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BYD to add another 183 electric buses to Santiago’s fleet

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The 183 BYD electric buses will join the 100 electric buses that BYD and local partner Enel brought into Santiago last December, giving BYD a dominant share of more than 60% in the capital’s electric bus market. The existing fleet of K9FEs operating in Santiago. The first 100 BYD buses were delivered to Santiago in December 2018.

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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. Globally, BYD’s green transport offerings have spread to more than 300 cities, operating in more than 50 countries and regions.

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Bogotá orders 379 electric buses from BYD

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BYD’s zero-emission transportation solutions have gained ground in Latin America, and now successfully service markets in many other countries across the region, including Ecuador, Chile, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Uruguay and Argentina.

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Chevrolet sets first-half global sales record with 2.35M units; 14% growth

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million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. In addition, Chevrolet set record first-half sales in many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, South Africa, and Turkey. Chevrolet sold 2.35 Click to enlarge.

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GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

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GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. In the first five months of the year, GM sold 394,000 vehicles in South America and its market share was 20.2%.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Control over the transportation assets in this region together with vast gas reserves make Russia the key element of this new market.”. The Saudi decision to let the market set prices and to pursue market share, has led to steep declines in crude and petroleum product prices. The emergence of the U.S.,

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