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China-based and -focused CCID Consulting estimates that the China passenger vehicle market will need at least 1.802 million tons of aluminum sheets annually, assuming that aluminum replaces 15% of the steel used in automobile manufacturing by 2015. The sales volume is expected to reach 25.287 million by 2015.

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Williams Advanced Engineering, the engineering services and technology division of the Williams Group, won the “Most Innovative New Motorsport Product” award for the Formula E battery at the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015

The Carbon Core body structure of the new BMW 7 Series has been awarded the EuroCarBody Award 2015 at the 17 th Global Car Body Benchmarking Conference. In designing the body with Carbon Core, expertise was used from the development of BMW i automobiles, the passenger cells of which are made entirely of CFRP. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Scuderi Group, the developer of a split-cycle and engine and air-hybrid variant, has opened a Japan office and hired a Director of Asian Operations, Deryk Langlais. According to the Greater Nagoya Initiative Center, the area produces 44% of the country’s automobiles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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have entered into a merger agreement to create a premier alternative fuel vehicle and engine company. The transaction will result in a combined equity value of $351 million based on the closing trading prices for the shares of both companies on 31 August 2015 and combined annual revenues ranging from $380 to $405 million projected for 2015.

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Additionally, BYD and Toyota plan to staff the new company by transferring engineers and the jobs currently involved in related R&D from their respective companies. Since 2015 onwards, BYD’s sales of BEVs and PHEVs have been ranked first in the world for four consecutive years.

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MAY 30, 2020

Two months after taking office as the new CEO at Audi, Markus Duesmann is establishing a unit for the accelerated development of additional automobile models. The head of the “Artemis” high-tech project will be Alex Hitzinger, a successful motorsport chief engineer and currently in charge of autonomous driving in the Group.

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liter EcoBoost engine ( earlier post ) was named 2014 International Engine of the Year for the third consecutive year. Available in Ford Fiesta and the upcoming 2015 Focus, the 1.0L EcoBoost was also named Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter The Best Green Engine Award this year went to the Tesla Model S electric powertrain.

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MAY 11, 2016

PSA Group and Dongfeng Motors (DFM) have deepened their strategic partnership with the signing of a new agreement to design an electric version of the Common Modular Platform (CMP), which they have been developing jointly since April 2015. PSA Peugeot Citroën and Dongfeng Group (DFG) entered their strategic partnership in March 2014.

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MARCH 2, 2015

The Volkswagen Group invested €11.5 Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, underscored the Group’s increasingly aggressive R&D stance: “ Volkswagen is an innovation think tank. It may come as a surprise for you, but I highly welcome the interest of Apple, Google and others in the automobile. —Prof.

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The Volkswagen Group will invest around €51.6 billion), the Group will spend most of the total amount to be invested in property, plant and equipment in the Automotive Division on modernizing and extending the product range of all its brands. billion) in the period 2011 to 2015. billion (US$76.5 billion (US$14.1 billion (US$37.9

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NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will consolidate their joint diesel engine development and production under the control of TICO. TMC, TICO, Aisin Seiki and Denso are part of the Toyota Group.). The automotive diesel engines have been developed in collaboration with the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Audi of America officially announced plans today for the arrival in the US of the new A3 family of premium compact cars, with three body styles, five new engines and seven variants including its plug-in hybrid model. Volkswagen Group’s alternative powertrain strategy. All engines are mated to the standard 6-speed S tronic transmission.

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In the vehicle with an internal combustion engine, most of the emissions occur during the use phase—i.e., With the findings from the life cycle assessment, Volkswagen can derive additional emission-reducing measures for life cycle engineering and specifically optimize the CO 2 balance. In 2015, the figure was 43.6

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million), his protection group mentioned on Wednesday. Stadler was once charged in 2020 over his function within the scandal next Audi mum or dad VW Workforce admitted in 2015 to having old unlawful tool to cheat on emissions checks. government exposed the engine-rigging. 1 million euros ($1.21

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Dongfeng is one of the leading vehicle company groups in the world. In July 2015, NEVS began working with Dongfeng on complete vehicle development projects to enhance Dongfeng’s technical strength and improve NEVS’ own development capability. million in the first half of 2015. —Mattias Bergman, President, NEVS.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

LADA Vesta, based on a new Russian platform B/C and developed by AvtoVAZ engineers in collaboration with the Renault-Nissan Alliance, will be produced in Izhevsk, Russia starting fall 2015. The new design is expected to be track launched in 2015, with the first road tests planned for spring 2015.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Using TNGA, Toyota has been changing the automobile from its very structure, lowering. Dynamic Force Engines. Click to enlarge.

