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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. In addition to the 2015 Honda Fit, the plant will begin production late this year of an all-new compact SUV. million units.

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MARCH 9, 2013

The relative shift away from motor gasoline to diesel is driven by improving light-duty vehicle fuel economy and the growth in commercial transportation activity. Mix of the global vehicle fleet. Sources for fuel economy gains in light-duty vehicles. Sources for fuel economy gains in light-duty vehicles. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Total global electrified vehicle sales. Pike forecasts that PHEV and BEV sales will reach just over 1 million units in five years (1,081,294 vehicles in 2015), with PHEVs accounting for 44% of that amount. CAGR between 2010 and 2015 (compared to 4.8% Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. Pike anticipates HEV growth of 12.7%

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This unintended effect could erode goals of fuel economy standard policies by up to 60%. For example, households may prefer to have one SUV and one sedan, or one powerful vehicle and one fuel-efficient vehicle. A central objective of my research as an environmental economist is to identify ways to fight global climate change.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. New Fiesta.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volkswagen’s global sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) haven’t managed to accelerate as fast as rivals Tesla or BYD, and the threat of growing EV startups also looms. The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter Ford says the engine can deliver up to 15% better fuel economy than comparable six-cylinder engines. Lincoln MKC is the first to get the new 2.3L Click to enlarge. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Cadillac introduced the 2015 Escalade, the fourth-generation of the luxury SUV. Senior Vice President Global Cadillac Bob Ferguson unveils the 2015 Cadillac Escalade in New York City. Production of the 2015 Escalade begins next spring in Arlington, Texas. Fuel economy figures will be announced later.

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MARCH 27, 2020

This equates to a decline of 7.0%, as last month saw the lowest number of registrations since 2015, when only 955,113 units were registered. The situation is rapidly deteriorating in Europe due to complex regulation, lack of available homologated cars, and increasing pressure on the economy. Registrations for SUVs fell by 1.7%

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MAY 6, 2014

For MY 2012 in the US, FCA was compliant with fuel economy requirements, but had negative credit generation due to model mix. There will be a common engine package for full-size truck, large SUV and large sedan/coupes, and the technologies and benefits will be more substantial than cylinder deactivation was in 2003, Lee said.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Honda gave the all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV its global premiere at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. This contributes to improved fuel economy.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 5, 2024

Updated European safety certifications may discourage global automakers from leaning so heavily upon touch controls in the future. While there are still models targeting specific markets, many vehicles are now global products and plenty of nations just copy each other in terms of government directives. On the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2016

Total global oil production could decline for the next several years in a row as scarce new sources of supply come online. According to data from Rystad Energy, overall global oil output will fall this year as natural depletion overwhelms all new sources of supply. When they go down, SUVs are back in style.

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APRIL 21, 2014

China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. GM’s focus will be on answering the growing demand for luxury vehicles, SUVs, multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) and smaller passenger cars. The SUV market will reach 7 million by 2020, or triple what it is today.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

ExxonMobil’s newly released Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 anticipates that global energy needs will rise about 25% over the period to 2040, led by non-OECD countries. The Outlook projects that global transportation-related energy demand will increase by close to 30% by 2040. l/100 km) now to close to 50 miles per gallon (4.7

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

The company has similarly aggressive plans for China and other markets, as 90% of Ford’s new global vehicles will feature connectivity by 2020. This starts with the company reallocating $7 billion of capital from cars to SUVs and trucks, including the Ranger and EcoSport in North America and the all-new Bronco globally.

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JULY 17, 2013

CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn confirmed that the Renault-Nissan Alliance is developing all-new vehicles to meet the specific demands of new car buyers in the world’s fastest growing economies. Production of vehicles within the CMF-A scope will begin in 2015 at the Renault-Nissan Alliance plant in Chennai, India. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

The increasing stringency of global emissions standards, both current and projected, is driving up the cost for internal combustion engines to meet those standards, although numerous technology pathways exist. This will be achieved by an SUV offensive and by rapidly launching electric vehicles. Earlier post.). Matthias Erb. (In

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JULY 31, 2011

Meanwhile, according to an AlixPartners survey of 1,000 Americans regarding their views of the US economy and their personal economic situations, 83% said they had delayed or planned to wait at least a year to buy a vehicle. —Mark Wakefield, a director in AlixPartners’ Global Automotive Practice. —John Hoffecker.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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MARCH 4, 2014

