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BYD, Toyota Agree to Establish Joint Company

Press release - BYD Company Ltd. (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced on 7Nov2019 that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint company (I assume in China) to research and development for battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

BYD, Toyota Agree to Establish Joint Company for Battery Electric Vehicle Research and Development | Corporate | Global Newsroom | Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website

Marine Ray Nov 8, 2019 Read More Replies: 8

GM Sells Lordstown Plant To EV Startup

And the startup is affiliated with Workhorse.
GM just sold its Lordstown plant to an EV startup affiliated with Workhorse - Electrek
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El Dobro Nov 7, 2019 Read More Replies: 4

C-HR 184 hp refresh

It appears that, from today, the refreshed C-HR with the Hybrid 2.0 powertrain 135 KW (184 hp), the same on the Corolla, can be ordered, at least here in Europe.

It also appears that in some markets (e.g., Italy) the C-HR can now be only ordered with the Hybrid 2.0 powertrain. The 1.8 that powers the Prius? Gone. They were selling lot of these in Europe, btw.

Given that they published third quarter financial results with increased revenues and profits, under a global demand slowdown for vehicles and the strengthening of the Yen (that slows down exports), Toyota might be selling a lot of hybrids (which they are also pricing higher, with respect to the old non-hybrid versions of the same cars).
Well, at least here, almost all the vehicles they are now selling are hybrid-only, and it's several years already that the Lexus line is 100% hybrid.

They also finalized a joint venture with BYD, apparently (lot of news today :coffee: