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China Forecast to Produce 12M Vehicles This year

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China is forecast to produce a record 12 million vehicles this year, according to an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Sales of China’s domestically-made automobiles totaled 1.09 In January, China cut the purchase tax on passenger cars to 5% for models with engine displacements of less than 1.6

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Toyota launches Prius in Japan; forecasts delay in deliveries of the new model

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Concurrent with launch, however, Toyota announced that it forecasts an unavoidable delay in delivery of the Prius α due to the ongoing effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake on production. Derived from the third-generation Prius hybrid, the α offers an interior allowing multiple seat arrangements. Earlier post.).

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Bain: Germany’s goal of 1M electric cars by 2020 is unattainable; fewer than 50,000 units on road by end of this year

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Tax incentives, special depreciation allowances for electrically powered service vehicles and incentives for private customers of up to €5,000 (US$5,450) per vehicle are currently discussed politically, but the funding remains unclear.

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EPA and NHTSA Issue Notice of Intent to Develop New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Economy Standards for Light-Duty Vehicle Model Years 2017-2025; Proposal Expected by 30 Sep 2011

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In recent months, the agencies have had important discussions with many individual automobile manufacturers and other stakeholders, and our intention is to continue such discussions. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking. —Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking. hybrids, and electric vehicles.

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Why You Should Invest In an EV Charging Station?

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By 2025, global EV sales are forecast to top 12.2 Almost every major automobile manufacturer currently provides at least one electric vehicle. So, whether or not your clients are savvy with automobiles, they may and will opt to go electric. #5. In 2020, global EV sales topped 3.2 million compared to 2.3 million in 2019.

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Trump promises 100% tariff on Mexico-built Chinese cars—EV or not

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In a Saturday campaign speech in Dayton, Ohio, Trump said that over a period of 30 years Mexico has taken away 34% of the automobile manufacturing business in the U.S. That led to the Inflation Reduction Act, a multifaceted piece of legislation that, on the vehicle and manufacturing front, will double U.S.

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