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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles. The facility is designed to supplement production for plants being retooled for new products or add production to meet sales spikes in real time.

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Latest UMTRI Eco-Driving Index shows 14% reduction of emissions per driver of newly purchased vehicles in US in April 2011 compared to October 2007

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Eco-Driving Index (EDI) and the two sub-indices (EDI d and EDI f ) for October 2007 through April 2011. EDI f is calculated as an inverse of the sales-weighted, average fuel economy of purchased new vehicles for each individual month. Source: UMTRI. Click to enlarge. and 0.98, respectively.

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IHS Markit: global oil demand still growing in the short term despite increasing focus on EVs

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Short-term oil demand is still growing strong and will continue to do so through the end of 2020 despite the market’s increasing focus on electric vehicles and the forecasted future plateau in oil demand, according to new analysis from IHS Markit, a global business information provider. Source: IHS Markit 2018.

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Volkswagen acquiring 75.1% majority stake in WirelessCar from Volvo Information Technology AB

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The sales price amounts to SEK 1.1 WirelessCar registered in Gothenburg was founded in 1999 and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary by Volvo since 2007. The goal is to provide full connectivity in future vehicle generations and develop value-added services for customers that they can access via the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud.

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Honda Soltec Begins Sales of New Residential-use Solar Cell Modules

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Honda’s wholly-owned solar cell subsidiary, began sales in Japan of two new residential-use solar cell modules with maximum output of 130W and 120W respectively, as well as a power conditioner with rated output of 5.5kW, adding to its lineup of home-use modules. The company will continue sales of these products along with the new products.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

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Despite extremely low LME nickel exchange inventories, which are currently at the 2007 level and amount to less than 5 days of global use only, the LME nickel contract was down by 30% since the beginning of the year. It will see a modest growth this year, with global passenger car sales reaching 86 million units, up 6% from the previous year.

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