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Magna Austria To Build GACs, BYD Bring Denza/Yangwang To UK and VW Urban EV Specs | 13 Sep 2025

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs Sep 13, 2025 24 min

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Exciting developments in the EV market are highlighted, including GAC's partnership with Magna to assemble electric models in Austria, BYD's plans to introduce its Denza and Yang Wang brands to the UK, and Volkswagen's new urban EV specs. The episode dives into the efficiency of GAC's Ion V SUV and BYD's innovative flash charging technology. Additionally, BMW's use of MetaQuest 3 for technician training showcases the integration of technology in EV maintenance. The episode also discusses the competitive landscape in Europe, with insights on tariffs and market strategies.

Topics: gac partnership byd expansion vw urban ev specs charging technology ev market competition bmw technician training tariffs impact electric models assembly

Cars: Chevrolet Spin Cupra Raval Denza D9 Jaguar I-PACE Lucid Gravity Mercedes-Benz G-Class Rivian R2 Skoda Epiq Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen ID. Polo Volkswagen Passat Volkswagen Tiguan Yangwang U9

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Jaguar Ipace

"If you don't know about the way Magna is a long history in the automobile industry. Most famous cars, well, in the EV world, they made the Jaguar I-Pace for them. They make the have made and still do make the G-Class, the G-Wagon from Mercedes."

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Mercedes-Benz Gclass

"Most famous cars, well, in the EV world, they made the Jaguar I-Pace for them. They make the have made and still do make the G-Class, the G-Wagon from Mercedes. Very well known name in automotive transitioning to electric as well."

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Chevrolet Spin

"...ury SUV with over 1000 horsepower. The ability to spin on the spot. That 360 turning on the spot trick a..."

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Yangwang Yang Wang U9

"...e Chinese. And we're definitely talking about the Yang Wang U9 in that show. Both the U8 and the U9 have been on..."

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D9 Denzer

"...I were advising BYD, I'd stick them all under the Denzer brand. In fact, I'd stick it all under BYD becaus..."

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Skoda Epic

"...formed cars, which includes the Cooper Reval, the Skoda Epic as well. So, according to insideevs.de, the new m..."

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Raval Coupre Reval

"...l models. Oh yeah, I've mentioned the Skoda Epic, Coupre Reval, VW ID Polo. Or just the Polo."

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ID. Id2

"There was still camouflage on ID2, is renamed ID Polo. There's also the ID2 All, wh..."

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Volkswagen Tiguan

"...y because we're going back to Polo, Golf, Passat, Tiguan, etc. And away from IDs, which is very sensible."

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Volkswagen Golf

"...naming strategy because we're going back to Polo, Golf, Passat, Tiguan, etc. And away from IDs, which is..."

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Volkswagen Passat

"... strategy because we're going back to Polo, Golf, Passat, Tiguan, etc. And away from IDs, which is very se..."

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Lucid Gravity

"...ext in the news. They're just going to sell their Gravity SUV for Europe and the company expects first cust..."

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Rivian R2

"...o make right-hand drive. Same with Rivian and the R2 models. So we don't get Rivian over here."

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