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Mazda EZ-6 and Mazda Arata design concept debut at Auto China 2024

EV Specifications

Changan Mazda, a Chinese company receiving investment from Mazda Motor Corporation, unveiled the all-new Mazda EZ-6 BEV and PHEV and the Mazda ARATA - the design concept of a future EV.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies.

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Nikkei: Toyota and Panasonic to set up JV for production of EV batteries and development of next-gen systems

Green Car Congress

The Nikkei said it had learned that Toyota Motor and Panasonic will set up a joint venture in 2020 to manufacture EV batteries, with a focus on cost and scale and an eye toward rising Chinese players. The joint venture will encourage Honda Motor, which uses Panasonic batteries in hybrid vehicles, to adopt the new cells.

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These are the 2024 World Car of the Year Winners

The Truth About Cars

The WCOTY jury considered several Chinese brands this year, showing that the country’s automakers are pushing ahead at a feverish pace. The WCOTY jury considered several Chinese brands this year, showing that the country’s automakers are pushing ahead at a feverish pace. KG Mobility from South Korea also made the list of candidates.

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Led by Focus, Ford China sales up 56% in November

Green Car Congress

—John Lawler, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor China. Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), Ford's commercial vehicle investment in China, posted a 16% growth in sales in November, with 15,903 wholesale vehicles sold in November compared to 13,721 sold the same time last year. JMC is up 2% for the year.

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Ford to build its first transmission plant in China

Green Car Congress

Ford’s passenger vehicle joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd (CFMA) and Chongqing Municipal Government in September 2010 for a new engine plant with a total investment of US$500 million.

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Report: Shin-Kobe, GS Yuasa Targeting Battery Market for Stop-Start Systems

Green Car Congress

Shin-Kobe is expanding a Chinese battery factory this fiscal year, doubling the annual production capacity to 2 million units. It has prepared a battery for Mazda Motor Corp.’s It will also build in 2012 a new Thai factory with a capacity of 1 million units a year. GS Yuasa Battery, a subsidiary of GS Yuasa Corp.,

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