Renault might produce Samsung vehicles in China
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- Renault is considering a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor to produce cars in China.
- The two partners would invest about 6.5 billion yuan (800 million euros) in the construction of a plant with a capacity of 200,000 vehicles per year in the central province of Hubei.
- The joint venture could use the license which had been granted to Renault when the company had briefly produced vehicles (Traffic) with a Chinese partner in the mid-1990s.
- The first model produced by Renault and Dongfeng Motor in China could be the SUV Koleos (designed by Samsung), whose 22,417 units were sold last year in the country under the Renault brand name (best sales of Renault in China).
- The Renault models which should be manufactured in China after Koleos are also designed by Samsung (SM3, SM5, SM7).
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Chevrolet aims to consolidate its top position on global electric vehicles market
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- If we consider the Chevrolet Volt as classified as an electric vehicle (in spite of being equipped also of a gasoline
engine providing a range extender function), USA and more particularly Chevrolet appear at the top position
of electric vehicles, just ahead of Japan and its Nissan Leaf.
- On 27th November, Chevrolet introduced the Electric Spark ahead of the Los Angeles International Auto Show.
This model is planned to be put on the market on next summer.
According to GM, it is expected to have among the best EV battery range in its segment and be the first electric
vehicle to offer SAE Combo DC Fast Charging capability, enabling the Spark EV to reach 80-percent battery charge
in just 20 minutes. It will be priced under $25 000 with tax incentives. There is no information so far about
the location where the Spark will be assembled. The petrol version is built in South Korea.
The drive unit and motor will be assembled of U.S. and globally sourced parts at GM’s White Marsh, Md.,
manufacturing facility, and the first time a U.S. automaker has built both a complete electric motor and drive unit
for a modern electric vehicle in the United States.
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Fiat will not sell the 500e in Europe
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- Fiat has no intention to sell electric version of its electric model 500e in Europe. Given the proposed price, the manufacturer believes that there is no market for this type of vehicle in the area currently.
- The 500e will be marketed initially in California, in the second quarter of 2013, then in other U.S. states that require the sales of zero-emission vehicles.
- The Fiat 500e should be priced at about $ 35,000, as the model will be targeted Premium.
- Despite this price (not so low), Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler CEO, said that his group that produces the 500 for the U.S. market in the Mexican plant of Toluca, will lose between 8000 and 9000 dollars for each 500e sold ...
Iran Khodro wish to circumvent the embargo
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- Iran Khodro aims to produce the Peugeot 206 Sedan completely autonomously, without the need for importing parts from foreign countries. In this way the current embargo on parts that disrupts automobile production Iranian would become inoperative.
- The first step is to manufacture in Iran the necessary electronic equipment. An agreement to this effect was signed with OEMs owning property rights related to these components.
- The Iranian manufacturer would so be capable of producing all equipment of TU3 and TU5 PSA engines.
- Currently, 90% of the necessary parts are already produced in the country.
SAIC-GM-Wuling will build a third plant in Chongqing
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