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Jaguar Land Rover launches new mobility services technology business InMotion

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched InMotion , a new technology business that builds apps and on-demand services to overcome modern travel and transport challenges. —Adrian Hallmark, Group Strategy Director, Jaguar Land Rover. It allows us to react quickly to new tech and ever-changing customer demands.

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BNEF: Global plug-in vehicle sales surge 63% year-on-year in Q3; China accounted for more than half of total

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China accounted for more than half of global sales as its market for electric cars doubled amid government efforts to curb pollution. Europe was the second-biggest market in the third quarter for EVs, with 24% of sales, followed by North America. The rising volumes in China are supported by government incentives.

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GKN, SDS begin production of all-wheel drive disconnect system in China; up to 4% improvement in fuel economy

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SDS successfully localized production of PTUs and RDMs for Jaguar Land Rover models in 2015, including the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport, as well as localizing production for two further automakers last year. The move marks another milestone in the growth of GKN’s AWD business in China.

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Novelis breaks ground on automotive aluminum facility in Changzhou, China; $180M investment to double capacity in 2020

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Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, broke ground on the expansion of its automotive aluminum manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China.

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Novelis China supplying aluminum-intensive solutions for Jaguar XFL; 75% Al in Body-in-White

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Novelis is supplying aluminum solutions for the all-new Jaguar XFL , the first Jaguar model from Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co., Novelis’ Changzhou plant in China is the local supplier for the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Changshu Plant, China's first purpose-built aluminum body shop.

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Teijin acquires composites company Inapal to expand European automotive business

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The company has two manufacturing locations in Portugal serving a variety of European OEM customers including Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Bentley. The acquisition of Continental Structural Plastics positioned us as a Tier One supplier of high-performance composites to the global automotive market.

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SAE project update on R-1234yf refrigerant

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The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP1234-4) team was recently established to perform an updated engineering review—the fourth such—of usage of the low global warming potential (GWP) R-1234yf refrigerant in vehicles. It is already in use in vehicles in North America and Europe. Earlier post.)