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150 millionth Volkswagen rolls off assembly line at Wolfsburg plant: a Golf GTE plug-in hybrid

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Technological digitalization, increasing connectivity and sensor technology also will bring entirely new perspectives. In the post-war era, it was the Volkswagen Beetle that initially shaped the automobile industry. million of this much-loved small car were built before production finally came to an end in Mexico in 2003.

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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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These cities will require extensive improvements in infrastructure including construction, water and sanitation, electricity, waste, transport, health, public safety and internet and cell phone connectivity. billion in 2005.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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The electrification of the automobile is inevitable." When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

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