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AUGUST 19, 2010

Japan’s Nidec Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of motors for hard-disk drives, has entered into an asset and stock purchase agreement with Emerson Electric Co. EMC) to acquire EMC’s Motors & Controls business in an all cash deal. Tags: Motors. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers.

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JULY 7, 2009

Fiat Group and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. The Linea made its debut at the Istanbul Motor Show in October 2006. This industrial project is also eligible to receive support from the development plan recently established by the Chinese government to promote new investment in six provinces in central China. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 30, 2010

Electric car company Aurica Motors, which plans to retool the NUMMI plant in California to build not only electric cars but compatible battery charging stations ( earlier post ), has entered two partnerships in support of its mission. Aurica provides an opportunity to launch a new era of more efficient and sustainable automobile production.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) and the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) sent a letter to US House and Senate Energy and Water Appropriators in support of additional funding to complete research into the impacts of mid-level blends of ethanol. Tags: Engines Ethanol Fuels Policy.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

China-based Foton Motor and Freescale Semiconductor have established the Foton-Freescale Automotive Joint Lab. The lab is Foton Motor’s first formal cooperation project in automotive electronics. The opening of the joint lab will provide wings for Foton Motor products to fly into a promising future.

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JULY 8, 2010

General Motors and Pacific Century Motors (PCM), an entity formed by The Tempo Group and E-Town, an affiliate of the Beijing Municipal Government, have reached an agreement for GM to sell GM Global Steering Holdings, LLC, commonly known as Nexteer, to PCM. Tags: Brief. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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MAY 15, 2009

million in tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants to Electric Motors Corporation (EMC), based on the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle industrial development park the state. Earlier in May, Electric Motors Corporation was acquired by Optimax Industries, Inc., Tags: Brief.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Sixteen enterprises owned by China will establish the “Association of the Electric Vehicle Industry” next week. According to terms of a draft on the association, setting unified standards on industrial technology will be rooted as a short-term goal. Tags: Brief. Global Times.

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MAY 10, 2022

The rest will come from Toyota Industries Engine India. Expensive price tags, lack of options in electric models and insufficient charging stations have led to inactive adoption of battery vehicles in India. By 2040, 53% of new automobile sales in India will be electric, compared with 77% in China, according to BloombergNEF.-

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OCTOBER 16, 2010

China Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang said that the country’s annual production capacity for electric motor vehicles will reach 1 million units by 2020. Public transport should also be the top priority for use of new energy automobiles in China, he said. Tags: Brief. Wan said that a total of 8.5

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APRIL 7, 2009

The annual Tax Guide gives an overview of motor vehicle taxation in the twenty-seven Member States of the European Union, the countries of the European Free Trade Association as well as Turkey. In 2008, motor vehicle taxes in the EU 15 added up to €378 billion (US$501 billion) or 4.1%

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JULY 3, 2023

CDK mentioned the purchase is the primary since funding company Brookfield Industry Companions bought the Hoffman Estates, Unwell.-based As we continue to look forward to growth and innovation, now was the right time to sell our small stake,” mentioned Chris Walsh, president of Reynolds and Reynolds. based corporate for $8.3

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

General Motors and Spyker Cars NV finalized the deal for Spyker to purchase Saab Automobile AB. However, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Tags: Brief. Going forward, Saab and Spyker will operate under the Spyker umbrella, and Spyker will assume responsibility for Saab operations.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The SAE Vehicle Battery Standards Committee will report to the SAE Motor Vehicle Council, which is responsible for development of all passenger car, light duty truck and van standards within SAE International. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers fully supports the creation by SAE of a new Vehicle Battery Standards Committee.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Portland General Electric will collaborate to help prepare the city of Portland and the Pacific Northwest for the operation of electric vehicles. PGE is partnering with state and local government, higher education, the automobile industry, and businesses to expand the electric vehicle infrastructure in Oregon.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Taiwan-based Delta Group , the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, as well as a major supplier of power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions, is entering the electric powertrain market. Traction Motor.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

The state parent of China’s Chang’an Automobile Group is taking over five vehicle units of the Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) to create the third-largest automaker in China. million vehicles at 21 car factories nationwide, giving it the opportunity to challenge the nation’s biggest car maker, Shanghai-based SAIC Motor Corp.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

China has been the ‘one to watch’ in the automotive industry for some time, having already established itself as the largest car market in the world ahead of the USA. However, now the central government plans to implement a new policy to encourage consolidation and to push Chinese-brand passenger vehicles into the mainstream.

