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GE Transportation to Supply 100 Locomotives to Transnet in South Africa; First AC Diesel Electric Locomotive to Sub-Saharan Africa

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GE South African Technologies (GESAT), GE Transportation’s entity in South Africa, will supply 100 locomotives to Transnet Freight Rail (TFR). TFR is South Africa’s state-owned rail freight logistics utility; Transnet Limited is its parent company. It feeds the port of Saldanha Bay, for export to a global market.

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Volkswagen establishes new Sub-Saharan Africa region

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The Volkswagen brand has established a "Sub-Saharan Africa” region to develop and strengthen its activities in the African market. Sub-Saharan Africa refers to the area of the African continent south of the Sahara. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map. —Thomas Schäfer.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

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A new electric pickup is coming to global markets. A BYD spokesperson confirmed to Electrek that its first electric pickup will be a mid-to-large size model developed for global markets. BYD’s Shark electric pickup will meet the growing demand in China and global markets. of the electric pickup market in China last year.

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Axion International signs LOI to form global JV with Sicut Holding to target $8B railroad tie market with recycled structural composites

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Ltd) to establish a global joint venture to capitalize on the world-wide railroad tie market through the manufacture and sale of Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) ties/sleepers utilizing their respective geographic licenses from Rutgers University. The joint venture will be 65% owned by Axion and 35% owned by Sicut.

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Bounce Infinity Raises $20M in Funding from Existing Investors

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The source claims the company wants to expand its export market. The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka. He declined to provide details of the amount of money he secured in one tranche of the ongoing round or the valuation.

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Tata Motors commits almost $50M to UK National Automotive Innovation Campus

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Through subsidiaries and associated companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, South Africa and Indonesia. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia, South America, CIS and Russia.

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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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The first step will address topics such as the application of specific market knowledge as well as local development expertise. In the long term, the Volkswagen Group is looking to further expand its product portfolio in the fast-growing emerging markets. That is why we are systematically pursuing our regional growth strategy.

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