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Nov 29, 2018, 6:17 PM

Volkswagen Planning New North America Factory For Electric Vehicles

An electric car that could take on Silicon Valley's Tesla Incis part of the massive investment in electric vehicles that Europe's largest carmaker plans to make. Volkswagen announced earlier this month it would spend almost 44 billion euros ($50 billion) on developing electric cars, autonomous driving and new mobility services by 2023, while exploring areas of cooperation with U.S. automaker Ford Motor.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 29, 2018

  Daimler To Start Making Electric Cars In China In 2019

  Daimler (DAIGn.DE) will start building electric cars in China next year as a way to meet Beijing's stringent anti-pollution quotas for carmakers, even as demand for conventional models like the Mercedes-Benz Maybach remains strong. China has introduced minimum sales requirements for so-called new energy vehicles (NEV's) and Daimler is on track to meet the quota for 2018, Daimler China chief Hubertus Troska said on Wednesday. We are very confident about fulfilling the NEV quotas," Troska said, adding that a new fully electric vehicle will be added to local production. "We begin production end of next year," Troska said about the Mercedes-Benz EQC electric model.

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  Reuters | Nov 29, 2018

  BMW Chief Says Considering Second U.S. Manufacturing Plant

  BMW is considering a second U.S. manufacturing plant that could produce engines and transmissions, Chief Executive Harald Krueger said on Tuesday, shortly after a report that U.S. President Donald Trump would impose tariffs on imported cars from next week. Krueger in an interview at the Los Angeles Auto Show also said he backed British Prime Minister Theresa May's current Brexit plan to divorce the United Kingdom from the European Union.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 29, 2018

  New-Gen Porsche 911 Revealed At The LA Auto Show

  At the front, the body is 45 mm wider and it also gets electrical pop-out handles in the doors. The bonnet with a pronounced recess evokes the design of the first 911 generations. At the rear, all models feature a wider, variable-position rear spoiler and the seamless, elegant light strip. Apart from the front and rear sections, the entire outer shell is now made from aluminium.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 28, 2018

  Mahindra S201 Production Name To Be Announced In December

  Codenamed S201, the upcoming Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza rival is all set to be christened on December 1, 2018. The all-new offering is an eagerly awaited one and is in fact the second SsangYong-based model to go sale in the country. The Mahindra S201 is the Indian automaker's derivative of the SsangYong Tivoli and will be a premium urban offering loaded on tech. Apart from the Brezza, the S201 will also lock horns against the Ford EcoSport, and will be positioned above NuvoSport and TUV300 subcompact SUVs in Mahindra's stable.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 27, 2018

  New Tata Harrier To Come With Multiple Driving Modes

  Tata Motors has released yet another teaser for the upcoming Tata Harrier, and this time around, the carmaker has revealed that the new SUV will come with multiple driving modes.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 27, 2018

  New Bentley Continental GT Convertible Revealed

  The all-new Continental GT Convertible has 21-inch Five Tri-Spoke wheels as standard, with the option of 10-Spoke and 22-inch Five Open-Spoke wheels. These three wheel designs are offered in a selection of ten polished and painted finishes.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 27, 2018

  2018 Hyundai Santro Clocks Over 38,500 Bookings

  The 2018 Hyundai Santro is turning out to be a volume driver for the Korean carmaker. Hyundai Motor India has announced to have received over 38,500 bookings and 211,000 enquiries for the all new Santro since its launch on October 23, 2018. We have already reported that waiting period for the new Santro at present is up to four months depending on the colour and variants. Hyundai has decided to ramp-up the production of the Santro and has increased the sales target to 10,000 units in November in a bid to bring down the waiting period.

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  car&bike Team | Nov 26, 2018

  Hyundai QXI Subcompact SUV Spotted Testing In India

  Expected to be launched in April 2019, the new Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza rival was caught on the camera by an enthusiast around Selam, Tamil Nadu. The upcoming Hyundai sub-4 metre SUV is based on the Carlino concept that we saw at the 2016 Auto Expo, and it looks like the production model is coming together pretty nicely. While the test mule is fully camouflaged, based on the silhouette of the SUV, it looks like a baby Creta.

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