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Volkswagen making Car.Software an independent business unit; investing €7B by 2025

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International locations of the software organization include Seattle and Beijing. By 2025, more than 10,000 digital experts in the Car.Software organization will develop software for the vehicle and the digital ecosystems as well as customer-centric functions at dealers.

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Deutsche Telekom and Un-Blinking Technologies introduce iCar M2M solution for US car dealers and their customers

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Deutsche Telekom provides both the telemetry hardware for the vehicles as well as the SIM-cards and data connections. Progressive Seattle-area automotive group Barrier Motors in Bellevue has already equipped 1,500 cars from their Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, and Volvo brands with the iCar Intelligent Car Technology Package.

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Kia prepping Washington and Oregon for Soul EV launch; dealers and charging network w/ fast-chargers

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Kia Motors America (KMA) is continuing its progressive launch of the Soul EV and adding to the electric vehicle ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest with 20 Soul EV-certified dealers and a charging network. Of the 20 dealers in the region, 12 will be located in Washington and eight in Oregon.

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Ford opens limited reservations for 2012 Focus Electric; starting at $39,995

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Buyers can configure a Ford Focus Electric and place orders with a Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) dealer via a dedicated website. Seattle, and Washington, DC. Ford has opened reservations for the 2012 Focus Electric, with a starting price of $39,995, including $795 in destination charges but before state and federal incentives.

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Chevrolet electric Camaro concept drag racer: eCOPO with 800V battery pack; electric crate motors

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The COPO nameplate is a nod to the Central Office Production Order system, which Chevrolet dealers used to build one-of-a-kind high-performance models. Testing is ongoing. in 1969, the first purpose-built Camaro drag-racing specialty car was designed to compete in the NHRA Stock Eliminator.

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Volkswagen’s Golf Alltrack challenges the Subaru Outback; directions for 4MOTION and vehicle dynamics

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With the arrival of the new Golf Alltrack, the all-wheel-drive derivative of the Golf SportWagen, in US dealer showrooms in October, Volkswagen of America is offering an affordable, upscale and very fun-to-drive (more on this below) entry into an underserved market segment: all-wheel-drive wagons. Guide & Inform.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

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Even before I could get into the walkway which connects the bus stations, I found a bus going to Hosur via Electronic City. The check in was at 1330 hrs - and there were no unsanitized rooms available, so we decided to take an Ola to go to Kropex Motors, the Tata Motors dealer at Singasandra. The ticket was a reasonable Rs.