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) reported a 4.1% Industry watchers had speculated that the decline would initially manifest itself in October’s numbers. “It was horrible” in the second half of September, says an employee of a Nagoya dealership affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp. to 137,728 units.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

ESI has developed an extensive suite of coherent, industry-oriented applications to realistically simulate a product’s behavior during testing, to fine-tune manufacturing processes in accordance with desired product performance, and to evaluate the environment’s impact on performance. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Hyundai Motor Company has begun construction of a third plant in China to respond to growing demand in the world’s largest automobile market. Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC), a 50-50 joint venture between Hyundai Motor and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Tags: Brief. million units.

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MAY 24, 2010

Bob Lutz, newly retired as vice chairman of General Motors, has joined the board of directors of Transonic Combustion, Inc., For the foreseeable future, the internal combustion engine will remain the dominant propulsion system for automobiles and there is still a lot of room to improve its efficiency. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 17, 2009

The bill also calls for the harmonization of Federal and California motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards. These applications may be jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology providers, car sharing companies or organizations, or 2 other persons or entities. Tags: Plug-ins Policy.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Under the terms of the dealer agreement, DynaProTech plans to integrate Balqon’s zero-emissions electric drive systems into electric buses, heavy-duty trucks, light commercial vehicles and automobiles for use throughout China. billion) in the alternative-energy vehicles industry during the next 10 years. Tags: Brief.

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APRIL 21, 2024

Their current share for FY24 rose to 5.3%, according to the latest figures from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA). This is very close to the tag of Maruti Fronx, which starts at Rs 7.51 In 2023, they exported 15,000 cars, Gulati said, besides exporting automobile components from India.

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JANUARY 24, 2010

a spin-off from Keio University (home of the Ellica, earlier post ), announced that 34 companies and municipalities, including automakers Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd., The initial target is a range of 300 km (186 miles) achieved through an efficient use of wheel motors and reduced air resistance.

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JULY 5, 2010

Ford Motor Company has delivered its best ever first-half new vehicle sales of 301,524 units in China during the first six months of 2010, representing 53% compared to sales figures from January to June 2009. Sales data of Volvo is still included in Ford Motor China’s 1H sales figures. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., These companies have built up extensive expertise in fuel cell technology; the signing marks a major industry step towards the serial production of such locally emission-free vehicles.

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APRIL 26, 2010

In view of the dynamic development of the Chinese automobile market, Volkswagen has added €1.6 Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone's expectations”. The Volkswagen CC is making its debut at this year’s Auto China motor show in Beijing. Tags: Brief. billion (US$2.1 billion (US$5.9 billion (US$5.9

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start trial sales of the i-MiEV electric vehicle (EV) in Yamada Denki retail stores. Tags: Brief. Electronics retailer Yamada-Denki Co., Sales began today from today at total of 17 stores, including Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures.

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JANUARY 6, 2010

According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), as of 2008, Japan had about 600,000 “next-generation” vehicles—including hybrids and electric vehicles—in service, representing 0.8% For motor vehicles, this means the increase of fuel efficiency and greater use of non-petroleum energies. Source: JAMA.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Audi is currently hiring an additional 100 engineers for its ePerformance development effort—a project house for the development of an integrated concept for electric drives in automobiles. Tags: Brief. Those 100 hires will boost the number of newly hired specialists at Audi in 2009 to 400.

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JUNE 10, 2009

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has launched a new basic research program on automotive Lithium-ion batteries with a consortium of 22 universities and corporations. Toyota Motor Corporation; Toyota Central Research Institute, Inc.; Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.,

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JULY 27, 2009

The Coda electric sedan will be fully built and tested, including the UQM power-train and Lishen-Coda battery system, on an existing large-scale assembly line operated by Coda’s manufacturing and assembly partner, HaFei Automobile Industry Group Co. Tags: Electric (Battery) Motors. headquartered in Harbin, China.

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DECEMBER 18, 2009

General Motors announced today that the intended sale of Saab Automobile AB would not be concluded. Last week, Saab Automobile AB announced that it had closed on the sale of certain Saab 9-3, current 9-5 and powertrain technology and tooling to Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Tags: Brief.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

A123 Systems has been selected to develop Li-ion battery packs for a new, 2012 model year electric passenger car from Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), the largest automaker in China. ATBS), the joint venture established between A123 and SAIC Motor Co. Tags: Batteries China. for production. Earlier post.).

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