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Kia Motors signs MOU to build third plant in China; 70% increase in capacity and a push to maintain market share

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in 2007 (ranking 18 th in the industry) to 3.0% Its sister company Hyundai Motor Co. has annual capacity in China of 720,000 units—the combined Group expects to reach sales of around 1,150,000 units in 2011, placing it third in the Chinese market behind VW and GM. Its sister company Hyundai Motor Co.

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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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The report, which covers the period between 1999 and 2007, applies the Sustainable Value approach developed by Prof. The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). billion from 1999 to 2007.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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He briefly worked at Hyundai Electronics (now Hynix) and then became a star engineering professor at the National University of Singapore for 10 years. He returned to KAIST in 2007 and pioneered research in graphene and thermoelectric devices. The move drove rival conglomerates such as Hyundai and GoldStar to do likewise.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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Disappointingly, the report also found that leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA and some Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data. billion from 1999 to 2007. The survey attempts to close this gap.”. GM achieved a sustainable value of minus €9.87

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BYD: The Largest EV Manufacturer In The World To Enter The EV Market With An Electric SUV

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The Chinese electric vehicle maker backed by the Investment wizard Warren Buffet, surpassed Tesla last year on global sales and will assemble its EV models in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, and sell vehicles in the lucrative Indian market. It will cost roughly Rs 25 lakh and have a range of more than 450-500 kilometers on a single charge.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt. in chinese ?, Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Batteries not ready.

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