BMW & Brilliance expanding China venture BBA

BMW and its partner in China, Brilliance, agreed to expand their BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture. BBA aims to increase capacity at both local facilities in order to produce 520,000 BMW a year from 2019. Moreover, the BMW iX3 may hit markets outside the People’s Republic. BMW and Brilliance signed their agreement early this […]

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Volvo XC40 Electric to be profitable “from day one”

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Volvo is preparing for the launch of the electrified XC40 series and has narrowed down on price. The all-electric XC40 will cost about 50,000 dollars according to Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson. He also affirmed Volvo’s intention to be profitable “from day one” at a media event. The next-gen XC40 is in line with Volvo’s plan […]

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JLR increases spending to offer electric cars across board

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Jaguar Land Rover is increasing investment by about a quarter in order to offer electrified versions of its entire model range. By 2025, the British brand plans to include hybrid and electric versions for every car, although the EV variant will depend on demand. For the recent raise in spending, Bloomberg quotes from a presentation […]

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Green Motorsports: King Of The Hill: VW’s I.D. R EV Smashes All-time Pikes Peak Record

On Sunday, Volkswagen took a car to the famous Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with the intention of beating the record for fastest electric vehicle up the mountain. They not only beat the EV record, but smashed the all-time record.

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