Seat to make purely electric entry in China

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The joint venture JAC Volkswagen have signed agreements for the Seat brand to enter the Chinese market over the next two to three years. The JV aims to focus on smaller electric cars and use their R&D centre in Hefei to pilot smart city solutions.  Volkswagen Group China, SEAT and the Chinese auto manufacturer JAC, […]

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China: Hyundai Konda Electric driving on CATL batteries

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Hyundai has received approval in China to sell its all-electric Kona. In order to benefit from the Chinese subsidies, Hyundai is not allowed to equip the Kona Electric with batteries from LG Chem, as usual, however. Instead, the carmaker has to resort to a battery supplier from China. According to media reports, the choice fell […]

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Tesla China welcomes superhero guest, Gigafactory 3’s target Model 3 output emerge

Videos from Chinese social media platforms indicate that Tesla China recently welcomed an exceptional superhero guest. Apart from this, details have also emerged hinting at what could very well be Gigafactory 3’s initial target output for Model 3 production. This weekend proved extra cool for Tesla fans in China, as the electric car maker was […]

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Tesla shows high number of deliveries in Q1

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It seems that Tesla may have had a new record quarter in vehicle deliveries. As Elon Musk wrote in an e-mail to employees, there is a good chance that the current quarter will see 90,700 deliveries exceed the record level reached in the fourth quarter of 2018. Model 3 is expected to set the new […]

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Tesla opens jobs for Gigafactory 3 as first images of factory interior emerge

Ahead of the completion of Gigafactory 3’s outer shell in Shanghai, Tesla’s recruitment team in China has announced that it will be holding a special job fair on May 29. Tesla noted that it would be looking for applicants for 25 different job positions, each of which will be working under one of six departments […]

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Tesla Gigafactory 3 workers are on overdrive as end-of-May target approaches

A flyover of Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 site in Shanghai shows that work on the upcoming electric car factory is continuing at an incredibly rapid rate. Based on the progress of the facility’s construction so far, it appears that Gigafactory 3’s workforce has all but shifted to overdrive as they attempt to finish the initial buildout […]

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Tesla Gigafactory 3 starts interior work amid escalating US-China trade war

Recent drone footage taken from Tesla’s Gigafactory 3 site reveals that work on the massive electric car production facility is underway despite the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. As Gigafactory 3’s factory shell nears completion, workers appear to have started focusing their activities on the interior of the upcoming general assembly […]

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Mercedes plans EQC production capacity of 100 daily

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Mercedes is planning to produce 100 fully electric EQC SUVs every day this year, according to a manager. The company opened the order books for the EQC just a few days ago. In the coming year, EQC’s production at the Bremen plant will double to 200 units per day, doubling to around 50,000 cars per […]

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