The joint venture between Volvo Cars and Volvo Group will serve as a central marketing opportunity and consumer touchpoint for the brands.
Source: autonews.com
France ramps up electric vehicle ambition as China President arrives in Paris
By: Bloomberg | Updated on: 06 May 2024, 08:20 AM Share via: The contract between the government, French business groups and unions aims for a fourfold increase in the sale of 100% EVs to 800,000 a year in 2027. The contract between the government, French business groups and unions aims for a fourfold increase in the sale of 100% EVs to 800,000 a year in 2027. … [Read More...]
US automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits
By: Reuters | Updated on: 06 May 2024, 06:47 AM Share via: <!--China currently accounts for 70% of the global output of graphite, which is used to make electric battery anodes, the negatively charged portion of the battery.--> China currently accounts for 70% of the global output of graphite, which is used to make electric battery anodes, the negatively charged portion of … [Read More...]
US ends Tesla cars' rear-view camera investigation after 2021 recall
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Tesla’s lofty AI dreams already baked into towering valuation
By: Bloomberg | Updated on: 06 May 2024, 06:34 AM Share via: <!--Tesla’s market capitalization of $574 billion — bigger than the combined value of General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. — is becoming further unmoored from its core EV operations.--> Tesla’s market capitalization of $574 billion — bigger than the combined value of General Motors Co., Ford … [Read More...]
Mahindra XUV700 seven-seater gets more affordable with entry-level MX variant
By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 06 May 2024, 06:16 AM Share via: <!--The seven-seater option of the Mahindra XUV700 MX variant gets additional features like third-row AC vents, a second-row centre armrest, and a 60:40 one-touch tumble function, similar to other seven-seat trims over the five-seater MX variant--> The seven-seater option of the Mahindra XUV700 MX variant … [Read More...]
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Elon Musk And Tesla Show Off Fully Autonomous Robots Doing Factory Labor Tasks: Around 12 Tesla Bots Shown Being Trained
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Junkyard Gem: 1982 Volkswagen Vanagon
Volkswagen began selling Transporter vans in the United States during the early 1950s, with sales continuing through three generations and through the 1991 model year. There are those who will tell you that VW Transporters are now much too sought-after by enthusiasts to ever appear in the big self-service car graveyards I frequent, but they are incorrect. We saw a second-generation Transporter in … [Read More...]