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AUGUST 2, 2019

Leading motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation will form a joint venture with GAC Components Co., a member of China-based Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., to manufacture automotive traction motors. GAC Components mainly manufactures automobile interior parts, electric components, etc. Nidec in-wheel motor.

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MARCH 13, 2018

The Volkswagen Group is expanding its production of electric vehicles to 16 locations around the globe by the end of 2022. This was announced by Matthias Müller, CEO of Volkswagen AG, at the Group’s Annual Media Conference in Berlin. The Volkswagen Group says that it has the financial resources for the transformation.

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MARCH 25, 2022

The Renault Group suspended its industrial activities in Russia on 23 March ( earlier post ). Regarding its stake in AVTOVAZ, Renault Group said that it is assessing the available options, taking into account the current environment, while acting responsibly towards its 45,000 employees in Russia.

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MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. delivered a non-binding letter to the Board of Groupe Renault proposing a combination of their respective businesses as a 50/50 merger. Groupe Renault also has a well-established and profitable financing business (RCI Banque). The combined business would sell approximately 8.7

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Part of the US$128-billion Tata group, Tata Motors Limited, a US$37-billion organization, is a leading global automobile manufacturer of cars, utility vehicles, pick-ups, trucks and buses, offering extensive range of integrated, smart and e-mobility solutions.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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MARCH 19, 2020

The BMW Group plans to invest more than €30 billion up to 2025 in research and development to underscore its position as an innovation leader, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development.

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AUGUST 31, 2019

This participation will secure access for the Group to future-oriented augmented reality in the field of display technologies for the automobile. The research project will provide the Volkswagen Group with key know-how to make driving even safer and more convenient in the future. In contrast, in the full-electric Volkswagen ID.3,

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The proposal would also aid the creation of one million jobs across the continent and help the EU meet its climate goals, according to the groups. The number of publicly accessible chargers should increase in line with the number of EVs on the road, the groups also proposed.

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MAY 17, 2022

The Board of Directors of Renault Group unanimously approved the signing of agreements to sell 100% of Renault Group’s shares in Renault Russia to Moscow City entity and its 67.69% interest in AVTOVAZ to NAMI (the Central Research and Development Automobile and Engine Institute). —Luca de Meo, CEO Renault Group.

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JUNE 6, 2020

Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Group); Beijing Automotive Group Co., BAIC Group); and Beijing SinoHytec Co., SinoHytec’s YHTG80 80 kW fuel cell system.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance, solid-state lidar sensors and perception software, announced cooperation with Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Co. better known as Shacman Trucks outside China, is one of the largest truck manufacturers in China.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The BMW Group is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. To this end, the BMW Group has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor. The BMW Group has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Constellium SE is leading a new R&D initiative in France, Project ISA3 (Intégration de Solutions Aluminium pour Alléger les Automobiles (Integration of Aluminium Solutions to Lightweight Automotive vehicles)). —Jack Clark, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Excellence and Chief Technical Officer, Constellium.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 European truck manufacturers are committed to bringing zero-emission trucks to the market, and will be rapidly increasing their range of zero-emission vehicle offerings over the next few years. being battery electric.

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Last year, Toyota Motor and five Chinese OEMs—China FAW Corporation Limited (FAW); Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM); Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., GAC Group); Beijing Automotive Group Co., BAIC Group); and Beijing SinoHytec—formed a joint venture: United Fuel Cell System R&D (Beijing) Co.,

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JULY 28, 2020

The BMW Group is making sustainability and resource efficiency central to the company’s strategic direction. I firmly believe the fight against climate change and how we use resources will decide the future of our society—and of the BMW Group. As a premium car company, it is our ambition to lead the way in sustainability.

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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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MAY 2, 2022

In cooperation with a premium OEM, the Düsseldorf-based technology group has now presented this product in a prototype testbed vehicle. Further development work with other leading automobile manufacturers is already underway. Rheinmetall has developed a new glass fiber suspension spring.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The new combination of aluminum base wheel and individually designed inserts complements the efficient basic alignment of the BMW Group’s first purely electric Sport Activity Vehicle (SAV). In today’s automobiles, the wheels and their aerodynamic flow influence the overall vehicle efficiency by up to 30%.

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OCTOBER 10, 2019

Groupe Renault has created RENAULT M.A.I. Bringing together all the Group’s mobility activities within a single entity will create synergies, simplify the decision-making process, clarify existing offers and create new ones, the company said. After a test-and-learn phase, the Group is taking a major step forward in its development.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

the parent company of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals group Toyo Ink Group, has established a new manufacturing subsidiary, LioChem e-Materials LLC, for the production of Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions used in lithium-ion battery (LiB) cathodes. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., in Georgia.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Although the traction motor system will be launched in the Chinese market first, Nidec plans to make the product available to European automobile manufacturers as well in the near future. Nidec started out as a manufacturer of small electric motors for appliances and other machines in 1973 in Kyoto, Japan. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Spain-based SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., The products which will be manufactured on the battery electric vehicle platform will address the e-mobility requirements of Chinese customers.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In the wake of a report by the German television station ZDF identifying widespread aftermarket manipulation of NO x emissions control technologies on trucks, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling for government action to preclude such manipulation.

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JANUARY 19, 2019

CBA) in Hongkong has approved the sale of a 25% shareholding in BBA to the BMW Group. As announced in October 2018 on the 15 th anniversary of BBA, the BMW Group intends to increase its stake in BBA from 50% to 75%; both partners signed a corresponding agreement. Around 63% of the represented shareholders voted in favor of this step.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Volkswagen Group of America’s Innovation Hub Knoxville, the company’s technology unit for applied materials science, has expanded its research collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). —Scott Keogh, President & CEO at Volkswagen Group of America.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Chairman of Guangzhou Automobile Group Zeng Qinghong (left) and Toyota President Akio Toyoda (right). and Toyota Motor Corporation signed a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement to deepen their partnership in the fields of electrification and intelligent networking.

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MARCH 25, 2021

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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JUNE 19, 2020

Through Symbio, the joint venture it formed with the automotive equipment manufacturer Faurecia, Groupe Michelin has become a preferential partner of the MissionH24 project which seeks to accelerate the development of zero-emissions mobility through the use of fuel cell technology in endurance racing.

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JUNE 14, 2019

will establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery joint venture (JV) in China with Geely Automobile. Under the terms of a new joint venture agreement, LG Chem and Geely Automobile will establish a 50:50 venture. LG Chem Ltd. LG Chem and Geely will each invest US$87 million. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) introduced HTWO, a new brand to represent the group’s world-leading hydrogen fuel cell system. With HTWO, Hyundai Motor Group is stepping up efforts for the development of a next-generation hydrogen fuel cell system that can be applied to various forms of mobility such as UAM, automobiles, vessels and trains.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

In addition to the Ingolstadt plant, Audi and Ericsson are exploring whether 5G can be used in other Audi Group factories. Ericsson is already running 5G industry programs all over the world to help manufacturers boost productivity and create new business opportunities. —Erik Ekudden, Group CTO at Ericsson.

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JULY 22, 2019

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has become the first automobile manufacturer to enable full 5G wireless coverage at all its plants. With this development, BBA becomes the first automobile manufacturer to use 5G technology in automotive development and production. Full 5G coverage, transfer rate of 1 Gbps.

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MARCH 5, 2018

The BMW Group Leipzig plant has started series production of the BMW i8 Roadster, unveiled at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). Both vehicles are flexibly manufactured on a single line in the BMW Group plant Leipzig according to customer requirements. l/100 km (112 mpg US); power consumption combined of 14.5

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