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AUGUST 27, 2014

Nissan launched its Pathfinder range in the Russian market at the Moscow Motor Show. Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L liter gasoline engine and an electric motor paired with a compact Li-ion battery. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 31, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company will establish a Hyundai Mobility Global Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICs) to accelerate its innovation efforts, with support from the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). In Europe and Russia, where the service industry is mature, the company will focus on businesses that combine products and services.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company announced a new roadmap—Strategy 2025—intended to secure its position as a frontrunner in the future mobility industry. Hyundai Motor will develop an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) platform business by combining Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) and mobility services. To this end, Hyundai will earmark KRW 61.1

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The world’s biggest truck—the more than 800-ton GVW BelAZ 75710 mining truck—is powered by an electric drive system comprising four electric traction motors from Siemens, each with an output of 1,200 kilowatts (approximately 1,800 hp). The truck is more than 20 meters long, almost ten meters wide, and eight meters high.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Now, Russia-based heavy-duty truck vehicle manufacturer KAMAZ has opened a center to produce electric buses in Moscow. SVARZ will become one of the largest centers for the production and maintenance of electric vehicles in Russia, producing up to 700 electric buses annually. This May they will be launched to the streets of Moscow.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil the has Outlander PHEV Concept-S, a sporty concept version of its successful Outlander PHEV, at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The Outlander PHEV is the top-selling plug-in in Europe ( earlier post ), and just recently went on sale in Russia.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) will invest more than KRW100 trillion (US$87 billion) over next 5 years—KRW20 trillion (~US$17.4 Through the new EV architecture development system, Hyundai Motor Group will innovate its cost structure for electric vehicles by sharing components in their application to various models.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

At the 8 th US-China Energy Efficiency Forum in Denver, Foton Motor and Cummins signed a Memorandum of Green Power and Smart Truck Cooperation Development. Under the MoU, Foton Motor and Cummins will launch an in-depth cooperation to boost energy-saving, low-carbon and green development.

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Engineers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have designed a “2-in-1” electric motor unit which can increase the range of electric vehicles in hot climates. Design concept of the integrated A/C compressor-traction motor unit.

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Motors Motoring Motor Climate 326

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AUGUST 27, 2014

At the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2014, Mitsubishi presented its four-wheel drive SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the Outlander PHEV ( earlier post ); sales of the Outlander PHEV will start in Russia from September, 2014. The Outlander PHEV is the top-selling plug-in in Europe.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. Together, the new automotive alliance set up a joint manufacturing process in AvtoVAZ''s home town of Togliatti, Samara Oblast, Russia, in 2012.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

UGES generates electricity when the price is high by lowering sand into an underground mine and converting the potential energy of the sand into electricity via regenerative braking and then lifting the sand from the mine to an upper reservoir using electric motors to store energy when electricity is cheap. Dabek, P.B., Brandão, R.,

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Energy Storage Energy Renewable Store 468

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Tata Motors Limited, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, has confirmed its long term commitment to advanced research and development in the UK through the participation of its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), in the UK’s National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC). Earlier post.). billion in 2012-13.

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Land Rover Motors Motoring Motor 218

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JUNE 22, 2012

General Motors broke ground for the expansion of GM Auto, its wholly owned manufacturing facility in St. Petersburg, Russia. The investment will also support the increase of production at the GM-AVTOVAZ joint venture in Togliatti, Russia, resulting in combined annual Russian production capacity for GM of 350,000 vehicles.

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General Motors Motor Motors Motoring 199

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the new Outlander SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show later this month. EV Drive Mode is an all-electric mode in which the front and rear motors drive the vehicle using only electricity from the drive battery. mpg US, 1.6

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JUNE 26, 2023

Trade for the likes of Volkswagen and Common Motors has develop into tougher as native competitors roll out a slew of electrical fashions. The post China exports extra automobiles than Japan on gross sales surge to Russia appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Industry for the likes of Volkswagen and Normal Motors has transform more difficult as native competitors roll out a slew of electrical fashions. The post China exports extra vehicles than Japan on gross sales surge to Russia appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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JUNE 21, 2013

GAZ Group, part of Basic Element, one of the Russia’s largest diversified industrial groups, and Gazprom have agreed to cooperate on using natural gas as a motor fuel. GAZ Group is the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Russia. —Bo Inge Andersson, President/CEO of GAZ Group.

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JULY 27, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) officially announced , after several days of press reports, that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Mitsubishi Motors’ production in the United States started in 1988 as Diamond Star Motors (DSM, later re-named as MMNA) which was a joint venture company with Chrysler Corporation.

