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Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

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This analysis adds new calculations for 2018. The focus in this series is on vehicles per person, as opposed to total number of vehicles (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. from 1984 to 2006 (from 0.665 vehicles to 0.786 vehicles), then decreased by 5.2% by 2018 (to 0.767 vehicles).

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BASF and GAC R&D Center co-develop 3 electric concept cars; debut at Auto Guangzhou 2018

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GAC R&D Center) introduced three co-developed electric concept cars at Auto Guangzhou 2018, featuring futuristic designs that address the diverse needs of China’s drivers. Established in 2006, GAC R&D Center serves as the innovation and technology hub for Guangzhou Automobile Group.

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Germany’s BMVI awarding €23.5M to hydrogen mobility projects

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The funding is part of the National Innovation Program Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP), with which the Federal Government has been investing in research and development since 2006. In the first phase of the NIP (2006-2016), the Federal Government and industry spent a total of €1.4 NOW GmbH coordinates the NIP.

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Honda begins production of new 10-speed transmission in Georgia; nearly $150M investment

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Honda launched global production of a new, state-of-the-art 10-speed automatic transmission at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in Tallapoosa, Georgia. It will appear first in upper grades of the all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey minivan, launching this spring, and will be applied to additional light-truck and car models in the future.

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Volkswagen Group lays foundation stone for new engine plant in Russia; part of $1.1B investment in Russia over next three years

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Since 2006, the Group has invested about €1 billion (US$1.3 In the long term, the Volkswagen Group plans to sell 500,000 vehicles per year in Russia by 2018. From 2015, the Group will supply its vehicle assembly plant at Kaluga and contract production at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod with the locally produced engines.

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ABB wins $20M order from HESS for e-bus flash-charging technology

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ABB’s flash-charging technology and onboard traction equipment, which make the flash-charging possible, are part of its innovative TOSA (Trolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation) solution. Since the route’s inauguration in 2006, passenger numbers have increased, leading to overcrowded buses.

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Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg wins the Automotive Lean Production Award for the first time

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In addition, the plant will be adding a further Group model in the successful SUV segment, the Seat Tarraco, to its production portfolio from the end of 2018. The international Automotive Lean Production Award has been presented by the specialist journal “Automobil Produktion” and Agamus Consult GmbH every year since 2006.