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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8 Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). Click to enlarge.

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July Vehicle Sales in China Up 64%, Passenger Cars Up 71%

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Sales of domestically-produced vehicles in China rose 64% in July year-on-year, surpassing the one-million unit mark for the fifth month in a row, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). For the first seven months of 2009, vehicle sales were more than 7.18 Sales totalled 1.09 million units.

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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All comparisons are by volume. Compared to June 2009, volume was up nearly 12,000 vehicles. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. compared to June 2009. to 997,824 units, according to summary figures from AutoData.

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Vehicle sales on the rise in China

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This means that sales topped the one million unit mark for the fifth month in a row, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. For the first seven months of 2009, vehicle sales were more than 7.18million units - that’s up 23 per cent year on year.

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

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billion) in R&D in the automotive technology sector in 2009. Comparison of drive concepts for diesel engines, with reductions in fuel consumption. liters per 100 kilometers (43 mpg US)—29% less than a standard engine in 2009. L/100km (65 mpg US)—a third less than diesel in 2009. Bernd Bohr. Source: Bosch.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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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. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. Earlier GCC post.]