EV startup Faraday Future launching China operation

Faraday Future has set-up its operating headquarters in China, according to Evergrande Health, which owns a 45 percent stake in the electric vehicle startup. Five more bases for research and development are to follow across the country in the next ten years. The new headquarters, called Evergrande FF Intelligent Automotive (China) Co., Ltd, will take […]

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Dongfeng-Nissan Reveals Grand Future Electric Car Plans

Dongfeng-Nissan joint venture targets 30% electrified sales by 2022 Dongfeng Motor Company Limited (DFL), a Chinese joint venture between Nissan and Dongfeng, re-confirmed its goal to introduce 20 electrified models (all-electric or e-POWER series hybrids) under four brands by 2022. The “Green 2022 Plan” rollout envisions a focus on green products, production and materials reuse. […]

Is Daimler Considering Smart EV Production In China?

Bloomberg reports that Daimler is in talks with BAIC to produce smart electric cars in China through a new joint venture. Smart cars are produced in France and were one of the first Western EVs imported to China several years ago, although in low volume because import taxes and an incentives policy that applies only to […]

Nissan-Dongfeng JV plans 20 EVs by 2022

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The joint venture owned by Nissan and Dongfeng at 50% each, has announced a green roadmap, which contains plans to develop and launch 20 new electrified vehicles by 2022. The document effectively outlines the joint venture’s strategy for the next five years. A core point of the plan is to launch 20 new electrified vehicle […]

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Nissan-Dongfeng JV plans 20 EVs by 2022

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The joint venture owned by Nissan and Dongfeng at 50% each, has announced a green roadmap, which contains plans to develop and launch 20 new electrified vehicles by 2022. The document effectively outlines the joint venture’s strategy for the next five years. A core point of the plan is to launch 20 new electrified vehicle […]

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Ford introducing Territory midsize SUV in China; will offer plug-in hybrid variant in 2019

Ford shared on Monday the first images of the new Territory, a mid-size SUV with the affordable price-tag, rich technology and looks to carve inroads into China’s richest vein of future growth – new buyers in emerging cities. Ford developed the Territo…

Shenzhen Companies Ordered 500 BYD Electric Dump Trucks

Shenzhen, the Chinese city with more than 16,000 fully electric buses, is now going to electrify dump trucks. According to Xinhua, BYD signed a contract for 500 trucks with two companies in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. The T10ZT trucks will be able to go 280 km (175 miles) collecting 10.6 cubic meters of stuff. […]

Seat Forms JV With VW & JAC To Bring EVs To China

Seat intends to enter the Chinese market between 2020-2021 with help from Volkswagen. To make it happen, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. (JAC). The Spanish brand, which is part of Volkswagen Group, together with VW and one of its JV partners, JAC, […]

Jaguar Land Rover considering producing I-Pace in China

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JLR is considering starting up production for their BEV I-Pace in China. Their local Chinese partner Chery Automobile will take over production of the I-Pace alongside the E-Pace, which will begin production at the facility soon. The news was released by unnamed sources, who also added that the move was embedded in a larger production […]

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