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Chrysler Group US sales up 10% in December, 21% for 2012; FIAT largest gainer

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Chrysler Group LLC reported US sales of 152,367 units in December 2012, a 10% increase compared with sales in December 2011 (138,019 units), and the group’s best December sales since 2007. The FIAT brand’s 59% increase was the largest sales gain of any Chrysler Group brand for the month.

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FPL Group and Duke Energy Pledge 10-year, $600M+ Commitment to Transition Fleets to PHEVs and EVs

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FPL Group, Inc. Duke Energy and FPL Group will begin this transition in the coming years with the goal that 100% of all new fleet vehicles will be plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by 2020. Lew Hay, FPL Group chairman and CEO. FPL Group, Inc. Also, based on a 2.45

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SAIC-GM-Wuling completes expansion of Qingdao mini-commercial vehicle facility; 70% increase in capacity

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Among the products manufactured in Qingdao are the Wuling Rong Guang, Wuling Xingwang and Wuling PN-Series minivans. More than 850,000 Wuling Rong Guangs have been sold since the model’s launch in 2008, making it the fastest-growing vehicle nameplate in China. Since its establishment, the facility has produced 1.3

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GM Sales in China Increase 49.6% in First Eight Months to More Than 1.1M Units; Record Sales in August, Up 112.7%

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We expect GM sales for the year as a whole to rise by more than 40 percent from 2008. —GM GM China Group President and Managing Director Kevin Wale. Its Wuling Sunshine minivan remained the overall market leader, as monthly sales reached 49,298 units. We are now looking at a market of 11.5 to 12 million vehicles, up from 9.1

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GM China Sales Rise 38.0% in 1H09 to 814,442 Units

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from the first six months of 2008. GM China Group President and Managing Director Kevin Wale. from the first half of 2008. Its Wuling Sunshine minivan was China’s most popular vehicle, with sales of 295,789 units in the first half. This represented an increase of 38.0% to 32,065 units.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago. Postal Service. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan. In a panel session entitled “Does Green Matter in a Try-to-Survive Market?” Most people would agree that catastrophic failures are unacceptable but Edwards’ view of security extends beyond crash testing.

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