Below is a list of vehicle world premieres which are due to take place at the 2019 edition of AutoGuangzhou. The media preview day is 22 November.
Having only just announced the ID.3 production start at Zwickau in Germany, Volkswagen followed up with an announcement pre-production was under way in the 'first plant focused only on e-mobility' in China.
Getting involved with Groupe PSA led to tough times for Changan Auto. So far this year fewer than 1,300 examples of the DS models made at the CAPSA plant have been sold. That factory has an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles. Changan Ford also continues to greatly disappoint. By contrast, demand for Changan's own models is brisk, helping to offset the significant losses being sustained by the JVs.
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8 Nov, 2019
Mercedes has confirmed it will build an all-electric version of its iconic off-roader. The EQG name is on the cards.
BP Ventures is investing EUR10m (US$11m) in MaaS Global, a provider of digital mobility software.
Although it lowered its full year operating profit forecast due to currency movements, Honda Motor nonetheless beat analysts' projections for second fiscal quarter earnings per share and sales.
O2 has signed an agreement to provide 5G connectivity for the testing of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in urban test-bed, the Smart Mobility Living Lab (SMLL) in London.
Luxembourg-based, European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR17m (US$19m) in quasi-equity financing to QEV Technologies (QEV) to support its R&D activities.
Japan's new vehicle market tumbled by almost 25% to 314,784 units in October 2019 from 418,992 units a year earlier, according to registration data released by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA).
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8 Nov, 2019
Volvo is offering a year’s supply of free electricity with any of its new plug-in hybrid models from now until 30 June 2020
Volvo Buses is to launch a new express coach to supplement its 9000 range in 2020.
News that Volkswagen had begun what it termed its "system changeover to e-mobility" by celebrating the start of ID.3 production in Zwickau with an events attended by German chancellor Angela Merkel and, of course, group CEO Herbert Diess was the most-read article on just-auto this week.
Adient has recorded a fourth-quarter net loss of US$4m, while revenue fell 5% to US$3.9bn compared to 2018.
ZF is collaborating with Israeli technology companies, Cognata and OptimalPlus for plant operations management and enhanced efficiency of ADAS validation operations.
Michelin has posted like-for-like sales up 1.3% in the first nine months of 2019, in an environment which it says "deteriorated sharply" during the period.
Toyota has reported quarterly operating profit for the quarter ended September 30 (FYQ2) up 14% to 662.385bn yen, exceeding analyst forecasts.
Mahle Powertrain has shown a prototype 48 volt battery for use in mild-hybrid vehicles.
BYD said it had received its first order from Norwegian public transport provider Unibuss.
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7 Nov, 2019
Special edition, blacked-out version of huge Rolls SUV gets unique styling tweaks and extra power
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