2008 Automobile Manufacturer Fleet Sale 
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AUGUST 4, 2009
Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% Passenger car sales dropped 10.6% to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% Hybrids had an especially good month, with reported sales jumping 31.8% Click to enlarge.
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JANUARY 6, 2010
According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% of Japan’s total fleet. Technical challenges facing EVs. Source: JAMA. Click to enlarge.
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JANUARY 22, 2010
ZAP and Jonway partnered on the production of an electric version of the compact 5-door Jonway A380 SUV, integrating AC propulsion and lithium-ion battery system technologies to produce a mid-range electric vehicle (EV) that ZAP intends to offer to the fleet market in China. The conventional A380 is powered by a 1.6- liter Mitsubishi engine.)
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OCTOBER 1, 2010
GHG levels from the MY 2016 fleet-wide average of 250 g/mi, using different technology pathways to achieve the reductions. In recent months, the agencies have had important discussions with many individual automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders, and our intention is to continue such discussions. Earlier post.).
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AUGUST 30, 2009
The 1979 Iranian crisis and related oil price shock accelerated Brazil’s conversion of its gasoline supply and automobile fleet. Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. Brewster, S.C.,
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APRIL 21, 2010
At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Generally, registration taxes threaten fleet renewal.
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MARCH 27, 2009
The target for each footprint is the same for all manufacturers, regardless of differences in their overall fleet mix. In addition, per EISA, each manufacturer’s domestic passenger fleet is required in MY 2011 to achieve 27.5 NHTSA estimates that the figures for MY 2011 passenger cars will be 30.2 mpg (369 g/mi).
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