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VW cuts hours at major Wolfsburg plant over portions inadequency

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BERLIN — Volkswagen is lowering paintings hours for staff on the automaker’s major plant in Wolfsburg for 3 weeks in September because of a portions inadequency brought about by way of contemporary floods in Slovenia, a spokesperson for the corporate stated on Monday. 12, the employees’ fee stated extreme past.

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The i-MiEV goes on sale in 15 European countries; near-term plan to boost that to 19

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that sale of the European-spec i-MiEVelectric vehicle is to commence in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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Hydrogenics to supply 1MW electrolyzer to project converting CO2 to methanol; Power-to-Gas

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Hydrogenics Corporation will supply a 1MW electrolyzer and provide engineering expertise to a consortium of companies working on the European project MefCO2 (methanol fuel from CO 2 ) in Germany. —Daryl Wilson, CEO of Hydrogenics. The project has a budget of €11 million (US$12.4

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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To ensure accurate monitoring of the route, journey time and distance driven, the record car has been fitted with a tracking device, provided by fleet telematics and stolen vehicle recovery expert, Tracker (part of the Tantalum Corporation).

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler partnership solid and expanding; 12 projects on three continents

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The smart fortwo is being built at smart’s Hambach plant in France, while the Twingo and the smart forfour are being produced at Renault’s plant in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. In the van segment, Daimler’s Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Nissan Motor Co. Under the contract, Nissan will supply its NV350 Urvan (GVW: 3.5

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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It is planned that the unit of Daimler Trucks Asia, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), will be supplied with Nissan’s NV350 Urvan commercial vans to be sold under Mitsubishi Fuso in selected export markets. Click to enlarge. The cooperation is continuing also in the field of commercial vehicles.

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SEAT Ibiza sets new fuel economy record

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He set out from Cieszyn in Poland after the International Police Motor Corporation sealed the car’s bonnet and fuel filler.