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Daimler buys out Evonik from Li-Tec and Deutsche ACCUmotive Li-ion companies; Daimler sole owner

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The two companies originally established their strategic alliance on automotive Li-ion cells in December 2008 ( earlier post ), with the resulting formation of the new joint venture (Deutsche ACCUmotive GmbH & Co. The parties have agreed not to divulge the details of the agreement. KG) and with Daimler’s acquisition of 49.9%

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New passenger car registrations in Europe down 8.2% in 2012; lowest since 1995

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downturn in 1993, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). The decline is the steepest recorded in a month of December since 2008. in Germany, -22.5% The resulting 8.2% contraction of the EU market (year-on-year) is the most important experienced since the 16.9% Click to enlarge.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from the ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% in comparison to January-April 2008. Germany (-25.5%) and Poland (-10.5%), however, recorded a decline. Source: ACEA.

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Euro Auto Production Down 35% in First Quarter 2009; Second Half Production May be Down 25%; Small Cars Hit New Record Share

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million vehicles, according to the latest Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Van (-57%) and truck production (-56%) dropped even more than the manufacture of passenger cars (-31%). over the whole year 2008. in the last quarter of 2008. Click to enlarge. in Austria, 5.1%

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Peugeot Signs EV Partnership LOIs with Veolia and Greenwheels; Peugeot and Greenwheels Join the European EVA Project

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Peugeot and Greenwheels also will join the European EVA (Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities) project, a consortium that brings together more than 20 European cities, automobile manufacturers and electricity suppliers from many countries, as well as research institutes.

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It is good to be small as auto market stumbles

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In the first quarter of the year, production fell to just 3.4million vehicles according to new statistics from the Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). per cent and Germany down 32.3 per cent over the whole of 2008. This was followed by France, down 46 per cent, Spain down 40.2

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Bosch: Electrification is Coming, But Combustion Engines to Dominate for Another 20 Years

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While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany.

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