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Volvo Car USA fully electric vehicle sales reach 7.2% of total in 2022

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Volvo Car USA reported sales of 102,038 cars for the full year 2022, down 16.5% The share of fully electric Volvo cars reached 7.2% In the month of December, Volvo Car USA sold 11,111 cars, up 6.4%compared The share of overall Recharge cars—those with pure electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains—reached 27.4%

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Second battery module line goes on stream in BMW plant Leipzig; supplying the i4

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Further expanding e-component production in the German state of Saxony, the new system manufactures modules for the fully electric BMW i4, made in Munich. Plant Leipzig’s first such production line went on stream in May 2021 and supplies the battery modules for the BMW iX.

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BMW Group announces local production of NEUE KLASSE in China from 2026, new gen 6 battery plant

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BBA currently produces seven model ranges, with fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and internal combustion engines. The BMW Group’s next model generation, the NEUE KLASSE, will embody all three pillars of future mobility: electric, digital and circular. These batteries will be used in the models of the NEUE KLASSE.

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Volkswagen ID. models crack half-million mark; delivery target met one year earlier than planned

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family worldwide, despite the persistently strained supply situation. However, due to the persistently strained situation as regards the supply of parts we are repeatedly having to adjust production. Volkswagen will only produce electric vehicles in Europe from 2033. Volkswagen will launch ten new electric models by 2026.

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The BMW Group produces batteries in-house at its plants in Dingolfing (Germany), Spartanburg (USA) and at the BBA plant in Shenyang (China). More than half of the 25 models will be fully electric.

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BMW Group launches battery component production in Leipzig and Regensburg

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We expect at least 50 percent of the vehicles we deliver to our customers worldwide to be fully electric by 2030. And we are systematically expanding our production network for electric drive trains in response to this. Now, the location will also produce electric drivetrain components.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. We aim to have 25 electrified models in our line-up by 2023 and more than half will be fully electric. Supply contracts will ensure the company’s security of supply up to 2025 and beyond.

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