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Former Rolls-Royce Design Chief Murdered At Home In Germany

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Rolls-Royce issued a statement to the UK's Car Dealer Magazine , saying, “We were deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Ian Cameron, who was the director of design at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars from 1999 to 2012.

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German magazine compares real-world electric-car ranges, efficiencies in cold weather

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Germany's AutoBild wondered the same thing, so it gathered some of. Ahead of you lies a 80-mile drive. How confident are you that you'll make it to your destination? What if you want to set your climate control to a comfortable 70 degrees F?

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Daimler JV Beijing Benz Automotive named Factory of the Year by Produktion magazine

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Kearney in 1992, the “Factory of the Year – Global Excellence in Operations” award is one of the most respected benchmarks for the manufacturing industry in Germany and around the world. Established by the industry journal Produktion and business consulting firm A.T.

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British magazine gets ride in all-electric Mercedes EQ Concept

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Shown at the Paris Motor Show last year, the vehicle represents a conceptual version of the first of many electric vehicles to come from the Germany luxury marque. Mercedes-Benz has big plans for electric vehicles in the future, but its main nod to what those plans will bring thus far is the EQ Concept.

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German publication pans VW ID.3 for build quality, infotainment

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3 electric car from a major car magazine is in, and it's not good. In a review of a pre-production model ahead of the hatchback's launch, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport said the ID.3 The first review of the Volkswagen ID.3 3 falls short of VW's usual standards of build quality, noting uneven panel gaps and other faults.

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The BMW i7 is dominating its ICE counterpart

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According to BimmerToday , the recently released BMW i7 already constituted 43% of 7 series sales in Germany last month, making the electric version the most popular despite being the most expensive. “We lead because we listen,” Rolls Royce executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös told Car Magazine.

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BMW cancels $2 billion battery cell order from Northvolt

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German media Handelsblatt and manager magazin reported that the Swedish lithium-ion battery maker couldn’t deliver on time on a long-term supply contract for battery cells agreed with BMW in 2020. And in March, it broke ground on a battery gigafactory in Heide, Germany. billion) order for EV battery cells with Northvolt.

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