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Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012.

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JULY 9, 2010

China South Industries Group Corporation, Changan Automobile Group’s main shareholder, and PSA Peugeot Citroën have signed a contract to create an equally owned joint venture to produce and market light commercial vehicles and passenger cars in China. The first vehicle is scheduled to be launched in second-half 2012.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications. Toshiba will begin construction for the expanded capacity in January 2011 in Houston, Texas, on the site of Toshiba International Corporation.

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JUNE 6, 2012

NEC Corporation and GS Yuasa Corporation concluded an agreement to supply components for the lithium-ion battery field. Initially, the companies aim to determine the conditions under which NEC will provide its lithium-ion battery electrodes to GS Yuasa by the end of October 2012.

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in 2012 and has greater than 25 years of automobile enjoy in such markets as Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Japan, the corporate stated in a June 1 information drop saying his promotion. Roman, a local of Ecuador, joined Infiniti mum or dad Nissan Motor Co.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) has received court approval for Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing. As a result, the Company will be able to borrow up to $50 million for operations and up to $50 million for purchases of inventory from Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC). Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Ford China posted a 32% sales increase in July 2012, with 42,560 wholesale units sold. At Beijing’s Auto China 2012, Ford unveiled three new SUVs for China: the EcoSport, Kuga and Explorer. Year to date, Ford China has sold 319,882 wholesale units, up 4% from January – July 2011.

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JUNE 20, 2012

from April of this year, plans to begin reusing the extracted metals before the end of 2012. Separately, Honda said that it is the first—based on its internal research—global mobility company to disclose estimated global CO 2 emissions during customer use of its motorcycles, automobiles and power products. Automobiles.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

The Focus nameplate posted 37,271 wholesale units sold, up 11% compared to September 2012. Sales at Ford’s passenger car joint venture in China Changan Ford Automobile were up 69% in the first three quarters with 466,248 wholesales sold. September sales reached 72,231 wholesale vehicles, up 66% from September 2012.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

Further to the joint announcement of May 23, 2012, Mazda Motor Corporation and Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Fiat) signed a final agreement which will see Mazda produce an open-top two-seater sports car for Fiat’s Alfa Romeo brand at its Hiroshima, Japan, plant starting from 2015.

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State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) was established as a state-owned enterprise on 29 December 2002. is a wholly owned subsidiary company of State Grid Corporation of China. Nevs was founded in 2012 and acquired the main assets of Saab Automobile AB. million employees. State Grid Electric Vehicle Service Co.,

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JULY 27, 2011

TKM), Toyota Motor Corporation’ (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, plans to further increase annual production capacity to meet the rapid growth of India’s automobile market. Capacity will expand to 310,000 units in 2013, up from a previously announced 210,000 units by the first half of 2012.

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JUNE 17, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Currently, Brazil is the world’s fourth largest automobile market following China, the United States and Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. The move comes on the heels of AvtoVAZ-Renault-Nissan becoming the fourth largest manufacturer of automobiles worldwide following several successful moves by Rostec.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Ningbo Huazhong is a certified automotive parts supplier for a number of leading automotive OEMs in China, including China FAW Group, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, Beijing Automotive Works and China Second Automobile Group, among others.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC); Honda Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation; ULVAC, Inc.; Kanematsu Corporation; Kandenko Co., The organization plans to start such services in fiscal year 2012. Toyota Motor Corporation. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Kanematsu Corporation. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

While most car manufacturers have already met their individual 2012 CO 2 targets for Europe, several carmakers need to make their fleets even more carbon-efficient to meet the 2012 target, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). This target will be gradually phased in from 2012. Source: EEA.

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MAY 23, 2012

Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. and Mazda Motor Corporation have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture.

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AUGUST 25, 2012

disclosed estimates of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to Honda including emissions from Honda’s global business operations and customer use of Honda motorcycles, automobiles and power products. Honda’s GHG emissions during the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012. Honda Motor Co., Description. Emissions. (t-CO million.

