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VinFast signs first dealer agreement in the Middle East

Teslarati

VinFast offering customers massive payouts for service issues and delays BAT aims to establish and operate 13 VinFast stores between 2024 and 2027. The first store is expected to open by mid-2024, and vehicle sales will start soon after. Ta Xuan Hien. It also plans to establish service centers for VinFast EV owners.

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Tesla Bear believes TSLA India market might be even bigger than China: report

Teslarati

You know, I’ve been talking about this, I guess for about a year now, but [Tesla has] actually been building out stores in India and building out supply chain in India. ” India launched a $27 billion program to attract manufacturers from other Southeast Asian countries, like China and Vietnam.

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VinFast’s (VFS) global EV dealer network grows following new agreement in Middle East

Baua Electric

Since parent company VinGroup opened up its automotive arm in Vietnam, we’ve witnessed VinFast continue to expand to new markets, including Indonesia, the US, Canada, Europe, and most recently, India – all while unveiling more all-electric models like the VF 3 compact SUV and an electric pickup concept called the Wild.

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VinFast’s unutilized gross sales means has U.S. automotive sellers wary however

Baua Electric

It’s just too early to tell,” stated George Glassman, president of Glassman Car Workforce, which sells 5 automobile manufacturers outdoor Detroit. “Opening our own stores is great but it takes a lot of time,” CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy instructed Reuters on Tuesday. “Is there room for more brands? Honda Motor Co.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

Green Car Congress

Android and iOS smartphone users can download more than 60 AppLink-enabled apps from the Apple App Store and Android market. Ford builds the Focus in eight manufacturing plants on four continents. million Focus cars annually at a rate of more than two per second.

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Alberta to Host Underground Coal Gasification Demo; Update on Linc Chinchilla UCG In Australia

Green Car Congress

Swan Hills Synfuels expects the project to demonstrate the ability to manufacture synthetic gas from Alberta’s coal resources, with the future potential of utilizing the coal seams for carbon capture and storage. The deep formations could also store carbon dioxide after the coal is turned into gas.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

Cars That Think

They hired me to run a hundred-million-dollar program on automated manufacturing. Bob Kahn Soon after he arrived at DARPA, Congress pulled the plug on funding for the proposed automated-manufacturing effort. 1962 and Ph.D. He felt he’d done what he could on networking and was ready for a new challenge. But Roberts asked Kahn to stay.

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