Toyota introduces Corolla Touring Sports; two hybrid variants

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The vehicle will be presented at the Paris Motor Show in October, but Toyota has already announced that the vehicle will be available in two different hybrid variants. The hatchback is earmarked for the European market. The hatchback will be offered with a new 2.0 litre full hybrid powertrain, marking the first instance of Toyota’s […]

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Chery plans to sell e-SUV in Europe starting 2020

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The Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery plans to offer their electric SUV, which was initially presented at the IAA 2017, on the European market starting in 2020, according to CEO Chen Anning. Furthermore, Chery is planning on opening a research centre in Frankfurt, Germany. “Several hundreds of employees” will be working there, focusing on technology and […]

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FAW-VW JV opens new Tianjin factory

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Volkswagen and their Chinese partner FAW have opened a new factory in Tianjin. The factory will serve to support their SUV offensive in China. It will serve as a production facility for Volkswagen and Audi SUVs, including PHEV variants. The daily production capacity is set at 1,200 units, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 […]

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Mitsubishi begins sale of new Outlander PHEV

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The Japanese automobile manufacturers have begun selling the 2019 Outlander PHEV, featuring improvements including a redesigned powertrain and improved batteries. The new Outlander has been significantly overhauled since the last version, with about 90% of major components undergoing some serious changes. The newly developed drive battery was boosted from the 12 kWh in the previous […]

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Mitsubishi begins sale of new Outlander PHEV

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The Japanese automobile manufacturers have begun selling the 2019 Outlander PHEV, featuring improvements including a redesigned powertrain and improved batteries. The new Outlander has been significantly overhauled since the last version, with about 90% of major components undergoing some serious changes. The newly developed drive battery was boosted from the 12 kWh in the previous […]

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Toyota expanding EV manufacturing in China

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The Japanese car manufacturers have announced plans to significantly increase production capacities in their Chinese factories. In future, they plan to manufacture more plug-in hybrid as well as battery-electric vehicles there. Vehicle imports will also be expanded. Specifically, Toyota plans to increase production capacities in their factories in Tianjin and Guangzhou. The first location will […]

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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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Nissan-Dongfeng JV plans 20 EVs by 2022

dongfeng-motor-company-limited-dfl-green-plan-2022
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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Porsche to make up billions in investment for EVs

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The EV offensive by Porsche will cost the German automobile manufacturer billions, without a quick return on investment. For this reason, CEO Oliver Blume has announced a plan to save/make back several billion over the next three years. The exact sum to be saved is 6 billion euros, according to the plan. The plan is […]

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