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Mitsubishi Motors Motoring Motor 150

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MARCH 18, 2015

General Motors announced plans to change its business model in Russia. The Chevrolet brand will minimize its presence in Russia and the Opel brand will leave the market by December 2015. This change in our business model in Russia is part of our global strategy to ensure long-term sustainability in markets where we operate.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

High demand and low inventories globally, along with economic sanctions against Russia and self-sanctioning by some firms after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, have disrupted global distillate trade. US motor gasoline exports increased by 11% (89,000 b/d) to reach a record of 910,000 b/d for the first half of 2022.

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Russia Production Oil Ukraine 284

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Hyundai Motor Company introduced a new sub-compact family sedan concept RB at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show (MIMS). When the production sub-compact sedan arrives in Russia, it will be powered by the modern Gamma engine, 1.6L

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

General Motors Co. and Russian automotive manufacturer GAZ Group, part of Oleg Deripaska’s ‘Basic Element Group’, have signed an agreement for the contract assembly of the new Chevrolet Aveo small car at GAZ’s facility in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. General Motors is focused on strengthening its market position in Russia.

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MARCH 10, 2017

Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG, Bernhard Maier, CEO of ŠKODA Auto and Günter Butschek, CEO and Managing Director of Tata Motors Ltd., Under the terms of the memorandum, the Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors will explore possibilities for a strategic partnership in India. billion in 2015-16.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2011

The Nikkei reports that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. To improve its bottom line, Mitsubishi Motors North America Inc., Mitsubishi Motors will discontinue these three models and instead make another—the Outlander Sport. which operates the plant, has carried out a series of layoffs since fiscal 2004.

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Mitsubishi Motor Motors Motoring 199

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APRIL 14, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported a 38% increase in its Q1 2016 hybrid sales (Toyota and Lexus brands) versus the same period last year, representing 30% of total sales, compared to 24% for the full calendar year 2015. —Karl Schlicht, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Europe. Total market share for the group stood at 4.8%.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) posted first quarter sales result of 225,152 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe, up 14% from the same period in 2013. 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.

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Europe Toyota Lexus Sale 239

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JULY 22, 2014

Effective 1 July 2014, the newly-established Opel Group assumed full responsibility for General Motors’ business in Europe. Through this new entity, the company aggregates the responsibilities for Opel/Vauxhall as well as all other operations of GM in Europe—including Russia.

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Russia GM Europe General Motors 199

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APRIL 1, 2013

Hyundai Motor Company’s commercial division unveiled its new heavy duty truck Xcient at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show. Hyundai is set to hold events for the new car in overseas markets including Peru and Russia. Hyundai Xcient will go on sale in the second half of this year with a target of 60,000 global sales by 2017.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Datsun, a Nissan Motor Co. The brand is also to be introduced in India, Indonesia and Russia in 2014. brand designing vehicles for high-growth markets, will return to South Africa. The first model to be introduced in South Africa will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intent to establish a joint venture production facility with OJSC Sollers. The proposed production facility is to be established in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District and supply several Mazda nameplates for the Russian market.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Russian automobile company Sollers OJSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the parties intend to launch a new 50:50-owned joint venture called Ford Sollers for the production and distribution of Ford vehicles in Russia. Ford began producing cars in Russia in 2002. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC); ROLF Import, MMC’s exclusive distributor for the Russian market, and the Government of the Kaluga Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on collaboration between the three parties to improve the natural environment of the Kaluga region (southwest of Moscow).

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Mitsubishi Corporation Russia Motors 210

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will present the global debut of the all-new Outlander at the 82 nd Geneva International Motor Show, 6-18 March. During fiscal 2012 Mitsubishi Motors will add an EV-based Outlander model which will use a plug-in hybrid system derived from MMC’s already existing EV technology.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Sollers OJSC have signed agreements to establish a 50-50-owned joint venture in Russia. Russia is set to become Europe's largest market for new vehicles by mid-decade and provides the Ford brand a huge growth opportunity. In 2002, Ford became the first foreign automaker to manufacture cars in Russia.

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MAY 15, 2013

Ford Sollers, the Russian joint venture between Ford Motor and Sollers, is building a $274-million engine plant in Elabuga, Tatarstan. Ford Sollers, formed in late 2011, operates three assembly plants in Russia. The company will also manufacture and sell the new Ford EcoSport small sports utility vehicle (SUV).

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Russia Engine Ford Building 186

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MAY 15, 2013

Rosneft signed an agreement with the Volkswagen Group Rus signed an agreement aimed at the development of the compressed natural gas (CNG) market in Russia, as well as the CNG-powered vehicles market. Volkswagen.

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