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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, Australia, CIS and Russia. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3 ŠKODA traces its history back to 1905, with the production of automobiles by Laurin & Klement Co. million cars in 2016.

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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

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Rivian was forced to push prices upward due to materials costs soaring after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and these examples are just two of many. “Global computer chip and material shortages are impacting production, raising the price of new and used vehicles, and contributing to long waits to buy new EV models.”

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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Positive effects from exchange rates and from the efficiency program were unable to compensate for negative effects arising from the markets in Brazil and Russia as well as from market support measures linked to the emissions issue. billion, Porsche sales revenue exceeded the prior-year figure by 25.2%. year-on-year. to €382 million.

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Volkswagen Group global deliveries up 4.8% in 1st 3 quarters to 7M vehicles

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from 479,000 in 2012, of which 226,100 (-3.7%) were handed over in Russia, the region’s largest single market. Porsche, which became a Volkswagen Group brand on 1 August 2012, delivered a total of 119,700 vehicles in the period to September. 37,700 customers took delivery of a new Porsche in the overall European market.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers nearly 6M vehicles in 2013, 2.51M to China (42%)

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of Volkswagen Passenger Cars’ global sales. Porsche: 37,425 units, 60% of sales. The brand delivered 156,300 (2012: 164,700; -5.1%) units in Russia, that region’s largest single market. Of those, 2.51 With the strong results in China in 2013 from other Volkswagen Group brands— Audi: 491,989 units, 31% of total sales.

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Volkswagen Group: 10-million vehicle sold mark for 2014 within reach; China largest single market

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The ten million mark is within reach in spite of all the uncertainties in the global automotive sector ,” Christian Klingler, Group Board Member for Sales, said in Wolfsburg. 240,700 (276,200; -12.9%) models were handed over to customers in Russia. 240,700 (276,200; -12.9%) models were handed over to customers in Russia.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

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But they’re up against the challenge of our global-warming time: dauntingly tight supplies of both batteries and the ethically sourced raw materials required to make them. The global giant is determined to cut its battery costs by half in entry-level models, and by 30 percent in mid-priced cars.

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