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Porsche’s North American CEO Leaves Company

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President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Kjell Gruner, has left the company. Porsche Cars North America COO Joe Lawrence and CFO Thierry Kartochian will assume the relevant business duties until a suitable replacement is found.& The news came out of left field," said an insider who requested to remain anonymous. "The

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Preliminary Data Shows June 2009 Second Warmest on Record Globally; Global Sea Surface Temperature Hits June Record

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Based on preliminary data, the globally averaged combined land and sea surface temperature was the second warmest on record for June 2009 and the January-June 2009 year-to-date tied with 2004 as the fifth warmest on record, according to the US National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), part of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

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Ford to apply start-stop technology to non-hybrid vehicles in North America in 2012

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Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. The fuel-saving system eventually will be offered in all of Ford’s global markets. The global rollout of Auto Start-Stop is under way in Europe.

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Peking University team develops method for modeling historical global black carbon emissions from motor vehicles with reduced uncertainty

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Geographical distributions of global BC emissions from motor vehicles in 1976 (A) and 2006 (B). In addition to a reduction in uncertainty, their new model can be used to develop a global on-road vehicle BC emission inventory with spatial and temporal resolution, the researchers suggest. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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Japanese officials raid a Toyota group plant after the company admitted cheating on engine testing – ET Auto

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Analysts say the group companies’ problems are likely to have a limited impact on Toyota’s earnings because their sales and profits are a small fraction of Toyota’s overall global earnings. Its group global vehicle sales for 2023 were a record 11.22 million vehicles.

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2020 Ford Escape to offer hybrid and PHEV variants

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liter EcoBoost debuts cylinder deactivation, a Ford first for North America, which senses when one cylinder isn’t needed and shuts it down automatically. Titanium models are available with an all-new heads-up display, a first-for-Ford in North America. Between 2004 and 2012, 114,000 Escape Hybrids were sold. The all-new 1.5-liter

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Ford focusing NA growth plans on “super segment”

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Ford’s plan for growth in North America is focused on four key vehicle segments (subcompact, compact cars, small utility vehicles and midsize); what Ford is now calling the super segment. As recently as 2004, super segment sales were only 35% of the market. The super segment is where Ford plans to grow in North America.

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