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(HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, has begun construction of its new automobile production plant in the city of Itirapina in the state of São Paulo (approximately 200 km (124 miles) northwest of the city of São Paulo). Including the acquisition of the 5.8

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Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart Energy Publishing’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). billion gallons).

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billion) across a six-year term extending from 2010 to 2015. Today, Brazil is the most important sales market for our trucks with the star worldwide. In the beginning of October, Daimler announced plans to extend the global car production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars with a new assembly plant in Iracemápolis near São Paulo.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

Ford has issued its third annual trends report, a compilation of consumer research and insights from thought leaders around the world, which is intended to provide a look at micro-trends expected to influence products and brands for 2015 and beyond. —Sheryl Connelly, Ford global consumer trend and futuring manager.

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JULY 28, 2014

In a new report ( Transportation Forecast: Global Fuel Consumption ), Navigant Research forecasts total road transportation energy consumption will grow from 81.1 Annual road transportation sector energy consumption by fuel type, world markets: 2015-2035. of global consumption in 2014 to more than 16.4%

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MAY 15, 2014

In the study, the Ford team derived regional CO 2 targets for new LDVs while still providing an integrated view of the global LDV fleet—a perspective critical to the planning needs for global automotive firms. They refer to these emission trajectories as the global CO 2 caps.

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OCTOBER 21, 2017

The annual assessment of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the JRC and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) confirms that CO 2 emissions have stalled for the third year in a row. Emissions from international transport (aviation and shipping) contribute another 3% to the total global GHG emissions.

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MAY 28, 2010

Bayer CropScience and the CTC —Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira, the Center for Sugarcane Technology, São Paulo, Brazil— intend to enter into a broad cooperation on the research and development of biotech sugarcane varieties. Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2010

BASF broke ground for its new production plant for sodium methylate in Guaratinguetá, Brazil, its largest site in South America. BASF expects about 15% of the annual global demand for biodiesel, which is about 30 million tons, to come from South America in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

The automotive turbocharging industry will generate $12 billion in revenue by equipping 49 million vehicles with turbochargers annually by 2019, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies’ 2014 Global Turbo Forecast. Honeywell has more than 500 programs in its product development pipeline and works with nearly every major global manufacturer.

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The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO 2 emissions. Inflows to clean energy projects in India and Brazil slipped $2.4 Excluding China, India and Brazil, clean energy investment jumped to $34 billion in 2018 from $30 billion in 2017.

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JULY 28, 2015

General Motors and SAIC Motor are enhancing their partnership through an agreement jointly to develop the core architecture and engine of a new vehicle family targeting global growth markets. —Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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APRIL 25, 2017

Ford Mustang, the top-selling sports car in the US over the last 50 years, became best-selling sports car in the world in 2016, according to Ford analysis of IHS Markit global automotive registration data in the sports car segment. Sales in 2016 were up 74% over 2015, according to IHS Markit new vehicle registrations.

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JULY 30, 2015

UNICA is the largest representative of Brazil’s sugar, ethanol, and bioelectricity producers; its members are responsible for more than 50% of Brazil’s ethanol production and 60% of Brazil’s sugar production. Brazil’s investment in sugarcane ethanol. Brazil’s sugarcane ethanol producers are investing more than $3.5

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that the global market for biofuels will more than double over the coming decade, increasing from $82.7 BGPY in 2011) would represent just 7% of the estimated global transportation fuels market in 2021. The Americas are projected to account for 71% of global biofuels production. billion in 2011 to $185.3

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 Consumer demands and regulatory requirements are motivating the global automotive industry to push ahead with technological breakthroughs on a larger scale ,” said Rick Hanna, PwC’s global automotive leader. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

Cleantech research firm Pike Research forecasts growth in natural gas vehicles (NGV) on the road worldwide to 17 million units by 2015, up from 9.7 Pike Research forecasts that the NGV market will grow globally at a CAGR of 5.5% to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. between 2008 and 2015.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

Alcoa will close or curtail 164,000 tonnes (mt) of smelting capacity in the United States and Brazil as part of its smelting capacity review announced in May. In addition, the company has started to temporarily curtail 124,000 mt at its smelters in Brazil. —Bob Wilt, president of Alcoa’s Global Primary Products.

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The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, estimates that 64% of these new cases of asthma occur in urban areas. Findings from the study: An estimated 4 million children developed asthma each year from 2010 to 2015 due to exposure to NO 2 pollution, which primarily comes motor vehicle exhaust.

