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JAC Volkswagen establishes new R&D centre in China

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has readied the ground for a research and development centre with its Chinese joint venture partner JAC, in Hefei, Anhui Province. The centre will focus on electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. The ground-breaking ceremony took place just two weeks after Volkswagen, JAC and Seat signed a letter of intent to jointly develop electric Seat vehicles […]

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VW taking orders for the ID. in 1st half of 2019

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

As things stand at present, VW will take advance orders for the ID. “in the first half of 2019”. As yet, nothing has been said about the size of the down payment required. Meanwhile, more than 30 CEOs of VWs most important suppliers recently came to Wolfsburg for the “MEB Supplier Event”. The ID. is […]

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BMW puts 200 million into Munich plant, ready for their i4

December 11, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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With investments of around 200 million euros in its Munich plant, BMW is starting preparations for series production of the all-electric BMW i4. The investments will go into the building, the production facilities and BMW’s logistics systems. The BMWi4 was presented as part of the company’s “Vision Dynamics” electric concept presented at last year’s IAA. […]

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GAC’s Aion S e-limosine gets a Nidec electric axel

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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The Aion S electric sedan, presented by the Chinese manufacturer GAC at the Guangzhou Motor Show, will be the first model to use Nidec’s fully integrated e-axle when it is launched next year. Production of the system will initially start at a new China plant in 2019. The Japanese electric motor manufacturer intends to offer […]

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Schaeffler Bio-Hybrid concept vehicle near production

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Supplier Schaeffler increasingly feels at home as a mobility developer and announces that it will present three concept vehicles at the CES in Las Vegas in January 2019 – including a world premiere with the near-production bio-hybrid. Schaeffler has given itself a future program called “Agenda 4 plus One” with which the company wants to […]

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VW to show its ID. Lounge and e-beach buggy in Shanghai

December 10, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

VW will be present its next e-model based on the MEB platform, the ID. Lounge, at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2019. A revival of the famous Meyers Manx beach buggy is also planned as an electric vehicle based on MEB. Autocar released the news, stating that the ID. Lounge, which is now the fifth […]

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Germany: ZF invests 3 billion in electric and hybrid capacity

December 7, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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German transmissions supplier ZF launches an investment program of more than three billion euros to produce more sustainable products – above all hybrid transmissions. 800 million alone will flow into ZF’s transmission technology plant in Saarbrücken. The company’s investment plan will roll out over the next four years. ZF is putting particular focus on their […]

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Astor Martin future-proofed with electric motor

December 6, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

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Aston Martin Works will be equipping their classic cars with an electric drive and battery. This has been made possible by means of the “cassette” electric drive system developed with the know-how and components from their upcoming Rapide e-range. The first Aston vintage car to be equipped with the electric drive will be the 1970 […]

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After passing BMW, Tesla overtakes Daimler on stock exchange

December 5, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has now, not only overtaken BMW in terms of stock market value, but now it has also surpassed Daimler. Tesla now ranks third among all car manufacturers behind Toyota and Volkswagen on the stock exchange. The decisive factor was that Daimler shares had fallen significantly. It must be said, however, that there is no […]

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Audi to release fully-electric compact model

December 5, 2018 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Audi is planning a fully electric compact model in the A3 format, which, like the VW ID., is based on the MEB modular system and will be presented as a study “in the coming months”. As is widely known, Audi intends to launch 20 electrified models by 2025. AutoExpress heard about the all-electric compact model […]

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