Industry
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A new EV brand backed by SAIC and Alibaba has been launched in China.
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Geely teams up with Foxconn to build cars, parts for other companiesJust as your phone or computer might be manufactured by a different company to the one that developed it, in the future the same could be true for cars.
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VW Group sold almost half as many EVs as Tesla in 2020, and it's just getting warmed up
At the rate it's going, VW Group may overtake Tesla in EV sales by as early as 2021.
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Alpine to become EV brand, develop electric sports car with Lotus
Alpine was revived a few years ago with the A110 sports car but will now be rebooted as an EV performance brand.
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Bentley picks Audi designer as new design chief
Andreas Mindt helped devise the design direction for Audi's EVs and now he will do the same at Bentley.
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Bristol revival in the works—with modern Hemi V-8s
A revived Bristol Cars plans to launch updated versions of the Fighter and 411 before launching a new sports car.
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More and more signs point to tech giant Apple jumping into the automotive space.
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GM shows electric delivery van based on Ultium platform
GM has launched the new division BrightDrop that will offer products for commercial customers, including electric delivery vans.
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Chinese tech giant Baidu gets into EV game with Geely
Baidu plans to get into the EV game using a modular platform developed by Geely.
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GM unveils new logo as it prepares for electrified future
The reveal of GM's new logo coincided with the launch of a marketing campaign highlighting the automaker's upcoming EV push.
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Hyundai and Apple to reportedly build self-driving EV in US from 2024
Apple will reportedly tap Hyundai to build a self-driving electric vehicle, a beta version of which could be revealed as early as 2022.
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Lucid reportedly in talks to build EVs in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the main shareholder of Lucid and in the future may also be home to one of the company's plants.
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The Mustang was the most popular sports car in the U.S. in 2020, though the Challenger was close behind.
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Bentley manages record sales in 2020 despite pandemic
Bentley set a new sales record in 2020 but still fell short of its forecast for the year.
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Acura will reportedly launch electric SUV built by GM
Acura is tipped to use GM's BEV3 platform and Ultium batteries for an electric SUV due in 2024.
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Is Chrysler facing the ax?
The future of Chrysler and Lancia remains uncertain following the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group to form Stellantis.
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Ford, Mahindra end India joint venture talks
Ford and Mahindra had looked to co-develop EVs and SUVs for India and other emerging markets.
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After unveiling own platform, Foxconn invests in troubled EV startup Byton
A company famous for manufacturing Apple's iPhone is making major moves in the EV segment.
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Shareholders for both PSA and FCA voted on Monday to approve the merger of the companies to create a new car company called Stellantis.
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Jeep plans Wrangler and Gladiator customization center near Toledo plant
Jeep plans a major expansion of its Toledo Assembly Complex plant in Ohio.
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Elon Musk said he tried to get Apple to buy Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he tried to sell his company to Apple at a fraction of its current value when Tesla was ramping up Model 3 production.
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Infiniti's Formula One role ends after 10 years
Over the course of the past 10 years, Infiniti has been a major sponsor of the Red Bull Racing and Renault Formula One teams.
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EV startup Canoo goes public with Nasdaq listing
Canoo is the fourth EV startup in the U.S. to go public in 2020.
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Korea's SsangYong declares insolvency, enters restructuring
With the slowdown caused by the pandemic, SsangYong has failed to make repayments to creditors.
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