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Is Ford really coming back to India? What could be possible reasons

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Ford announced its exit from the Indian market back in 2021 owing to poor sales resulting in a loss of $2 billion here and eventually completed the exit process in 2022. Ford’s exit from India created quite a ruckus in the country’s automotive market as well as in the country’s business community.

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Aftermarket arm of Lumax Auto Tech partners with Bluechem Group for car care products – ET Auto

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In India, the company will introduce co-branded products distributed by Lumax Aftermarket through its extensive network of 350+ channel partners and over 30,000 workshops located across India. The Bluechem Group, based in Germany, is a renowned global company in automotive maintenance, care products and services.

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DOE to Host Thermoelectrics Applications Workshop

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The US Department of Energy is planning to hold the 2009 Thermoelectrics Applications Workshop 29 September to 2 October in San Diego, CA. The workshop will have Key Principal Investigators summarize their work. Project Engineers on the DOE/VC TEG and TE HVAC efforts will provide a summary of their design efforts.

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Ford launches app developer challenge to improve consumer understanding of personal fuel efficiency

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Ford launched a $50,000 challenge for software developers to write innovative apps to help consumers better understand and improve their personal fuel efficiency. The Ford challenge echoes the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) $50,000 Apps for Vehicles challenge. Earlier post.).

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U-M launches $2M effort to make recyclable lightweight automotive sheet metals

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“The Clean Sheet Project” seeks to develop new design tools and establish best practices for material producers and carmakers with a focus on recycling from start to finish in production. Not only will that reduce emissions from the automotive production process, it will also help to limit destructive mining for raw materials.

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Mercedes-Benz blockchain pilot project provides transparency on CO2 emissions in cobalt supply chain

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A blockchain-based system maps the production flow of the materials as well as the associated CO 2 emissions. In parallel with the recording of emissions data, Mercedes-Benz Cars is conducting workshops with suppliers in order to identify effective CO 2 reduction measures. Blockchain in the supply chain. Earlier post.).

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Tesla supplier CATL sees massive income increase supported by EV market domination

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CATL has been one of Tesla’s leading suppliers for several years and has expanded into other partnerships with companies like Ford. Tesla China addresses Giga Shanghai’s reported production shutdown “The Shanghai plant will still maintain efficient production and excellent output in 2022.

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