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Valeo to form transmission JV with S. Korean partner Pyeong Hwa Group; torque converters and CVTs; boosting sales to Hyundai-Kia

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Each partner will contribute to this Joint-Venture its respective torque Ccnverter business, located for Valeo at Nanjing (China), Atsugi (Japan), San Luis Potosi (Mexico) and Troy (USA) and located for Kapec in Daegu, Waegwan and Seongju (South Korea). The agreement is subject to approval by the competent authorities.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Power The US Initial Quality Study, now in its 37 th year, is based this year on responses from 93,380 purchasers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles who were surveyed early in the ownership period. Among brands, Chevrolet and Kia receive the most segment awards (four). Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Plant Quality Awards.

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US Electric Vehicle Sales Report: 1H 2021 — Now Available

EV Adoption

From January 1 to June 30, 2021 an estimated 291,933 BEVs and PHEVs (plug-in electric vehicles) were purchased, roughly 30,000 below the 320,000 average for the full years of 2018-2020. Japan was a distant second with the Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime PHEVs from Toyota accounting for a majority of the sales.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

While it is common for OEMs to NOT report sales of its models by powertrain — including PHEVs and in some cases BEVs like the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona — both Toyota (RAV4 Prime and Prius Prime) and Mitsubishi (Outlander PHEV) do publish sales of their PHEVs.

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3 Reasons an Electric Vehicle is the Perfect Present

EV Match

As if one partner would buy two new cars – a significant purchase – for her and him as a complete surprise. 2020 saw the Tesla Model Y, Polestar 2, Porsche Taycan, Mini Electric, Kia Soul, and more hit the roads. It’s hard to miss the corny holiday car commercials this time of year. New EV Models Keep Coming.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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More mainstream models will come from Kia, Mahindra, Škoda, and Volkswagen. Navigant’s analysis indicates that only buyers in California and Oregon will purchase sufficient numbers of vehicles in order to meet the ZEV requirement in 2018 and 2019. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. H2USA, the new U.S.

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Criticism for Korean green car support

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Drivers will benefit whether they pick up one of the locally made vehicles such as Hyundai’s Avante LPI or Kia’s Forte Hybrid - or whether they purchase a hybrid car from overseas manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda.