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Yandex, Uber spin off self-driving vehicles business from joint venture

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We firmly believe in the future of autonomous mobility as a safe and cost-effective form of transportation with a vast addressable market. Yandex SDG is also planning to launch its autonomous mobility services in Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA) and Tel Aviv, Israel in the near term. —Arkady Volozh, CEO of Yandex.

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Toyota Motor Europe closing in on 5% market share in Europe; hybrids = 21% of sales

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TME’s European market share in the first three months of the year stands at 4.9%, up 0.4 Sales of the Toyota Corolla more than doubled in the first quarter reaching 21,511 units with nearly three-quarters in Israel, Russia and Turkey. percentage points from the same period last year.

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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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GM gained four-tenths of a point of market share to 11.9% On a corporate basis, GM’s two largest markets in 2011 were China, where GM and its joint venture partners increased sales 8.3% On a corporate basis, GM’s two largest markets in 2011 were China, where GM and its joint venture partners increased sales 8.3% North America.

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Arrival and Uber to collaborate on EV for ride-hailing industry; based on Small Vehicle Platform

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This will help clean up urban transport and drive a mass market for EVs. This strategy also enables the production of vehicles specific for the region to service the many markets seeing rapid growth in ride hailing and car sharing. Uber’s focus is now to encourage drivers to apply for EV Assistance under the Clean Air Plan.

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Hyundai Motor to establish Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore

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The lab, through open innovation on multiple fronts, will explore and prove new future mobility business concepts for eventual expansion into global markets. The lab will also spearhead efforts to reach new markets and customers with cutting-edge technologies that will transform automotive R&D, production and sales.

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Zeekr introduced access into Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain

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Total, Zeekr plans to go into 8 world markets by way of the tip of this generation. Up to now, Zeekr has entered Eu markets in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Germany, and signed commitments with companions in Israel and Kazakhstan.

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Toyota Motor Europe hybrid sales up 38% in first quarter; 30% hybrid mix

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from Q1 2015, in a European market still split between growth in the West and Central Europe (+7.9%) and further decline in the East (-10%). Total market share for the group stood at 4.8%. Sales in the rest of TME’s Europe region (including Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Caucasus, Turkey and Israel) were stable at -0.8%

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