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BMW Boosts Asian BEV Capacity with Battery Assembly Plant
New plant to supply expanding BEV production strategy in Thailand.
By Paul Myles • March 4, 2024 -
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BEV Mini Countryman Production Starts in BMW’s Leipzig Plant
Electric Mini joins ICE version in the eastern Germany facility.
By Paul Myles • March 1, 2024 -
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BYD Seagull Lands in Mexico as Dolphin Mini
BYD’s battery-electric compact hatchback enters Mexican market, but the Chinese automaker says it isn’t bringing the inexpensive model north of the border – yet.
By Daniel J. McCosh • March 1, 2024 -
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Maserati Reveals Drop-Top GranCabrio Sports Tourer
Italian luxury brand opts for traditional ragtop to save weight and space.
By Paul Myles • March 1, 2024 -
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Electric SUV First B-Segment Car for Volkswagen, Xpeng JV
VW and Xpeng hope to find efficiencies in their collaboration over vehicle platform development for Chinese products.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Mitsubishi, TomTom Combine on Cockpit That Monitors Driver, Traffic
The cockpit incorporates the latest developments from both companies such as simplified controls, more precise maps and driving instructions and more effective voice recognition. It also makes it easier for manufacturers to add new features.
By Joseph Szczesny • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Apple, BYD Decisions Let U.S. BEV-Makers Breathe a Bit Easier
Consumer electronics giant Apple kills its battery-electric car program and Chinese BEV juggernaut BYD says it will not enter the U.S. market anytime soon.
By David Kiley • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Volvo’s European Customers Get Accident V2V Alert System
Automaker's connected car system is now in a European pilot program to assess its accident warning capability.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 29, 2024 -
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Skoda Announces Third Model for India in Expansion Plans
Entry-level SUV to join Czech automaker's lineup as it plans localized vehicle production growth.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Jaguar Land Rover Owner to Build U.K.’s Biggest Gigafactory
Tata Group's global battery company agrees plans to create its first gigafactory outside India within reach of JLR's vehicle production sites.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 28, 2024 -
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Fiat, Jeep Opening Doors to More ICE Powertrains
Stellantis siblings react to slowdown in BEV sales in Europe and the U.S. with a greater focus on ICE and hybrid powertrains.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 27, 2024 -
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Many People OK With EVs; They Just Don’t Want One
Ford’s 2024 Trend Report delves into EVs, anxiety levels and how people regard AI.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Toyota Offering Fire-Sale Pricing on Mirai FCV
With Shell Hydrogen shutting down some hydrogen stations in California permanently, would-be hydrogen car buyers are declining, moving Toyota to issue $40,000 discounts on its ’23 Mirai hydrogen vehicles.
By David Kiley • Feb. 26, 2024 -
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Dacia to Unveil Lightweight BEV at Geneva
Budget brand claims new Spring model, at less than one ton, will be the lightest BEV on the European market.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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HVAC System Boosts BEV Range 70%, College Claims
British university team file patents for its e-Thermal bank designed to create secondary energy source to cope with extreme temperature effects on battery-electric-vehicle range.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Volkswagen Considering Electric Pickup for U.S. Market
The resurrected Scout brand has been tapped as a partner for the proposed U.S.-produced Volkswagen truck currently under design in Germany.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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What Range Anxiety? Dealers Snap Up Fiat 500e
Stellantis is launching the small, limited-range battery-electric-vehicle in March, and dealers are anxious to get them despite a slowdown in BEV demand.
By David Kiley • Feb. 22, 2024 -
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Japan a Minor EV Player Despite Record Sales in 2023
Toyota is on track to become the Japanese leader in BEV sales, surpassing Nissan, although questions remain about the automaker’s commitment to the segment.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 21, 2024 -
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Alpine’s Hot-Hatch BEV Enters Arctic Tests
Powertrain and interior equipment are tested in Sweden's extreme winter conditions ahead of A290's summer launch.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Volkswagen Reveals ID.7 Station Wagon Variant
ID.7 Tourer to sit alongside ICE offering of Volkswagen Passat Estate.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Maserati Delays Launch of Electric Quattroporte
New sports sedan’s 2025 introduction in doubt following a decision to place production plans “on hold.”
By Greg Kable • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Yanfeng Looks to Save the Wrapped Steering Wheel With Innovative Design
Yanfeng’s ClickRim modular steering wheel consists of individual shells that are clipped onto the steering-wheel rim and connected to each other in an automated process that dramatically cuts manufacturing time.
By David Zoia • Feb. 20, 2024 -
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Citroën Models Still Rolling Off Russian Assembly Lines
Stellantis's French brand being assembled from kits built by Dongfeng in China, Reuters investigation claims.
By Paul Myles • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Alfa Romeo Prepping Milano CUV for April Launch
The entry-level model shares parent company Stellantis’s E-CMP platform and Polish production line with the Jeep Avenger and Fiat 600e.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Can Halcyon Concept Signal a Chrysler Revival?
Stellantis reveals a battery-electric concept car called Halcyon ahead of a 2025 BEV for the Chrysler brand in time for its 100th anniversary.
By David Kiley • Feb. 15, 2024
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