Adrian van Hooydonk, Shashi Maudgal, Yang Woong-Chul.
“So far the reaction to the i3 and i8, which are radical vehicles in all senses, has been quite positive. It looks like we could turn that new brand into a success as well.”
BMW chief designer Adrian van Hooydonk says that the i brand is designed to be at the forefront in terms of technology. And since the concept has be successful, some of the innovations could be used for other brands.
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“So far the reaction to the i3 and i8, which are radical vehicles in all senses, has been quite positive. It looks like we could turn that new brand into a success as well.”
Shashi Maudgal, president of Novelis Asia, says that the demand for aluminum for car bodies could grow much more rapidly than 30 percent per year, if China pushes through with building more electric cars.
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“China has a very aggressive target for using electric vehicles. If this project takes off, this 30 percent increase will be much more.”
Yang Woong-Chul, Vice Chairman of R&D at Hyundai, confirmed that there will be plug-in versions of the Hyundai Sonata and Kia K5 aka Optima.
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“We will roll out a plug-in hybrid model of Sonata and K5 [Optima] next year. Since we will use locally made engines, inverters, and batteries, we expect them to have strong price competitiveness.”
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