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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

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Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%). As a result, cars made in China outsold cars made in Italy, Korea, Morocco, and Romania, while also closing the gap between cars made in Turkey and the UK.

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Peugeot sees robust orders, rolls out EV subscriptions in Europe

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As a part of its EV push, the emblem is rolling out a pay-as-you-go program in Europe, the place consumers pays a per 30 days and per-kilometer rate for its e-208 fashion. marketplace and targets to accumulation rising in South The usa and alternative international locations, together with South Africa, Malaysia, Thailand and Morocco.

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Skeleton Technologies joins Flying Whales program to develop next generation of heavy-lift, large-capacity airships

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The program is part of the French Government’s “Nouvelle France Industrielle” plans for future transport, with the country’s forestry agency highlighting the need for LCA60T to extract timber cargo. For that purpose Morocco will become the “third parent country” of Flying Whales. Flying Whales CEO Sébastien Bougon.

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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

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However, Stellantis is also trying to shift EV assembly to places like Morocco due to their lower-than-average labor costs. Lower overhead in terms of production costs are supposed to help them endure the onslaught of cheaper Chinese EVs that are assumed to flood the market as European governments effectively mandate electric vehicles.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. We strongly supported and played an active part in establishing CATL in Germany. The BMW Group will source the cobalt needed as a key raw material for cell production directly from mines in Australia and Morocco and make it available to CATL and Samsung SDI.

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