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GM Daewoo Considering Hybrid for 2011

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GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in 2011 in South Korea. Researchers from GM headquarters and GM Daewoo are carrying out projects to build eco-friendly cars, including a hybrid vehicle,” said the official at GM Daewoo. GM Daewoo Auto & Technology. was established on October 17, 2002.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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The size of the contraction of the Russian car market remains a significant wild card that will impact the European market throughout the year, according to the analysis, while other countries in the region continue to recover at a rate of 2.5 Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015. North America.

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GM Daewoo considering hybrid in 2011

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The South Korean market has already shown its willingness to embrace green car technologies so it comes as no surprise that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in the country in two years time. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors GM GM Daewoo Hybrid cars South Korea.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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Venezuela, an OPEC member, has even proposed an emergency summit meeting. The Association of European Businesses in Russia recently announced that sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles contracted 29 percent in August year-over-year and forecast a 37 percent decline for all of 2015. Volatility is equally pernicious.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

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With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Vehicle body and other car parts. Vehicle manufacturing is an energy-intensive process.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles actually good for the environment?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country and the increasing number of electric vehicles available in New Zealand, we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Vehicle body and other car parts. Vehicle manufacturing is an energy-intensive process.