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ICA study: Copper demand on grow path in automotive wire harness

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Copper use in automotive wire harness will continue to grow according to new research commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA). kg in 2016 to 12.6 kg in South America to 17.6 kg in North America. kg in 2019—an increase of 14.5%.

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SAE International selects GM’s Larry Nitz for Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation

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SAE International announced that Larry T. He will receive the award during the SAE 2016 World Congress in April. Nitz leads GM’s Global Transmission and Electrification team, with engineering operations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation.

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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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As far back as 2016, Volkswagen unveiled a Tiguan PHEV concept, based on the second-generation Tiguan. The world première of the first generation Tiguan took place at the Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 2007. The second-generation Tiguan arrived on the market in April 2016. Earlier post.).

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EIA: China’s use of methanol in liquid fuels has grown rapidly since 2000; >500K bpd in 2016

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The report estimates consumption to have been more than 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2016. Beginning with its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA incorporated revisions to historical international liquids consumption data into the STEO’s international liquid fuels market balances. Click to enlarge. Background.

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Audi newly to begin production in Brazil in 2015; $200M investment in Curitiba

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The plans for Brazil are part of Audi’s international expansion plans. The company also plans to produce cars in Mexico as of 2016. Together with the new production in Brazil, Audi intends to significantly increase its deliveries of the brand in South America.

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BMW Group to build new $1B plant in Mexico; production start in 2019

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The large number of international free trade agreements—within the NAFTA area, with the European Union and the MERCOSUR member states, for example—was a decisive factor in the choice of location, BMW said. We are continuing our strategy of “production follows the market.”

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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. Electrics and hybrids are expected to grow from a total of 3 million vehicles in 2016 to a total of 16 million by 2021. million in 2016. million versus 7.5

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