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Electric Ford Ranger Lightning & Thunder Pickups Are Coming — Could South Africa Finally Get A Locally Assembled EV?

CleanTechnica EVs

The automotive sector is a critical pillar of South Africa’s economy. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) says that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) building cars and bakkies (pickups) employ more than 112,500 people in South Africa.

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Ford opening 66 more new dealerships in China by end of year; Asia-Pacific growth plans

Green Car Congress

Ford is opening 66 new dealerships in China by the end of the year. Ford will have added 100 new dealerships in China in 2010, bringing its total number of outlets here to 340. It’s all about growth—for Ford, for our partners and most importantly, growth for our customers.

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Ford’s next-gen Ranger pickup gets bigger, adds V6 turbodiesel

Green Car Congress

Ford has revealed the next-generation Ranger mid-size pickup truck. The next-gen Ranger project was led by Ford’s Product Development Center in Australia. The next-gen Ranger project was led by Ford’s Product Development Center in Australia. For the first time, Ford Ranger offers matrix LED headlights. Inside, the car?like

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

Green Car Congress

The next generation of urban transportation is about connecting transportation modes, services, and technologies, bringing diverse innovations together in ways that favor accessibility (meeting needs) over mobility (moving for the sake of moving), and that work significantly better for people, economies, and the planet. Zielinski, S.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. Backed by BMW, Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen, the mission of IONITY is to achieve the broadest possible compatibility across EVs so that residents of the EU can drive confidently anywhere on the continent. The demand promises to be highest in the Asia Pacific region during that time.