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Volkswagen expands Rivian stake amid $1.75B fine risk
Volkswagen is increasing its investment in Rivian while facing potential fines of $1.75 billion over regulatory concerns. The move underscores the automaker's push into electric vehicles despite mounting compliance challenges.
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SK On Takes Full Control of Its Tennessee Battery Plant
The move completes the restructuring of its BlueOval SK joint venture with Ford.
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Bliq.ai Wins Approval for Fully Driverless Road Operations in Estonia
Driverless car startup Bliq.ai this week announced that it has received approval to operate its vehicles on public roads in Estonia without a driver behind the wheel. The approval marks the first aut...
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Assembly Plant Trends: China Gains, NA Losses, India Rises
Automotive World's 2026 assembly plant database indicates China is flourishing for domestic players, while North America is falling behind The post Assembly plant trends: China gains, NA losses, India rises appeared first on Automotive World.
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Yijing X9 New Model Scheduled to Hit the Market in Q3
Gasgoo Munich- On May 22, Yijing's new X9 is scheduled to hit the market in the third quarter of this year. As previously reported by Gasgoo, Huawei Rotating Chairman Eric Xu and Yinwang CEO Jin Yuzhi visited Dongfeng Motor Group on May 19. Meanwhile, Dongfeng's M-Hero and Yijing brands have launched a "Comprehensive Deepened Strategic Cooperation 2.0" with Yinwang Intelligent Technology. The event included a ceremony for the "Huawei Qiankun Full-Stack Native Co-Creation Premium Product Team," marking a formal upgrade in the Dongfeng-Huawei partnership to a 2.0 phase defined by joint product definition, deep integration, and ecosystem synergy. Xu and his delegation also toured Dongfeng's Technical Center, where they test-drove vehicles from the M-Hero and Yijing brands and reviewed the latest advancements in vehicle design. Image source: Yijing Auto The Yijing X9 is scheduled to be among the first models to feature the HarmonySpace 6 cockpit. It also rides on the Chitu platform, powered by the HUAWEI XMC digital chassis engine, and comes equipped with Huawei Qiankun ADS 5 and an 896-line dual-optical-path image-grade LiDAR. The new model made its global debut at Auto China 2026 and is scheduled to hit the market in the third quarter of this year.
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New York Awards $6 Million for Vehicle-Grid Integration Projects
New York State has awarded more than $6 million to seven vehicle-grid integration projects aimed at improving EV charging flexibility, reducing grid costs and supporting bidirectional charging. The initiatives cover refuse trucks, wireless charging, managed charging and thermal energy storage applications.
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