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Volvo EM90 Minivan Probably Not Coming to North America

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Earlier this year, Volvo teased the all-electric EM90 minivan. While minivans have become pure poison on our market, Asian countries still utilize them due to the fact that they offer more interior space than just about everything else. That’s mighty quick for a minivan, especially one as big (205 inches long) and heavy as the 009.

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2025 Genesis GV90, 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQB: Automotive Information Headlines

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The pristine SUV is anticipated to be referred to as a GV90 and input manufacturing in early 2025, possibly at a plant within the U.S. Consumers available in the market for an electrical compact crossover have an possibility within the method of the Mercedes-Benz EQB.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 Since MY 2008, market share has shifted towards car SUVs and truck SUVs, and away from cars, pickups, and minivans/vans. All Mazda engines are projected to use GDI in MY 2017, with several other manufacturers at nearly 100% adoption. ft 2 (-0.4%).

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Tesla receives Letter of Intent from Daimler for full electric powertrain program for a Mercedes vehicle

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In its letter to its shareholders reporting Q3 performance, Tesla Motors said that it had received a letter of intent from Daimler for a full powertrain program for a vehicle in the Mercedes line. gross margin of 25% for Model S upon realizing the manufacturing efficiencies associated with an annualized. Earlier post.)

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Ducker: automotive aluminum content to hit explosive growth from 2015 to 2025; 50 years of uninterrupted growth “guaranteed”

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Through in-person interviews with automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), component suppliers and regulators, Ducker Worldwide maintains a comprehensive material use database to track material and mass of individual components for every vehicle model manufactured in North America. lbs (186 kg) and minivans at 396.5

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Consumer Reports Says EVs Less Reliable Than Traditional Automobiles

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Most electric cars today are being manufactured by either legacy automakers that are new to EV technology, or by companies like Rivian that are new to making cars,” Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports , said in a release. “It SUVs, crossovers, and minivans were next.

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

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As the best sport wagons tend to be manufactured overseas and a sound business case has to be made before the automaker is willing to make the necessary investments to export them into our market. Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s.

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