Global EV car sales surge 63% in 2018 to top 2 million vehicles
Global sales of passenger car electric vehicles (EVs) jumped by 63% last year to top 2 million units for the first time, helped by surging sales of plug-in EVs in the US, according to data provided by EV-Volumes. A total of 2.08 million plug-in EVs were delivered to customers in 2018
Toyota and Panasonic Agree to Establish Joint Venture Related to Automotive Prismatic Batteries
Toyota and Panasonic have confirmed that they are starting a wide-ranging new battery joint venture to manufacture and sell battery cells for electric vehicles. Toyota Executive Vice President Shigeki Terashi said: “Together with Panasonic, we want to hone our competitiveness in batteries,
Toyota, Panasonic setting up EV battery JV amid rising China competition: source
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and Panasonic Corp (6752.T) are set to launch a joint venture next year to produce batteries for electric vehicles (EV) in an effort to compete with Chinese rivals, a source familiar with the matter said.
Capital
Structure
As at 7 January 2019
Ordinary shares issued and outstanding: 261,533,001 (ASX & TSX combined)
Unlisted Performance Rights: 1,248,667
Exercise price $0.00; expiration dates 30 September 2019 – 30 September 2020
Significant Shareholders (as of 15 August, 2018)
|
Rank |
Name |
Units |
% of Units |
| 1. | JP Morgans Nominees Australia Limited | 53,994,709 | 20.71 |
| 2. | HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited | 44,355,408 | 17.01 |
| 3. | Toyota Tsusho Corporation | 39,106,607 | 15.00 |
| 4. | Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited | 12,215,768 | 4.69 |
| 5. | Canadian Register Control | 10,469,473 | 4.02 |
| 6. | National Nominees Limited | 6,005,191 | 2.30 |
| 7. | Richard Seville & Associates Pty Ltd (The Seville Super Account) | 4,997,000 | 1.92 |
| 8. | Lithium Investors LLC | 4,555,772 | 1.75 |
| 9. | BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd (DRP) | 3,421,435 | 1.31 |
| 10. | MR Denis Grenville Hinton & Mrs Roslyn Susanna Hinton (Hinton Family Super A/C) | 3,042,281 | 1.17 |
| 11. | BNP Paribas Noms (NZ) Ltd (DRP) | 2,700,884 | 1.04 |
| 12. | Merrill Lynch (Australia) Nominees Pty Limited | 2,435,017 | 0.93 |
| 13. | HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited (A/C 2) | 2,223,772 | 0.85 |
| 14. | BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (IB AU Noms Retail Client DRP) | 1,864,892 | 0.72 |
| 15. | Warbont Nominees Pty Ltd (Unpaid Entrepot A/C) | 1,826,643 | 0.70 |
| 16. | Fairground Pty Ltd | 1,677,227 | 0.64 |
| 17. | BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd (Agency Lending DRP A/C) | 1,618,271 | 0.62 |
| 18. | Mr Robert Bruce Woodland & Mrs Erika Woodland (R Woodland Exhibit S/F A/C) | 1,562,000 | 0.60 |
| 19. | Aust Executor Trustees Ltd (Charitable Foundation) | 1,093,398 | 0.42 |
| 20. | Forsyth Barr Custodians Ltd (Forsyth Barr Ltd-Nominee A/C) | 1,015,406 | 0.39 |
| Totals: Top 20 holders of FULLY PAID ORDINARY SHARES (TOTAL) | 200,181,154 | 76.78 | |
| Total Remaining Holders Balance | 60,529,562 | 23.22 | |