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Germany has embarked on a large-scale Energiewende (energy transition)—a policy-driven shift away from nuclear and fossil energy to a renewable energy economy. High electricity rates are burdening private households and industry alike and threatening Germany’s competitiveness, the company noted. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 18, 2013

In April, sales of new passenger cars in Europe grew for the first time (+1.7%) since September 2011, according to figures from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Germany (+3.8%), Spain (+10.8%) and the UK (+14.8%) expanded, while France (-5.3%) and Italy (-10.8%) faced a downturn. decrease in the EU.

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JUNE 19, 2013

year-on-year in the EU, reaching 1,042,742 units, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). less than in the first five months of 2012. in Germany and -10.4% in Germany and -10.4% From January to May, Spain and Germany saw their market shrink by 5.8% in Spain to -8.0%

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JULY 20, 2010

The Touareg Hybrid will be launched later this year, followed by the Jetta Hybrid in 2012. In terms of research, e-mobility is a key function for the automobile of tomorrow. Thus, building prototypes and the joint assessment of performance and specification in automobiles takes place across the research alliance. —Prof.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Although an agreement has been reached on the new rules in June, pressure from Germany in the “COREPER” committee had postponed a decision to endorse the deal. Parliament has done its job, and we now expect the Council to do likewise. —Environment Committee chair Matthias Groote (S&D, DE). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

The EQS, the first electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-Benz, will start in the first half of 2021 in Factory 56 at the Sindelfingen site (Germany). kWh/100 km) at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen (Germany) was integrated into ongoing series production. In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5

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AUGUST 8, 2014

In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years—including Best New Engine in 2012—the 1.0-liter In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years—including Best New Engine in 2012—the 1.0-liter

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APRIL 1, 2014

The electric version of the urban two-seater micro car was the market leader amongst all newly registered electric cars in Germany in 2013 with a market share of about 30%. Deutsche ACCUmotive had approximately 230 employees as of 31 December 2013.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Automobile Sector of the Fiat Group and Adam Opel GmbH signed a contract agreement whereby Fiat will supply vehicles comprising of several variants to Opel commencing December 2011. They will be sold by Vauxhall and Opel dealers in Europe and other markets outside of North America starting in January 2012. million units.

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APRIL 27, 2012

In March, new commercial vehicle registrations dropped by 11.8%, totaling 184,235 units in the EU, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). With the exception of Germany (+0.3%), all other significant markets shrank, from -7.0% in Germany, 5.8% Germany and the UK grew by 2.1%

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JUNE 16, 2017

Volkswagen Group Rus and GAZ Group are extending their joint project to produce Volkswagen and ŠKODA cars at Gorky Automobile Plant and are opening up new development opportunities for the brands’ model ranges. Maximum annual production capacity at the Gorky Automobile Plant is around 132,000 vehicles.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

The 250,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, located in the Town of Fletcher, currently employs more than 600 local residents and produces state-of-the-art brake calipers for automobiles and light trucks. The e-IPB Caliper will introduce new challenges to our Henderson team.

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APRIL 5, 2012

In the US, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Earlier post.). Despite the prevalence of the practice, drivers surveyed overwhelmingly agreed that reading texts on the move was dangerous.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Compact Dynamics GmbH, based in Starnberg (Germany), is a development specialist in the field of innovative, electric drive concepts with a focus on high-performance drives and integrated lightweight construction in small volume production and motor sport applications. —Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG. —Prof. Resources.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. China is the largest automobile market in the world. The first leg took place in Germany in September.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

million in 2011, and 2012 may bring an all-time high of 80 million or more vehicles, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service. million in 2012, writes report author and Worldwatch Senior Researcher Michael Renner. Worldwide light-duty vehicle production. Source: Worldwatch.

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in 2010, with a total of 13,360,599 new units registered throughout the year, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA). In Germany, the largest car market in Europe, new-vehicle sales tumbled 23% to about 2.91 The EU market for new passenger cars declined by 5.5% Earlier post.).

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JUNE 25, 2013

Audi has opened its e-gas plant in Werlte, making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers. Ground was broken in September 2012, and the topping-out ceremony was celebrated in December. Audi’s e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Components of the e-gas plant. Click to enlarge.

