Arquivo de partnership

MADRID, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Spain builds more than 2 million vehicles a year as Europe's second-largest vehicle producer, but many decisions shaping its automotive industry are made abroad. With Volkswagen considering a possible phase-out of its Spanish brand SEAT after 2030, a new battery partnership with China's Gotion High-Tech highlights Spain's efforts to secure its place in the electric-vehicle value chain. Volkswagen Group, its battery unit PowerCo and Gotion announced on Sept. 28 that Gotion will invest around 1.1 billion euros (1.29 billion U.S. dollars) for a 49-percent stake in PowerCo's battery-cell plant in Sagunto, eastern Spain. PowerCo will retain 51 percent, with the venture intended to be jointly managed and operations to start in 2027. Jose Diez, second vice president...

BEIJING, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Partnerships between China and African countries strengthen community resilience and build capacity for sustainable development over the long term, a humanitarian official has said. "We see this engagement as constructive and look forward to further strengthening and expanding this cooperation into more areas," said Asha Mohammed, permanent representative of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the African Union and International Organizations. Mohammed, who also heads the IFRC Delegation for Ethiopia and Djibouti, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of a seminar on resilient community building for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies under the China-Africa Cooperation Framework in Bei...

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News Analysis: Chinese partnership helps Spain strengthen EV value chain-Xinhua

Interview: China partnership constructive in strengthening Africa’s community resilience, development, says IFRC official-Xinhua