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Volkswagen initially investing €460M to convert Wolfsburg plant for EV production

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3 ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term. The platform will enable faster charging speeds and longer ranges. The first step towards the factory’s electric future involves re-equipping the site for the ID.3.

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Ford cutting F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds

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Ford continues to struggle to sell its EV models, but its ICE pickups, SUVs, and cars are keeping the company healthy. “Their intentions were to build 180,000-plus units. Right now, we’re looking at 55,000 units they’re gonna build. “We definitely need to work to match capacity with demand.

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Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

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The company, based in Silverstone, England will create an initial run of 50 of the luxury SUVs built in the ‘classic era’ between 1970 and 1994. Since unveiling Jaguar, Bentley and Rolls-Royce electrified classics, Lunaz has been consistently asked by its global customer base to apply its re-engineering and restoration approach to these cars.

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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030

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Buzz electric microbus in 2024, and new electric SUVs from 2026. Currently, more than 90% of Volkswagen’s vehicle portfolio for North America is assembled in North America, including the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs in Chattanooga, TN, as well as Tiguan, Taos and Jetta in Puebla, Mexico. 4 in 2022, the ID. Assembly of the ID.4

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Rural EV charging incentivized in much of the US with Biden guidance

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The Biden administration will use a broad legal interpretation to provide tax credits to EV charging projects in a large swath of the country. As The Hill notes, it also allowed car-like crossovers to qualify for the tax credit for electric SUVs. The tax credit could help build up infrastructure in more locations away from highways.

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Northern Lights Energy signs LOI to purchase 1,000 AMP electric SUV conversions over 5 years

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a company engaged in the emission-free electrification of OEM vehicles, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ) to support the introduction of all-electric SUVs into Iceland as part of a national electric vehicle (EV) project. AMP expects to deliver its first Electric SUV to NLE in early 2011.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance rebooted | Autocar Professional

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Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced auto manufacturers to re-evaluate their strategies and focus on profitable markets rather than throw good money after bad ones. SUVs lead the charge At the joint press briefing, Nissan and Renault both announced the development of four new products between the two brands.

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