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MARCH 1, 2011

Tuesday 1 March 2011. The Green Piece Column. The International Geneva Motor Show opens its doors to the Press today (March 1) amid much anticipation and fanfare. Though the show was first held back in 1905, the emphasis won’t be on walking down memory lane this year – it will be very much on the [.].

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

The 2012 Geneva Motor Show is right around the corner, and just like last year there's a heavy focus on green cars. The 2011 show debuted such exciting vehicles as the electric Volkswagen Bulli concept, a modern day VW Bus; the Rolls-Royce 102 EX; and the Range Rover range_e plug-in hybrid, and many more.

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JUNE 28, 2011

The latest annual survey of the UK Automobile Association (AA) has found that of the respondents who may be replacing their car within 12 months only 1% will be looking to buy an electric or hybrid vehicle. Our AA/Populus panel reflects the views of motorists.The cost of fuel is top of drivers’ concerns.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Tuesday 29 November, 2011. The Green Piece Column. Japan’s year of trials and troubles ends with a show of its industrial might in the Tokyo Motor Show and will show just how this determined nation has picked up the pieces following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami which rocked it back in March.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The UK automotive industry’s low carbon motoring event, LCV 2011 opens for the first of two jam packed days at the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, Northamptonshire today. Run by Cenex, the UK’s centre for excellence in low carbon and fuel cell technologies, the event is now in its fourth year and is set to [.].

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MARCH 20, 2012

In 2011, 890,000 vehicles were sold in Indonesia, for the first time making the nation ASEAN’s largest car market. Nissan is in line to achieve its sales objectives of 60,000 units for fiscal year 2011. Nissan strongly supports the program and looks forward to its speedy ratification.

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JANUARY 10, 2012

The Green Piece Column. The North American International Auto Show 2011 (or the Detroit Motor Show as we like to call it) starts its second day of press previews today, before opening to the public for two weeks of motoring delights (January 9-22, 2012). Tuesday 10 January 2012. Taking place in the city home of [.].

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

The Frankfurt Motor Show is open to the public, so if you’re heading to the event what can you expect to see? Renault Fluence, Kangoo, Zoe and Twizy electric cars – Four for the price of one from Renault which has unveiled a quartet of electric vehicles including the four-door saloon Fluence ZE which will go on sale in 2011.

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APRIL 27, 2011

London is to welcome a new UK eco motor show, EcoVelocity this September, featuring the latest eco-technologies and low emission cars.

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MAY 12, 2011

The 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March brought a number of new models out of the closet. But for the green car fan, two concepts were the gems of the show: the return of the legendary Volkswagen Microbus, and an electric sports car from Nissan that just might be affordable.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Another debutant is on its way to the Paris Motor Show – with General Motors (GM) taking centre stage. It will introduce the five-door Chevrolet Aveo at the event ahead of it going on sale in the US and Canada in 2011. The new Aveo will be longer and wider than the current model and [.].

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JULY 21, 2009

The South Korean market has already shown its willingness to embrace green car technologies so it comes as no surprise that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in the country in two years time. The company has five manufacturing facilities in Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Tesla Motors.

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AUGUST 20, 2011

The month of July marked the first time this in 2011 that total petroleum deliveries in the USA actually fell year-on-year – dropping by half a per cent compared to one year ago. According to figures from the American Petroleum Institute (API), motor gasoline demand reached a low for any July in the past decade; [.].

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MAY 13, 2011

Where we stand: May, 2011 We break with our traditional format for Manufacturer Spotlight this month to take a look at a car maker that focuses solely on the manufacture of electric vehicles and electric vehicle powertrain components – Tesla Motors.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

This year’s Geneva Motor Show promises to be even more exciting than the North American version if the list of debutants is anything to go by. The latest name on the list is the new Fiat Freemont, which will go on sale in the second half of 2011 and is based on the Dodge Journey. [.].

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show is starting to take shape with Ford the latest major car manufacturer to announce it will unveil an exciting new concept at the event. The Ford Evos Concept will make its debut inGermany– it is a four-door, four-seat fastback concept with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Its aim is to exploit [.].

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Ford has teamed up with “The Jay Leno Show” in the United States to provide an all-new battery electric version of the Ford Focus ST five-door for celebrities to drive in the programme’s regular “Green Car Challenge&# segment. Actress Drew Barrymore is the first celebrity guest to accept the show’s “Green Car Challenge”.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

As the Geneva Motor Show 2011 inches ever closer, another auto manufacturer has announced a significant unveiling at the event. Volvo has revealed that it will introduce the V60 diesel plug-in hybrid at the showcase, a car that is almost production ready and manages to produce carbon dioxide emissions below 50g/km.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

It was yet another staggeringly successful for month for General Motors (GM) and its joint ventures in China during August, as it set another sales record. The company achieved the third best sales month in 2011 with domestic vehicle sales rising 13.4 per cent on an annual basis to 205,885 units. This means that for [.].

