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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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The ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8 Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). Click to enlarge. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8

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