2015 Jeep Renegade. Jeep unveiled the new 2015 Jeep Renegade small SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. Designed for global markets, the Renegade offers 16 powertrain combinations globally and the segment’s first nine-speed automatic transmission. Click to enlarge. The system instantly engages when 4x4 traction is needed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2015

An 80% reduction in US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 has been generally established as the de facto required domestic contribution to stabilizing global concentrations at low to medium levels, that is, 450 and 550 ppm carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 -equiv). billion gallon) and 4540 PJ (56.4 —Meier et al. Meier, Keith R.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

The Australian Government has released a discussion paper outlining the issues involved in the setting of mandatory standards to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from passenger vehicles from 2015. In July 2011, the Government announced its Clean Energy Future plan to reduce CO 2 emissions across all sectors of the Australian economy.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen-brand cars as an option: Beetle, Golf, Jetta, Passat. However, Chevrolet is trying to challenge that passenger car diesel hegemony with the compact Cruze Diesel, introduced for MY 2014, and now with a facelift for MY 2015.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% Polk analysts believe the global economy will weather the current European sovereign debt crisis and consumers will return to showrooms around the world in 2012. Polk forecast, millions of units. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

kg) per vehicle (PPV) in 2015 to 565 PPV (256.3 To further improve fuel economy, battery range, safety and overall driving performance, automakers no longer default to a single material and instead are pursuing a multi-material design approach where the best material is chosen for the best application. times in five years. kg) by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. Most recently, Toyota announced that its fuel cell sedan would also be available in the UK, USA, Germany and Denmark during the summer of 2015.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Development work on these continues; Audi, for example, is refining MLB evo—the second-generation of MLB and the foundation for the battery-electric e-tron quattro SUV due out in 2018. This is about combining these two worlds—the automotive and the digital—so that customers, society and the economy benefit.

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Blink Charging

AUGUST 23, 2023

Between 2015 and 2020, EV charging ports more than doubled. In 2020, the SUV segment experienced the most extensive diversification of models and witnessed significant growth. SUVs and pick-ups accounted for over 55% of the total newly announced vehicle models globally.

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OCTOBER 20, 2011

The new 4J10 engine/AS&G combination will power the Japan-market RVR (ASX or Outlander Sport in some markets) compact SUV; the Galant Fortis sports sedan (Lancer or Lancer EX in some markets); and Galant Fortis Sportback (Lancer Sportback in some markets) 5-door sports hatchback. The new 4J10 MIVEC engine (1.8-liter,

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. Dan Hancock, president, DMH Strategic Consulting, retired vice president, GM Powertrain Global Engineering, past president of SAE International, and a member of Achates’ Industry Advisory Board.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But as of this spring, the average new vehicle sold in America—across everything from large pickup trucks to small economy hatchbacks—the average transaction price was $42,000. You have to do it on a global scale.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

An electric SUV is going to have more aerodynamic drag than an electric sedan like a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air. But as of this spring, the average new vehicle sold in America—across everything from large pickup trucks to small economy hatchbacks—the average transaction price was $42,000. You have to do it on a global scale.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Audi presented a range of its ongoing work on electromobility and efficiency—from fuels and systems to full vehicles—under the “Future Performance Days 2015” banner. Depending on the driving situation, the SUV can boost, coast and recuperate. Audi e-tron quattro concept SUV. There will also be wireless options.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

This is the first of the new breed of EVs from Kia, where electrified vehicles have been offered since the 2015 Soul EV. The interesting part is comparing it to the taller and wider midsize Kia Telluride SUV (that seats up-to eight people) that has the same wheelbase and only a foot longer overall length. Power and Range.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Yes, they make and sell a ton of SUVs, but when you think of Mercedes, the company wants you to visualize an S-Class sedan. Every electric model introduced (the EQS is the first shot, but will be followed next year by the EQB SUV and the EQE) will initially sell alongside its ICE doppelganger. Smooth lines define Mercedes’ style.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

We reached out for comment from both Volvo and Polestar, and this is what we heard back: As a global manufacturer Volvo Cars is in favor of free trade and open markets. This important SUV for us will be built in the USA for U.S. China was originally somewhat slow to adopt EVs – in 2015, EV market share was just.84%, at the time.

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