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JULY 23, 2013

When Ford and Toyota announced in August 2011 that they would form a partnership to develop a rear-wheel drive hybrid system for both SUVs and light trucks, it appeared that two of the biggest names in the motoring industry could be poised to dominate the hybrid marketplace by combining their forces[.].

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JANUARY 8, 2010

The exhibit, which will highlight green-car technologies from across Magna’s operating units, will also introduce E-Car Systems, Magna’s newly created global operating unit that serves as an integrator to Magna’s range of electrification capabilities. on a fully electric, zero-emission BEV to arrive in the US market in 2011.

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JULY 26, 2010

The big news in green cars today will be the noon release of pricing and ordering information for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM's upcoming range-extended compact electric car. General Motors, the company pilloried for "killing the electric car," is going to build a.

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JUNE 3, 2010

The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze will be priced from $16,995. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Cruze Eco Chevrolet Cruze pricing GM new Chevrolet Cruze. Now we can reveal how much the vehicle will cost when it goes on sale in the US in September.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

To green-car fans, the idea of an ultra-aerodynamic electric two-seater sounds pretty familiar, right? Think the late, lamented EV1 from General Motors, subject of the controversial documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car? Nineties.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Keep your eyes peeled for the new Citroen DS4 which will be unveiled at this year’s Paris Motor Show and will include an e-HDi micro-hybrid system as an option. The DS4 is expected to go on sale in 2011 and will be made available with a choice of five Euro 5 engines. Among them will [.].

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MARCH 29, 2010

The eyes of the motoring world, barely resting after Geneva, will soon turn to New York where Chevrolet is planning to debut a new high-efficiency version of its popular Cruze model. The 2011 Cruze Eco will deliver an estimated 40mpg on the highway using a 1.4l Ecotec turbo engine with variable valve timing and a six-speed [.].

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

The non-hybrid 2011 model will achieve an estimated 42mpg on the highway with city fuel economy of 28mpg. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors aerodynamics Chevrolet Cruze Chevrolet Cruze Eco Ecotec engine mass optimisation.

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DECEMBER 2, 2009

The world’s first ‘green’ motor racing series, based totally around electric cars, has been launched in London, with plans to have cars racing across Europe in 2011. We want to show that green motor sport is a reality – and an exciting one at that.&#.

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JULY 3, 2010

According to new information from the company, Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of 2011 with an additional 30,000 Volts to be produced during 2012. Marketing [.].

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MARCH 23, 2010

Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus has established a stellar reputation for producing hybrid cars and now it will bring its latest vehicle – the CT200h premium compact – to the US in 2011. The Lexus CT200h will be the first dedicated hybrid vehicle in the premium compact segment and will be revealed to the US public at [.].

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JUNE 14, 2010

As part of its ‘Drive to Green’ strategy, Shanghai GM has announced it wants to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 15 per cent for 2011-2015 while simultaneously improving performance by 14 per cent.

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AUGUST 25, 2009

The Green Piece. Steeped in history, the International Motor Show, or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA), held biennially in Frankfurt, Germany, is already regarded as the world’s largest motor show – and this year it may be more important than ever. However, the event will also have a distinctly green theme.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

With so much focus on the various Japanese manufacturers that are establishing a lead in the green car race, not to mention the spotlight that has fallen on the American automakers as they bid to bounce back from the global recession, it seems that France’s contributions to the automotive world have almost been forgotten.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

With increased fuel efficiency, more car manufacturers are launching new technologies with the emphasis firmly on driving down fuel consumption. The latest is the Mazda Motor Corporation which has launched its SKYACTIV next-generation technologies that will begin appearing in Mazda products from 2011 starting with the Mazda2 (or Mazda Demio).

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JUNE 16, 2010

Fuel consumption and performance details have now been released for the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid from the Ford Motor Company in the US. The vehicle will officially be the most fuel efficient luxury saloon car in the US thanks a certified 41mpg rating in city driving and 36mpg on the highway.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

At the Geneva Motor Show in 2012, we stated specific, ambitious targets for our products, production and the group. Clean cars from a clean factory and an attitude to the environment that aims to change the way of people’s thinking. In December 2011, the plant received a platinum certification from the U.S.

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