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Electric Mini Rocketman to take to Chinese city streets

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British auto magazine Autocar learned that the company plans to team up with Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors to build an electric city car smaller than the Cooper SE.

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Daimler JV Beijing Benz Automotive named Factory of the Year by Produktion magazine

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BBAC, a joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor, has been producing Mercedes-Benz passenger cars since 2005 and engines since 2013. All production practices at BBAC maintain Daimler’s rigorous and unified global standards. In 2016, more than two-thirds of the Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in China were made at BBAC.

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Autocar Professional’s March 15, 2024, issue is out! | Autocar Professional

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Leapmotor, a Chinese EV brand in which Stellantis picked up a 20 percent strategic stake in October 2023 for Euro 1.5 How you can read this issue Autocar Professional magazine is available through all good newsagents and for download from Magzster. billion (about Rs 13,500 crore) is being considered for an India entry.

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NIO planning on releasing affordable electric car for European market: report

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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO appears to be preparing to capture some market share from mainstream automakers like Volkswagen. NIO’s chairman, William Li, reportedly confirmed this strategy in an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel.

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Toyota announces electric C-HR for China in Beijing

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In addition to the plug-in Corolla and Levin sedans, the company will electrify its C-HR hatchback for the Chinese market according to a report in British car magazine AutoCar. Toyota announced a third electric car for China at the Beijing auto show last week.

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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% Global R&D spending 2011. Size of circle reflects the relative amount of annual R&D spending by the country noted.

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Remembering Ross Stone, an Influential Leader of IEEE Technical Activities

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Longtime editor of IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine Stone, who served as chair of the TAB periodicals committee, established 15 ad hoc committees to further IEEE’s publication goals. He was a Fellow of the Chinese Institute of Electronics , the Electromagnetics Academy , and URSI.