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From its founding as a taxi-hailing business, DiDi has been building up a world-leading one-stop transportation platform since 2012. The platform will introduce to individuals and corporate partners not only diversified models from automakers, but also auto-related finance and insurance services. Source: DiDi. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 27, 2011

Japan-based DENSO Corporation will exhibit for the first time at the 11 th Auto Expo 2012, in New Delhi, India, from 5-11 Jan 2012 as part of an effort to expand its business in the country. Among its exhibits, DENSO will present Resonance 2021, which is a cockpit simulator envisioned for the 2021 automobile.

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Ford developed the Territory together with its joint venture partner, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC). According to McKinsey’s China auto consumer survey 20172, the midsize SUV segment saw an annual growth rate of 38% in China between 2012 to 2016. Market background.

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JULY 27, 2015

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) officially announced , after several days of press reports, that Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., Mitsubishi Motors’ production in the United States started in 1988 as Diamond Star Motors (DSM, later re-named as MMNA) which was a joint venture company with Chrysler Corporation.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 27, 2013

Drivers can use a manual “pulse-and-glide” (PnG) driving technique—accelerating and decelerating an automobile in cycles of approximately 10-30 seconds—as a way to improve fuel economy. Resources.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

and Toyota Motor Corporation will trial a car-sharing service in central Tokyo using the Toyota “i-Road”, an ultra-compact three-wheeled electric vehicle. Park24 will offer the service to Times Car Plus corporate members and some individual members. Starting in April, Park24 Co., Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 11, 2016

Sumitomo, which is strengthening its automobile business and expects growth in the fuel cell market, plans to supply mostly Japanese commercial vehicle makers, according to the report. The Nikkei reports that Sumitomo Corp., Sumitomo has been involved in fuel cell research and development of years, and already produces fuel cell components.

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JULY 31, 2013

PowerGenix, the developer of high-performance, automotive Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, has entered into an innovation contract with PSA Peugeot Citroën Automobiles under which PSA will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the use of PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries as a replacement for lead-acid in stop-start vehicles. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 12, 2010

ITOCHU Corporation and JGC Corporation have agreed to participate in large-scale bio-ethanol production and power supply businesses in the Philippines together with other local partners. Start of ethanol production and electricity supply is slated for February 2012. The newly formed joint venture, Green FUture Innovations, Inc.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and the government of Thailand agreed to start joint study for fleet testing of electric vehicles (EV). The third factory will be built adjacent to the first and second factories, and is planned to start mass production in March 2012. It will produce the “global small” 1.0-1.2L

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A123 Systems has been selected to develop Li-ion battery packs for a new, 2012 model year electric passenger car from Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), the largest automaker in China.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to introduce eight hybrid (HEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV), and battery-powered (BEV) models by fiscal year 2015 in anticipation that demand for low-carbon, fuel-efficient automobiles will expand worldwide. Mitsubishi will introduce 8 xEVs by FY 2015. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Ford’s joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd (CFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the Chongqing Municipal Government to build a new engine plant in Chongqing. Ford and its partners are building a new engine plant in China to support future products and growth plans. The US$ 500 million (RMB 3.4

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

China is the largest automobile market in the world. The Tsinghua-Daimler Research Center has been working on pioneering projects on the development of sustainable China-specific traffic solutions since 2012. The performance of the driver assistance systems was assessed on some 9.5

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JANUARY 20, 2015

An analysis of the global automobile industry’s recent patent activity by the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters has found a massive commitment from carmakers and their suppliers to new propulsion technology. Source: Thomson Innovation & Thomson Reuters Derwent World Patents Index. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Changan Automobile Group broke ground today on a new US$350-million transmission plant in Chongqing, at their joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automotive (CFMA), bringing Ford and its partner’s total investment in China to US$3.5 It is also building a US$500-million engine plant in Chongqing.

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

Besides the Bosch Group, the consortium included DEKRA Automobil GmbH, the Fraunhofer Ernst-Mach-Institut, and the Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKFS). The consortium’s project on diagnosis and repairs for electric vehicles—“ DINA ”—was funded with €2.8 million (US$3.1

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