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OCTOBER 13, 2011

Pike forecasts that the global market for biofuels will increase from $82.7 Pike projects that the Americas will account for 71% of global biofuels production. Pike Research estimates that the global gasoline market will reach an estimated 375 billion gallons per year (BGPY) in 2021. growth in the global biofuels industry.

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MAY 27, 2013

In a newly published research report (“ Fuel Cell Vehicles ”), Navigant Research forecasts that worldwide sales of light-duty fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) will reach the 1,000 mark in 2015 and then begin a period of strong growth, surpassing 2 million vehicles annually by 2030.

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MAY 15, 2017

in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, assessed 30 studies of vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in 11 major vehicle markets representing 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.

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The global Renault-Nissan Alliance will serve as a tool to kick-off Nissan’s manufacturing operations in the country. With this step, Argentina joins a network of global production sites for the NP300 Frontier that includes plants in Thailand, Mexico and soon Spain. The company has wholly owned-subsidiaries in Brazil, Chile (Jan.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As the world population increases by the estimated 30% from 2010 to 2040, ExxonMobil sees global GDP rising by about 140%, but energy demand by only about 35% due to greater efficiency. Even as demand increases, the world will continue to become more efficient in its energy use, according to the 2015 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040.

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Colombia, Japan, Brazil, Canada and the European Union) are developing renewable energy policies that require biofuel substitutes for gasoline to reduce GHG emissions by more than 21%. Most of the new data, emission factors (EFs), and global warming potentials used in this analysis have become available from 2010 to 2015.

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JANUARY 19, 2011

World energy growth over the next twenty years is expected to be dominated by emerging economies such as China, India, Russia and Brazil while improvements in energy efficiency measures are set to accelerate, according to BP’s latest projection of energy trends, the BP Energy Outlook 2030. Global liquids demand is forecast to reach 102.4

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

Driven by continued innovation in vehicle connectivity and safety technologies, global revenue from automotive display systems will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 11% to $18.6 This will add nearly $9 billion in annual revenue compared to 2015. Displays grow in both volume and size. inch and 4.0-inch

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APRIL 15, 2017

But analyst projections about oil global supply and demand are increasingly diverging, because expectations of the combined effects of OPEC’s cuts, U.S. 2015 saw just six major upstream projects totaling [some] 0.6 supply could grow and how many barrels it could add on the global oil market. shale output. million bpd.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Pike Research forecasts that biorefineries globally will attract $170 billion in new capital investment between 2012 and 2022, reaching 81 billion gallons per year (BGY) of installed capacity. United States, Brazil, and Europe—at 34.6 Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. BGY of installed capacity worldwide in.

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DECEMBER 3, 2015

A 2015 Boeing-sponsored study by UBC found that aviation biofuel made from forest waste could meet 10 percent—about 46 million gallons, or 175 million liters—of British Columbia’s annual jet fuel demand. —Julie Felgar, managing director of Environmental Strategy & Integration, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. of Vancouver.

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JANUARY 27, 2018

Deep convective cloud (DCC) systems in the tropics produce copious precipitation and drive the global-scale circulation. The findings are based largely on unique data made possible by the GoAmazon research campaign, where scientists made ground-based and airborne measurements related to climate during 2014-2015.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Vahland will be responsible for all Group activities in the newly formed region from 1 November 2015. Volkswagen said that the creation of NAR is a further measure in the process of decentralizing managerial responsibility, and creates another pillar in the global structure of the group, in addition to the European and Chinese regions.

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These measures constitute the first mandatory global greenhouse gas reduction regime for an international industry sector. of global greenhouse gas emissions. Unregulated, these emissions are expected to reach 6% of global emissions by 2020 and to double or triple by 2050. Earlier post.) International shipping accounts for 2.7%-3.3%

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

announced that Takahiro Hachigo, currently the company’s Managing Officer, will become Senior Managing Officer effective in April 2015, and will become President, Chief Executive Officer and Representative Director in late June 2015. Honda Motor Co.,

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MAY 7, 2010

WorldAutoSteel,the automotive group of the World Steel Association, has presented findings on the progress of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2, a global steel industry effort to develop advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) architectures for electrified vehicles that reduce life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In spite of further challenges resulting from the diesel issue and the persistently difficult conditions in vehicle markets such as Brazil and Russia, the Group delivered 10.3 from 9.931 million in 2015. The Volkswagen Group expects the global economy to record slightly higher growth in 2017 than in the previous year.

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APRIL 29, 2016

In his remarks at the Annual Media Conference, where the Group presented 2015 results, Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, said that 2016 will be a year of transition for Volkswagen, and will also see the accelerated transformation of the company. Key figures for 2015. billion in 2015 to €8.9

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