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Nio to open first overseas facility in Hungary

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Chinese premium electric vehicle manufacturer Nio has announced plans to open its first overseas facility in Budapest, Hungary, in September 2022. Located in Pest in the eastern part of the city, the new 10,000 square meters facility will manufacture power products including battery-swapping stations for the European market.

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SAIC’s MG to open second Europe parts centre by the summer – ET Auto

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MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country’s growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. The new European site will be operated by a partner near Lens, in Hauts-de-France, near the Belgian border.

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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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Following the market launch in 2025, models of the next vehicle generation will also be produced from 2026 onwards by BBA in Shenyang. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations. These batteries will be used in the models of the NEUE KLASSE.

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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Chinese automaker Chery is planning to make cars in Spain, where the EV market is at just 12%, half that of Portugal and France. billion in loans and grants for EV production, which is part of the PERTE scheme of incentives that rely on European pandemic relief funds, according to Automotive News Europe.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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The market launch in China is scheduled for this year. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. Ltd (BBAC), a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Group.

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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

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While European automakers have been shifting over to direct sales à la Tesla, China’s BYD, for Build Your Dreams, along with Chinese peers Xpend and Great Wall Motor are looking to dealers to build sales and provide networks to help their brands build solid reputations and trust among Europeans.

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China says it will ‘rein in’ the flood of EVs coming our way

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BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia.

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