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Protean Electric Chairman and CEO Bob Purcell made the announcement at a press conference at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The suppliers and partners are: FEV, based in Aachen, Germany and Auburn Hills, Mich., brings automotive engineering development and services expertise.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

Audi is celebrating progress on its e-gas plant under construction in Werlte, Germany with a topping-out ceremony. The e-gas project marks a transition toward alternative forms of energy for automobiles. Ground was broken in September 2012. Components of the e-gas plant. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Our goal is to play a decisive role in shaping the transformation of the automobile. He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. We will see faster decision-making and more efficient action.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Volkswagen Group is the largest foreign automobile investor in Russia. For the Volkswagen Group, Russia is currently its sixth-largest individual market, after China, Germany, Brazil, the USA and Great Britain. Since 2006, the Group has invested about €1 billion (US$1.3 billion) in local production and new models for Russia.

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However, from 2012, the study found an annual decline in newly introduced vehicles. At the moment, the automobile industry in Japan and the United States is pioneering the development of marketable vehicle models; they also produce the highest-selling models on the market. Click to enlarge. Production of electric vehicles by country.

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JUNE 26, 2014

In addition to collecting seven International Engine of the Year awards in three years—including Best New Engine in 2012—the 1.0-liter Later this year, US customers will be able to buy the new Focus 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost. The Fiesta 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost is in dealerships now. liter EcoBoost engine.

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MAY 6, 2014

2012 and 2013 market share vs. per-vehicle incentive for battery-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric PHEV (where applicable, only company car market incentives shown here). Norway has the highest share of electric automobile sales (BEV and PHEV combined) at about 6% of all passenger cars sold in 2013. Source: ICCT. Source: ICCT.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. The Volkswagen Group is investing a record amount in forward-looking projects to achieve its goal of becoming the world’s best automobile manufacturer in economic and ecological terms.

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JULY 12, 2010

Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading specialty chemical company based in Munich, Germany, is investing approximately €60 million (US$75 million) in the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) for use in batteries for electric vehicle drives and other applications. Phostech’s current P2 LFP material produced via the wet process.

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million) by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research as part of the leading-edge “Electric Mobility South-West” cluster. 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).

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JULY 5, 2012

Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft and Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) are accelerating the creation of an integrated automotive group through the contribution in full of Porsche’s automotive business to the Volkswagen Group, with the move expected to take effect as of 1 August 2012. Porsche SE will receive around €4.46

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The new plant is the first battery factory of any premium automotive manufacturer in China and the third in the Group’s production network, after Germany and the US, said Oliver Zipse, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production. In 2014, the BMW Group and Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

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APRIL 30, 2012

and more than 1,200 vehicle models tested by Europe’s largest automobile club ADAC. The ICCT paper focuses on new passenger cars in Germany—the largest market in Europe (3 million new passenger cars each year) and a major exporter to other countries (5.5 ICCT Working Paper 2012-02. in 2007 to 5.1% g/km compared to 158.7

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APRIL 24, 2015

Injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL is currently building an ENGEL v-duo 3600 machine for the Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF) public/private collaborative research partnership in Wolfsburg, Germany where the machine will support research into functionally integrated composite technologies.

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BMW, for example, uses FDM at its plant in Regensburg, Germany, not only for vehicle design prototyping, but some direct digital manufacturing of hand-tools for automobile assembly and testing. According to Wohlers Report 2012, Stratasys had a 41.5% Weight reduction has a major impact on fuel consumption.

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Launched in September 2008 and ending in June 2012, this project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology and, on the French side, by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) and the automobile cluster Mov’eo.

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Süd-Chemie is specialty chemicals company headquartered in Munich, Germany and operating on a worldwide scale, generating sales of €1.225 billion in 2010. Commercial production for series delivery will start in 2012 to reach a rate of 2,500 tons per year. On the new site of its Canadian subsidiary, Phostech Lithium Inc.,

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JULY 8, 2015

Vulcanol is fuel-grade methanol, a clean burning, high-octane fuel that can be blended with gasoline for automobiles and used in the production of biodiesel or fuel ethers (DME, MTBE, OME etc.). Currently the company has a 4,000 metric ton/year production capacity. Methanol in China. 2014.07.002.

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Within the EU, it cites examples from France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark. In 2012 the German government declared a goal of having one million EVs registered by 2020. In Germany, for example, consumers bought 2,100 EVs in 2012—less than 0.1 percent of total car sales.

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