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Feb 19, 2022, 11:07 PM

Foreign Automakers See Their Chance In Japan With Electric Vehicles

While overall car sales in Japan dipped 3.2 per cent last year, sales of foreign models rose 1.7 per cent. Imports of battery EVs jumped almost three times to a record 8,610 vehicles, according to the Japan Automobile Importers Association.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Ford, Volvo Join Redwood In EV Battery Recycling Push In California

  The automakers will join battery recycling startup Redwood Materials in developing processes, starting in California, to collect end-of-life batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles and recover the materials for use in new batteries.

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  Reuters | Feb 20, 2022

  Volkswagen CEO Sees Widespread Autonomous Driving Within 25 Years

  Diess also said Volkswagen was pursuing further partnerships to increase its self-sufficiency in software and adding such features as brand-specific voice assistants to its cars.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Czech Car Production Falls 11% In January As Chip Shortage Weighs

  Czech passenger car production fell by 11.4 per cent to 92,657 vehicles in January, posting its lowest year-on-year result for that month since 2010.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  EV Startups Hunt For An Edge As Big Automakers Roll Out Vans And Trucks

  Spurred on by looming bans on combustion engines in China and Europe, major automakers are striving to bring their commercial electric vehicles (EV) to market fast and ensure they don't get caught out again by another Tesla.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Volkswagen In Talks With Huawei On Autonomous Driving Unit: Report

  Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Wednesday he expects the car industry to see widespread autonomous driving within 25 years and that the company was pursuing new partnerships to increase its self-sufficiency in software.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Volkswagen Expects Chip Shortage To Ease Later In 2022

  Volkswagen said in early February that night shifts at Wolfsburg would be cut on some production lines because of the lack of chips. Diess said capacity adjustments would also be needed in the medium term.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  Nissan Plans EVs For Mississippi, Scouts For A US Battery Plant

  Nissan said it plans to assemble electric vehicles for its Nissan and Infiniti brands in Mississippi starting in 2025 and aims to have electric vehicles make up 40 per cent of its US sales by 2030.

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  Reuters | Feb 19, 2022

  China NEV Sales Drop 18.6% In January After Subsidy Cut

  China has ambitious goals in promoting NEVs as part of efforts to curb air pollution and believes the industry has matured enough to be driven by demand rather than subsidies.

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