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Gallup Poll Finds Surge in Positive Ratings of Auto Industry in US; Still Less Favorable Than in 2000-2005

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Americans' opinions of the automobile industry have posted a 15-point positive increase after reaching an all-time low last year, and now tilt more positive than negative for the first time in three years, according to a new Gallup poll. Positive views of the banking industry remain depressed. Click to enlarge.

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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

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The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals. to a new low of 165.4 of the UK’s 2.5

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Study: tightening vehicle emissions standards resulted in higher rates of automaker non-compliance; unintended effects of threshold-based regulations

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A new study focused on the auto industry finds that tightening emissions standards not only fails to curtail on-road emissions, but actually increases the likelihood of non-compliance by automakers. This phenomenon isn’t limited to the auto industry. You have to hit the score to make it. —Kejia Hu.

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Sandy Munro spits facts about Tesla, the Detroit 3 & the trajectory of the US vehicle industry

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In his latest video, Munro doesn’t hold back and spits out truths about the US government’s approach towards improving the local auto industry and its chosen champions in the fight to dominate the global car market. Munro Live has become a channel where car expert Sandy Munro can educate the public on the inner workings of vehicles.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry. industrial concerns from falling victim to similar semiconductor supply chain snafus in the future. In March of 2023, the U.S.

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Chinese language EV makers pin hopes on Europe’s auto sellers

Baua Electric

Tesla’s good fortune Now, the {industry}’s paradigm shift to EVs is developing unheard of alternative for newbies. The a hit ones, like Toyota and Hyundai, handiest slowly crept upper within the ranks and not posed an actual blackmail to Volkswagen’s dominance. Sellers, although, stay central.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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One of the most vexing social challenges confronting the transition to EVs at scale is dealing with the effects that governmental EV transition policies will have on millions of jobs across a wide swath of industries. President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry.

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