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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant

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In China, MINO provides BIW intelligent manufacturing lines for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors, Great Wall, Geely, GAC, SAIC, BAIC as well as other Chinese domestic and foreign automotive manufacturers, and exports products to the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Malaysia and other countries.

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GM Ventures portfolio company SDCmaterials secures 1st supply agreement for cost-saving advanced catalyst products for autos

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Investors in SDCmaterials include the venture capital arms of General Motors, Volvo Group, and SAIC Motor as well as BASF Venture Capital. This, in turn, may over time lessen the environmental impacts caused by precious metal mining.

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What is the Combined Charging System (CCS) Standard?

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Seven automotive manufacturers (Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, and Volkswagen) agreed to adopt the combined plug standard, with the first prototype implementation demonstrated in May 2012. What are CCS “combo plugs”? The CCS Combo 1 (CCS1) connector uses the standard U.S. Tesla’s dominance in the U.S.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 to reflect this change.

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GM global sales up 7.6% in 2011 to 9.026M vehicles; China and US largest markets

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General Motors Co. Sales were up in all four reporting regions—North America, South America, Europe and International Operations—as GM sold a total of 9,025,942 vehicles compared with 8,385,484 in 2010. General Motors Global Sales Summary. South America. gain compared with 2010. North America.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

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South Africa, the European Union and the U.S. General Motors recently announced they would build 30 new electric vehicles by 2025, and phase out cars that require fossil fuel altogether by 2035. The number of public EV charging stations worldwide passed one million in 2020, making it a landmark year.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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A lack of significant cell and component manufacturing capacity means that most of the value of these resources is realized outside of the country, although recent announcements from companies such as BASF, General Motors and Posco show an increase in battery investments.

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