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Geely Auto forms new premium electric car company Zeekr; SEA EV architecture

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Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. Both parties have also agreed to inject 2 billion RMB (US$307 million) in capital into the company.

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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. LDV Planned Procurements by Vehicle Type. Source: Ceres.

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Boys and their Tonka trucks: How fossil car companies sell highly polluting vehicles

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Toxic marketing has caused Australia to become obsessed with overseas 4WDs, SUVs and overpowered utes? The post Boys and their Tonka trucks: How fossil car companies sell highly polluting vehicles appeared first on The Driven. Is it time for a ban on such advertising?

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Kia presents new electric compact SUV EV5 at Chengdu show

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Kia presented its all-electric compact SUV, the Kia EV5, at the Chengdu Motor Show in China. The company had unveiled a concept version of the EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day in March. The Kia EV5 was created to redefine the compact SUV genre with a form shaped by Kia’s unique design philosophy Opposites United. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen Group to launch battery-electric pick-up and rugged SUV in US under revived Scout brand

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Volkswagen Group will launch an all-electric pick-up and rugged SUV (“R-SUV”) in the United States. To this end, a separate, independent company will be established in the US this year as the Volkswagen Group moves the strong iconic US brand International Scout into the electric vehicle space.

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Fisker to Ramp Deliveries to 300 Vehicles Per Day; Company Has Manufactured 5,000 Fisker Ocean SUVs

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Electric vehicle startup Fisker announced that it has built 5,000 Fisker Ocean SUVs and expects to ramp deliveries of the Ocean to 300 vehicle per day later this year. To date, Fisker has delivered over 900 customer vehicles in its European and US launch markets.

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Electric cars and SUVs help charge Tata Motors FY2024 performance | Autocar Professional

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The company, which announced its FY2024 results on May 10, 2024, has reported record financial numbers for last fiscal. This strong showing is the result of strong sales emanating from its domestic passenger and commercial vehicle businesses as well as record sales of luxury car and SUV maker JLR. Tata Motors is on a roll.

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