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Paris To Charge Higher Parking Fees for Large Vehicles and SUVs

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Some European capitals will ban certain types of vehicles, and others have devised taxes and fees to incentivize driving less. Porsche has a synthetic fuel factory in South America, and some racing series have signed on for the ride, but there are no currently available synthetic fuels for sale.&

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Audi newly to begin production in Brazil in 2015; $200M investment in Curitiba

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In addition, by producing locally, Audi can avoid an additional tax of 30% and thus be active in the growing Brazilian market with competitive prices. Together with the new production in Brazil, Audi intends to significantly increase its deliveries of the brand in South America.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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A government official from the Netherlands told Reuters that the country “wants to cover solar PV imports with the EU’s carbon border tax.” Germany’s solar support has been in peril due to a budget crisis, while Spain hasn’t ruled out tariffs on solar panel imports.

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GM begins market positioning for Cruze Diesel in 2013; small displacement diesels to “fill an important niche”

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General Motors sold more than half a million diesel-powered cars across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America last year, including 33,000 Cruzes. Historically, diesel cars have sold strongly in Europe, where the fuel is less expensive than highly taxed gasoline. About one of every two US.

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Volkswagen of America unveils the 2021 ID.4 electric SUV

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4 Pro (available in the first quarter of 2021), before a potential Federal tax credit of up to $7,500 is applied. The rest of the carbon-neutral delivery is handled via certified carbon credits for a variety of projects in Asia and South America that offset remaining carbon emissions. Pricing for the ID.4 4’s production.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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In Mexico, auto sales stalled through the first seven months of 2014, causing some concern that new tax policies implemented at the beginning of 2014 were hurting auto demand growth; however, motivated by incentives to help spark demand, light vehicle sales grew throughout the second half of the year. South America.

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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This will bring the region in sync with the recent recoveries in North America and Eastern Europe and the continued growth in developing Asia-Pacific and South America, according to the consultancy. South America. The region is now forecasted to produce nearly 16.2 million units in 2012 to 18.7

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