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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 BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., they use all the economic, environmental and social resources considered in a value-creating way. Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders.

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‘Big opportunity for startups lies in products in India’: Detlev Reicheneder | Autocar Professional

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On the sidelines of the InnerCircle Roundtable sessions in Pune and Bengaluru, Detlev Reicheneder, Senior Director Business Strategy Design and Manufacturing, Autodesk spoke exclusively to Autocar Professional about the startup ecosystem in India, the evolution of design, Artificial Intelligence and additive manufacturing in the automobile industry.

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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry. The scale of China’s automobile production and sales in the world, is expected to continue to grow.

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Volkswagen Joins Model Fuels Consortium II

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Increasing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions have become the driving forces in the automobile industry. We view our membership as a valuable resource in our ongoing efforts to develop highly efficient and innovative engine designs. —Axel Winkler, head of the CFD-division at Volkswagen Group Powertrain Research.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Population Growth: The world population is expected to grow to 8.4

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

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Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. If a paper is copied four times, one can now share the resource with five people. For example, if a paper is copied four times, one can now share the resource with five people.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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The skilling initiatives outlined in the budget will help in the creation of new skilling avenues and produce a pool of employable resources that can be used by emerging sectors like electric vehicles and related businesses. Women are making progress in the EV industry despite being present in practically all industries in India.