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Daimler takes 12% stake in Chinese parter BAIC Motor; first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM

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This marks the first investment by a non-Chinese automotive company in a Chinese OEM. The official closing of the transaction followed a short time after the signing of the investment agreement between the two companies in Stuttgart earlier this year and a smooth approval by the relevant Chinese authorities.

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TM4 JV Prestolite Electric Propulsion Systems launches production at its Chinese facility

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Leveraging TM4’s licensed technologies, PEPS develops, manufactures and markets high-end hybrid and electric motor systems for the sustainable mobility market. Several Chinese manufacturers are already using PEPS products and buses equipped with these technologies have been exported to countries such as Germany and Taiwan.

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‘Chinese language hurricane’ looming over Europe’s EV sector, Renault chairman warns

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A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s rising electrical automobile sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated, as Asia’s superpower dominates key uncooked fabrics to manufacture batteries for 0 emission automobiles. “The battle of the time will likely be a battle of metals.”

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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. parts or technology.

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Visedo introducing new SRPM motor design for buses; 10% increase in power, better cooling

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Finnish manufacturer Visedo is unveiling a new electric motor design at BusWorld 2017 that is optimized for the bus market and ready for mass manufacture. The new design is also optimized for high volume manufacture using Visedo’s facilities in both Finland and Taiwan. Earlier post.).

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The U.S.-China Chip Ban, Explained

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Commerce Department issued new rules that clamped down on the export of certain advanced chips—which have military or AI applications—to Chinese customers. has blocked chip sales to individual Chinese customers. along with several other countries, including South Korea and Taiwan) placed Russia under a chip embargo.

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Foxconn: The Stealth Bomber Of EV Manufacturers Most Won’t See Coming (Part 2)

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Not only was he armed with an understanding of Chinese language and […]. Historical Background (Continued) The company continued to grow, but didn’t make a name for itself like most companies. As the business grew and grew, Terry Gou expanded overseas into China.

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