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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

Green Car Congress

Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. With No Charge to Charge, the new EV tax credit and enthusiastic new owners like the Bolt family, Dallas is poised to climb the ranks of leading LEAF sales markets.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

The Truth About Cars

sales, with this year apparently being no different. James, New York), Principle VinFast Grapevine (Grapevine, Texas), Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas), and VinFast Wichita (Wichita, Kansas). network to include β€œ125 points of sale” across the country. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

Teslarati

plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner. Our labor shed in Bloomington-Normal is 50 miles. Within that 50-mile radius is 750,000 workers, and 10% of those, or 75,000, are manufacturing. Automotive & ESS battery will see increased sales and profitability. That decision has not been made.

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

Baua Electric

In addition to announcing plans for a $2 billion in factory in India, it just announced a fresh crop of dealership openings in the US, with plans to expand the network to 125 points of sale across the country. And while the company has huge global ambitions, sales volumes have been small – so it has a lot to prove.