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Toyota Mirai receives the ARBÖ 2015 Environmental Award in Austria

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The Austrian automobile club ARBÖ (Auto-Motor und Radfahrerverbund Österreiche) has awarded the Toyota Mirai with the “2015 Environmental Award”. The jury consisted of ARBÖ automotive experts.

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DENSO develops large-screen head-up display; market introduction planned around 2015

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DENSO plans to introduce the new larger-display HUD to the global market in the 2015 timeframe. DENSO will exhibit the new HUD in its booth at the 19 th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress 2012 in Vienna, Austria. The HUD is embedded in the dashboard behind the steering wheel.

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Samsung SDI begins operations of new battery pack business; former Magna Steyr operation

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Samsung SDI has officially commenced operations of Samsung SDI Battery Systems(SDIBS) in Graz, Austria. In February 2015, Samsung SDI entered into an agreement to acquire the battery pack business of Magna International, a leading global automotive supplier.

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2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost Driven, VW Golf GTE Sport Plug-In Hybrid, Mazda & Toyota Pact: Today's Car News

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Today, we have the Volkswagen Golf GTE Sport performance plug-in hybrid concept that will debut at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria, an agreement between Mazda and Toyota to share technology, and first impressions of the 2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost and its 1.0-liter liter engine. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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JATO Dynamics: growth slowdown in Euro auto sales in March; SUVs still lead

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over the first three months of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics. share this segment registered in March 2015 and during the first quarter of last year. However, it was also the brand to post the highest market share drop, with its March share reaching its lowest since September 2015 at 10.29% (vs. 11.97% in Q1 2015).

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EEA: Air pollution in 10 EU countries still above legal limits; road transport and agriculture

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As of 2010, all Member States are required to meet their emission ceilings, but preliminary 2014 data and final data for 2010-13 in the EEA’s new briefing NEC Directive reporting status 2015 shows that a number of countries consistently breached their limits for NO x , NMVOCs and NH 3 in all these years.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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g of CO 2 /km reduction (-1.2%) compared to 2015 constitutes the smallest annual improvement recorded over the last decade. million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015. Around 64,000 pure battery-electric vehicles were registered in 2016, a 13% increase compared to sales of 57,000 in 2015.

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