

He additionally is helping assemble web pages for old automobiles and builds gross sales techniques for demonstrator automobiles. I then became a district sales manager there, and that was a wake-up call in the culture of retail and how much I had to learn.” He moved to Mazda in a alike place. “I

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Batteries included: Electric Morgan Super3 concept previews British brand’s electric dream

EV Central

To preserve the standard car’s handling balance Morgan says the electric motor and the inverter are hidden in the place where the Mazda-sourced five-speed transmission used to live while the heavy battery has been placed under the bonnet. Each mode then offers different throttle maps and alters the amount of brake regeneration.

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Ford Launches New Fiesta in China

Green Car Congress

The sedan and the five-door Fiesta hatchback are both built at the Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Company manufacturing facility in Nanjing. Pre-sale demand for the car in China has exceeded Ford’s expectations, with several thousand Chinese consumers placing orders ahead of the official launch.

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Toyota electric ute could be less than 12 months away from Australia, but will fast-tracked HiLux and Ranger-sized dual-cab finally silence diesel-loving doubters?

EV Central

And before you ask me, in 2024 we will have good numbers of those vehicles for sale.” By delaying slightly we are going to get the most updated spec for the Australian market, which will be incredibly advantageous for us and that vehicle given it is our first entry for a BEV,” said Hanley. “We

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The governments regulations and policies for things like building electric-car charging stations can be changed more easily here than in places like the U.S. Mitsubishi to help Oregon build. " Some regulatory and market characteristics make China one of the most promising markets to experiment with electric cars.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network. Batteries not ready.

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