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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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Volkswagen only managed to create significantly positive Sustainable Value in 2001, 2002 and 2007. Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009). Click to enlarge.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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The KPMG study, “Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World”, explores issues such as climate change, energy and fuel volatility, water availability and cost and resource availability, as well as population growth spawning new urban centers. Source: KPMG. Click to enlarge. billion by 2032.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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I had surmised this in my 2002 car design thesis [link] even before anyone was talking about plug in series hybrids. The federal government cant hand out money to a company thats telling them that itll lose money on a $40, 000 automobile that more than half the populace couldnt afford if the economy was in good shape! Never again.

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