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Stellantis Chairman Suggests Western Markets Embrace The Kei Car

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These were small, no-frills economy cars designed during wartime and built during the reconstruction phase. The matter was made worse by an economic recession, starting in 1973, that ultimately paved the way for an influx of economy cars. In Europe, these were followed by models like the Volkswagen Beetle and Citroën 2CV.

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Junkyard Find: 2009 Kia Borrego LX

The Truth About Cars

After the humiliation of selling rebadged Isuzus from the middle 1990s through the early 2000s, Honda had managed to create the Acura MDX as a 2001 model. If economy-car-centric Honda could pull that off, so could the Hyundai Motor Company. By the middle of the 2000s, the rule in the car industry was simple: sell trucks or die.

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Maritz Research study finds 42% say fuel economy is extremely important in new vehicle purchase

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More than 40% of consumers view fuel economy as “extremely important” when considering a new vehicle purchase today, up 13.5% Thirty-seven percent of consumers say fuel economy will have the “greatest impact” on their next vehicle purchase. Also, 41% say fuel economy will be the top factor in their next vehicle purchase.

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Oak Ridge-GM prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil delivers 2% fuel economy improvement over 5W-30

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Prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil demonstrated a 2% improved fuel economy compared to Mobil 1 5W-30 engine oil (3.93% over the 20W-30 baseline oil) in standard fuel efficiency engine dynamometer tests. The prototype oil also successfully passed a 100-hour high-temperature, high-load engine dynamometer test.

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EPA annual report on CO2, fuel economy and technology trends finds 2012 heading for all-time best; rapid adoption of new technologies

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Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy, MY 1975-2011. The report finds that CO 2 emissions rates and fuel economy values reflect a very favorable multi-year trend beginning in MY 2005. The fleet-wide average real world MY 2011 personal vehicle CO 2 emissions value is 398 g/mi and average fuel economy is 22.4

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ICCT: gap between official and real-world fuel economy figures in Europe reaches ~38%; call to implement WLTP ASAP

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The gap between official and real-world fuel-economy figures in Europe has risen to about 38%, according to a new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). The data show that for private cars, the difference between on-road and official CO 2 values rose from around 8% in 2001 to 31% in 2013.

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NSB report finds US lead in science and technology shrinking; emerging economies shifting global S&T landscape

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Since 2001, the share of the world’s R&D performed in the US and Europe has decreased, respectively, from 37% to 30% and from 26% to 22%. In addition, emerging economies now invest more in clean energy than advanced economies. In addition, emerging economies now invest more in clean energy than advanced economies.

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