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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. The industry is being impacted largely by the uncertainty for the future, and this issue started to arise even before the pandemic took hold.

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Daimler and Geely Holding form global JV for smart; new generation of electric models

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Daimler AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group , the German and Chinese automotive groups, have formed a 50-50 globally focused joint venture to own, operate and further develop smart, the pioneer of small urban vehicles, as a leader in premium-electrified vehicles. Future production will be located in China.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. BBAC), launched EQC production for the local market in China. EQA production will also follow next year (2021) at BBAC in Beijing for the Chinese market. In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5

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