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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

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Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. The ratio of sustainable value to sales (sustainable value margin) is calculated in the report so that different companies can be directly compared irrespective of their size. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Editorial: Younger automotive patrons’ credit score disasters harm everybody

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since June 2006, and so they haven’t been upper since February 2001, consistent with JPMorgan Chase. That can be prudent, however it does put a grief on sellers and their gross sales team of workers in addition to consumers. The try will have to be a glad buyer who will go back for lots of extra automobile purchases.

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Pike Research forecasts accelerating hybrid locomotive sales from 2015-2020

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Hybrid electric locomotive sales will have an increasing presence in global rail markets between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. During that period, hybrid locomotive sales will increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.4% Pike estimates sales growth in China will be strong (a CAGR of 22.2%

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Stellantis slams Italy for not backing EVs, putting Fiat at risk

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Stellantis has been asking the Italian government for the last nine months to support EV sales,” Tavares said this week, according to Automotive News Europe. But Stellantis has been seeking some support in making that happen, via reduced energy costs and EV sales incentives, Automotive News Europe reports.

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Honda President Ito steps down, Takahiro Hachigo to replace him

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Hachigo joined Honda in 1982, and began his career in its automobile research and development operations, principally as an engineer in the area of chassis design. where he became actively involved in the local development of Honda and Acura automobiles. In April 2006, Hachigo became Operating Officer of Honda R&D Co.,

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Corning investing $170M to expand clean air products plant in Shanghai; increased substrate capacity for automotive emissions control

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Global sales of automobiles, particularly in China and across Asia, are forecasted to grow steadily over the next several years, increasing demand for Corning’s advanced substrates. This expansion is expected to be complete and operational in the third quarter of 2013.

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Toyota Motor to consolidate development and production of diesel engines under TICO; manual transmissions under Aisin Seiki; brake systems under Advics

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and will accelerate the consolidation of brake system engineering, manufacturing and sales under Advics, which was founded in July 2001 by Aisin Seiki, Denso, Sumitomo Electric, and TMC. Automotive engines are manufactured on consignment from Toyota Motor Corporation and are all used in Toyota-brand automobiles.

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