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A Volkswagen brand pickup will not happen, but we still have Scout’s EV truck coming

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Volkswagen Group America CEO Pablo Di Si told MotorTrend at the Chicago Auto Show this week, “It is not in the plans anymore.” Although part of VW’s 2020 alliance with Ford included building a medium-sized pickup, it won’t launch in the US. It’s currently sold in South America, but again, it won’t enter the US.

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Ford and Volkswagen expand global collaboration to include EVs, invest in Argo AI

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For Ford, using Volkswagen’s MEB architecture is part of its more than $11.5 As part of the transaction, Volkswagen also will purchase Argo AI shares from Ford for $500 million over three years. Volkswagen will supply MEB parts and components as part of the collaboration. billion investment in electric vehicles worldwide.

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Petrobras sells sugar, ethanol and petrochemical assets for US$587 million

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PetroquímicaSuape and Citepe are fully-owned subsidiaries of Petrobras and form part of the company’s Chemical-Textile Industrial Complex in Ipojuca, in the state of Pernambuco. These companies bring together three integrated industrial units: PTA (purified terephthalic acid), polyester fibers and PET (polyethylene terephthalate) resin.

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Nissan launches expanded strategy for Brazil with new $1.4B manufacturing plant; Renault boosting production capacity there by 100,000 units

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The Brazilian factory, scheduled to begin production in the first half of 2014, will have the capacity to produce up to 200,000 units annually of Nissan’s ‘V’ platform products for sale in Brazil. Along with India and Russia, Brazil is one of Renault’s three priority markets as part. Renault’s second-largest market.

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Volkswagen Group delivers more than 10M vehicles in one year for first time

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That is an outstanding performance and an impressive result, and all Group brands have played their part in achieving this despite at times very difficult market conditions. —Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler. Our Group has doubled vehicle deliveries in the last ten years.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The ethanol content of the gasoline shall be determined by use of one of the testing methodologies specified in appendix F to this part. 40 CFR § 80.27(d)

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

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As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. The Tesla EV has only around 20 such parts. These numbers above exclude all the existing hybrid electric and other alternative fuel models available or in the works, which number at least another 265 models.