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Exclusive-Renault Considers Making Mass-Market EVs in India -Sources
Date: January 6, 2023
By Aditi Shah and Gilles Guillaume NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) – Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India, two people with knowledge of the ongoing review told Reuters, as part of a renewed push into a market where EV adoption is expected to grow quickly from a small base. The study by Renault...
Mercedez-Benz to Deploy Advanced Automated Driving System in Nevada
Date: January 6, 2023
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on Thursday that German carmaker Mercedes-Benz can deploy advanced automated driving systems on its roads after it completed a self-certification. The automaker said the Nevada DMV approved its application and is preparing the certificate of compliance that will be issued within the next...
Geely’s Ev Brand Zeekr Aims to Double Sales in 2023, Expand in Europe
Date: January 6, 2023
By Joseph White LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023 to about 140,000 vehicles and plans to expand sales in Europe, Chief Executive Andy An told Reuters on Thursday. Zeekr, a brand created by Chinese automaker Geely, sold 72,000 vehicles in 2022, mostly in China. Its 001...
UK Car Sales Hit 30-year Low in 2022, but Could Grow 15% This Year – Smmt
Date: January 5, 2023
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – British new car sales fell to their lowest level since 1992 last year as manufacturers struggled against pandemic-related parts shortages, but could grow 15% in 2023 as those supply-chain issues ease, an industry body said on Thursday. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that according to...
Rheinmetall Wins Quarter-Billion Euro Order for E-Vehicle Parts
Date: January 2, 2023
(Reuters) – Germany’s Rheinmetall has won an order worth more than a quarter billion euros in the electromobility segment, the industrial group said in a statement on Monday. Rheinmetall said it would be providing the new 900-volt generation of electrically powered vehicles with a new type of contactor to a premium German automaker. Contactors are...
Board of Russia’s AvtoVAZ Approves $585 Million in 2023 Investment Programme – Ria Agency
Date: December 27, 2022
(Reuters) – The board of directors of Russian top carmaker AvtoVAZ approved the firm’s 2023 investment programme for just under 40 billion roubles ($585 million), Russia’s state news agency RIA reported late on Monday. “Yes, it has been approved,” RIA quoted AvtoVAZ president Maxim Sokolov as saying. Renault sold its majority stake in Avtovaz to...