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How Much Is The German Auto Industry Under Threat?

CleanTechnica EVs

Several years ago, the German government expressed its concerns about exporting German car-building jobs to China and the attendant political and economic upheaval that would entail.

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Upstream Security: cyber hacks could cost auto industry $24 billion within 5 years

Green Car Congress

Cyber hacks might cost the auto industry roughly $24 billion within five years, according to a new study by Upstream Security , which specializes in cloud-based security protection. Issues range from safety critical vehicle systems, to data center hacks on back-end servers, to identity theft in car sharing, and even privacy issues.

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Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2019: Tesla Model 3

Green Car Reports

The Tesla Model 3 is Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2019. ” But that was the Model S—the shock to an auto industry that had dismissed its very premise. It’s the second time a Tesla product has won our annual award, which was captured by the Tesla Model S in 2013.

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Stellantis CEO: Speeding Up EV Transition Is “Beyond The Limits” Of What Auto Industry Can Sustain

CleanTechnica EVs

By Johnna Crider and Zachary Shahan In an interview at the Reuters Next conference, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said that the costs of speeding up the transition to EVs are “beyond the limits” of what the auto industry can sustain.

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2024 trends in the auto industry promise a focused approach | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Mobility solutions, green tech, safety Some industry reports predict the domestic automobile sales volume to grow by a moderate eight to ten percent in FY24. With organisations putting innovation in the fast lane, significant transformations can be expected in the industry.

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Will US auto industry simply succumb to China over electric cars?

Green Car Reports

auto industry was the world's largest. in electric-car. For a century, the U.S. That ended in 2009, when China's sales of 13.5 million new vehicles surpassed a recession-slammed U.S. total of 10.4 Last year, U.S. drivers bought 17.5 million new vehicles—against more than 30 million sales in China.

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2015 Volkswagen Golf: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2015

Green Car Reports

Our Best Car To Buy award can go one of several ways here on Green Car Reports. Sometimes it goes to a moonshot car, like the first Nissan Leaf (in 2011) or the Tesla Model S (in 2013). Those are cars that radically redefined what green transportation could be, changing the auto industry forever.

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