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The son of Chinese immigrants, Yeung was also part of Ford power-train lineageboth of his parents also were engineers who developed engines at the iconic company. Much of legacy car companies resources are being channeled into the development of plug-in models, even though EVs still account for a fraction of vehicle sales. cars today.
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It’ll be on sale in 2025, possibly as the A9 e-Tron. Avatar E11 – a new brand with big dreams, Avatar has input from Huawei and CATL and is the product of Chinese car maker Changan. BYD – Chinese car maker (the name means Build Your Dreams) has huge plans for Australia, including a range of SUVs and a sports sedan.
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More than 12 million minivan sales later, Chrysler today showed off four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. market share, the third-largest nameplate in Canada, unsurpassed 25 highway mile per gallon fuel economy and sales in more than 80 countries.
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