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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. This would be Chery’s first manufacturing site in Europe. Given the slow uptake of electric vehicles in Spain, Chery says it plans to make combustion engine, hybrid, and electric vehicles there.

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Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Company agree on terms for proposed joint venture company in China

Green Car Congress

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery Automobile Company Ltd have reached agreement on a proposed joint venture in China. JLR and Chery will now follow the official process to establish a joint venture company in China. JLR and Chery will now follow the official process to establish a joint venture company in China.

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Chery to launch new EXEED line; hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric

Green Car Congress

Chery Automobile Co., Chery revealed the EXEED TX—a compact SUV which will be the first model offered in Europe—in pre-production form at the 2017 IAA Frankfurt International Motor Show. With the combined power of the combustion engine and e-motor, the compact SUV will reach 100km/h in 6.0 100km (130.6

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Huawei says upcoming Luxeed S7 EV is ‘superior to Tesla’s Model S’

Teslarati

Smartphone maker Huawei has partnered with the China-owned Chery Automobile on the electric vehicle (EV) brand Luxeed, set to unveil its first vehicle in the coming months. The brand will debut a Tesla Model S rival near the end of November, according to a company executive. It will be superior to Tesla’s Model S in various aspects.”

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China Needs More Ships to Handle Its Rapidly Growing EV Exports

The Truth About Cars

Companies like BYD, SAIC Motor, Chery, and others have ordered dozens of new ships as the country’s auto industry has overtaken Japan’s as the world’s largest exporter. Even so, American companies like Tesla face an uphill battle competing with Chinese automakers as it goes back and forth with BYD for world sales records.

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China's Huawei Establishes ‘Smart Car’ Unit With Changan Auto

The Truth About Cars

According to the South China Morning Post , the new unit is wholly owned by Huawei and will be used to help transfer technology between the phone company and Changan Auto. The telecom firm previously said that the plan would be to “integrate the core technologies and resources of [Huawei’s] smart car solutions into the new company.”

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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Feb

CN EV Post

This article contains 20 tables compiled by CnEVPost based on data from the CPCA, showing which models and car companies sold the most in China in February. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on March 9 the top selling models and car companies in China in February, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry.

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