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Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. Governance structure.
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auto market’s EV transition.” Hyundai setting this goal with its new facility is impressive and should be emulated by all automobile companies worldwide. percent of the industry average from all auto manufacturers, and places HMG #2 in BEV sales in the U.S. In real numbers, this means Hyundai plans on selling 1.87 In the U.S.,
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