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Ford starts production of Deutsche Post StreetScooter WORK XL electric delivery van

Green Car Congress

Based on a Transit chassis, produced at the Ford Otosan joint venture plant in Kocaeli, Turkey, the medium-sized electric delivery van is fitted with a battery-electric drivetrain and a body designed and built to StreetScooter specifications.

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Honda takes ‘Made-in-India’ Elevate SUV to its home bastion of Japan

Baua Electric

litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. HCIL has been exporting models in its line-up to left-hand drive markets in Turkey, Mexico and the Middle East and right-hand drive markets in Nepal, Bhutan, South Africa and SADC countries.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, cars made in China outsold cars made in Italy, Korea, Morocco, and Romania, while also closing the gap between cars made in Turkey and the UK. This comes despite the ongoing geopolitical tensions across the continent.”

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Ford and Azure Dynamics to Collaborate on Transit Connect Electric for Europe

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Glider units, vehicles built without the powertrain, will be shipped from the current Ford Otosan manufacturing facility in Kocaeli, Turkey, directly to an Azure-contracted manufacturing location in Europe for final assembly. Two next-generation petrol hybrid-electric vehicles to be introduced in 2013.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. Essentially the state-supported electric vehicle company of Turkey, Togg is launching its first production model into the domestic market in March.

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Ford planning to cut 18% of production capacity, 13% of workforce in Europe; anticipating more than $1.5B loss in Europe in 2012

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Manufacture of Transit will be consolidated in Ford’s principal commercial vehicle manufacturing facility operated by Ford Otosan in Kocaeli, Turkey, in 2013. Ford plans to close the two facilities in the UK in 2013. UK operations will remain a Ford center of excellence for powertrain development and production.

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Renault to introduce brand new vehicle

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In total there will be two petrol versions: a 1.6 The vehicle will have three main markets - Turkey, Romania and Russia and is expected to go on sale in November. 16V 110hp with automatic transmission; and a 2.0 16V 140hp with continuously variable transmission. The Renault Fluence is 4.62

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