Remove Commercial Remove Infinity Remove Light Remove Market
article thumbnail

GM begins deliveries of first Ultium-based EVs: GMC Hummer pickup and Brightdrop EV600

Green Car Congress

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. BrightDrop EV600. Photo courtesy of FedEx. Ultium Ship-To-Commerce.

GMC 459
article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan and Daimler Announce Strategic Cooperation; Equity Exchanges, Common Small Vehicle Platform, Powertrains and Light Commercial Vehicles

Green Car Congress

The new partners have agreed upon, and will implement with immediate effect, specific projects in the areas of a new common architecture for small vehicles; engines; and light commercial vehicles. Right from its market launch, the jointly developed future models will also be available with an electric drive. Powertrains.

Nissan 210
article thumbnail

Infiniti EMERGE-E extended range electric sports car concept designed as part of UK TSB low-carbon vehicle initiative; REEVolution consortium

Green Car Congress

The vehicle marks a number of firsts for Infiniti: first range-extender electric driveline; first mid-ship sports cart; first car the company has developed in Europe—and the first car it has built as part of a UK-government sponsored technology initiative. All this is wrapped within highly aerodynamic, light bodywork.

Infinity 199
article thumbnail

Dongfeng Motor to introduce more than 20 electric models under new 2022 midterm plan; battery-electric and e-POWER

Green Car Congress

INFINITI will have 25% of its portfolio electrified in 2022, transitioning to 100% by 2025. It will focus on the company’s progressive work to boost vehicle sales by 1 million units and to lead in the area of Intelligent Mobility through: Introducing more than 40 models, from premium to light commercial vehicles (LCVs), to support growth.

Infinity 170
article thumbnail

Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

Green Car Congress

While our initial collaboration focused strongly on European projects, we are now focusing on synergies in all key markets. The engines produced in Decherd will then be used in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is produced at the Daimler plant in Tuscaloosa (Alabama, USA), and in new Infiniti products. Nissan NV350 Urvan.

Nissan 199
article thumbnail

Renault-Nissan Alliance delivers significant growth in 2016; cumulative EV sales hit nearly 425,000

Green Car Congress

The Nissan LEAF, the first mainstream, mass-marketed electric vehicle, remains the world’s best-selling EV with more than 250,000 vehicles sold since its launch in December 2010—including Venucia E30 sales in China. Renault was at the top of the European EV market last year, with sales up by 11% at 25,648 units (excluding Twizy).

2016 150
article thumbnail

Nissan to produce Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines in North America; latest step in collaboration

Green Car Congress

powertrain assembly plant will build Mercedes-Benz 4-cylinder gasoline engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz models. Thus we are systematically broadening our manufacturing footprint in this important growth market. Today it manufactures 4-, 6- and 8-cylinder engines for the complete lineup of US-produced Nissan and Infiniti vehicles.