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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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JULY 8, 2015

European vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers, in cooperation with the refining industry, lead the world in the development of state‐of‐the‐art diesel engine technology. We have introduced high‐efficiency diesel engines and diesel particulate filters that eliminate almost all particle emissions from the exhaust tailpipe.

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MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Among the many topics listed are magnetocaloric materials development for hydrogen delivery; two hydrogen technology transfer opportunities (TTO); EV traction batteries and power electronics; new combustion engine technologies; and the co-utilization of CO 2 and methane in biogas to produce higher hydrocarbon fuels.

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MARCH 3, 2016

For this purpose, the company decided to develop a new diesel powertrain unit with the EA 189 type diesel engine that featured high performance and cost-efficient production. This software modification required a selective but significant modification of the existing engine management software.

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MAY 23, 2012

Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. The Alfa Romeo and Mazda variants will each be powered by specific proprietary engines unique to each brand. The project assumption is that both vehicles will be manufactured at Mazda’s Hiroshima, Japan, plant with production for Alfa Romeo envisaged starting in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Innovation sometimes comes with risk, but being first to market with a diesel engine for the half-ton segment has shown to be a great decision for the Ram Brand. — Bob Hegbloom, President and CEO — Ram Truck Brand, Chrysler Group LLC. liter EcoDiesel engine is manufactured by VM Motori in Cento, Italy.

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While full electric powertrains (battery and fuel cell) will at some point become pervasive in light-duty vehicles, the dominance of the internal-combustion engine will remain unchallenged over the next twenty years, according to Robert Bosch GmbH executives at their annual International Automotive Press Briefing in Boxberg, Germany.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

In the wake of a report by the German television station ZDF identifying widespread aftermarket manipulation of NO x emissions control technologies on trucks, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is calling for government action to preclude such manipulation.

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It’s a situation reminiscent of the Volkswagen Dieselgate scandal from 2015. The investigation follows an earlier report issued by German environmental group Deutsche Umwelt Hilfe (DUH), which stated the BMW X3 2.0d Still, the above doesn’t automatically mean the group hasn’t uncovered emissions cheating on the part of BMW.

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MARCH 28, 2013

TMC will introduce the new platforms, which will give form to TMC’s “ever-better-cars” approach, in stages starting with new models to launch in 2015. TMC will develop new high-performance, low-center-of-gravity powertrain components—the very core of an automobile—and roll them out in stages. Global standardization measures.

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JULY 8, 2015

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Group) will invest a total of US$45.5 Geely Group will become a major shareholder of CRI and will gain representation on the company’s Board of Directors. Geely Group will become a major shareholder of CRI and will gain representation on the company’s Board of Directors. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

A consortium led by the Bosch Group has developed a standardized integrated diagnostic system that in the future will be able to clearly identify and locate defects in the electrical powertrain. In addition, the cluster features specialized working groups to ensure full coverage of all topics. million (US$3.1 million (US$3.1

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

We are working hard to offer our customers in China the best vehicles and most efficient technologies—engineered and made in China. For our Group brands, the Ningbo plant also gives new momentum to tapping the full potential of the huge market south and west of Shanghai. China is the Volkswagen Group’s largest sales market.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

This new center, established in affiliation with the Beijing New Engineering Research Institute, has more than twenty employees in its current launch phase, and will be dedicated to the research and development of four to six models per year. BJEV has seen sales volume climb to 6,223 units through June of 2015—representing a 23.1%

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DECEMBER 23, 2015

By the end of 2015, there will be a total of about 50,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids on the roads in Germany (about 75% below plan); nevertheless, structural transformation towards electromobility is continuing, according to the firm. Klaus Stricker, Head of Global Automotive Practice Group at Bain & Company.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Complementary production of the Acura NSX’s bespoke, 75-degree, twin turbocharged V-6 engine takes place at the company’s nearby Anna, Ohio engine plant and is undertaken by a small group of master engine builders. Hand built engine. : Each engine takes more than six hours to assemble. the NSX’s 3.5-liter

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

EPA defines an AECD as “ any element of design that senses temperature, motive speed, engine RPM, transmission gear, or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying, or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission-control system. ”. Typical AECDs include controls for: Starting. Earlier post.).

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BMW will demonstrate new driver assistance and automated control functions including 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated parking in multi-story parking garages at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in January. Ongoing work on autonomous driving. Since then, this research prototype has been consistently developed.

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