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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 ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009).

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. In 2009, the Group increased the number of vehicles delivered to customers to 6.336 million (2008: 6.257 million), corresponding to a 11.3% The Group is trying to complete a complex merger with Porsche.

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EUCAR calls for targeted support for automotive initiatives in €80B Horizon 2020 program; targeting €5B budget

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EUCAR is calling for several priority automotive R&I initiatives in the following domains to be included in Horizon 2020 (as outlined in its position paper): A European Green Vehicles Initiative (EGVI), as successor to the European Green Car Initiative (EGCI) which has been operating under FP7 since 2009.The

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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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Since MY 2011 kick in for CAFE purposes on 1 October 2010, the rule needed to be in place by the end of 31 March 2009. In response to the issuance of the final rule for MY 2011 CAFE, Dave McCurdy, President and CEO, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, said. mpg (320 gCO 2 /mi).

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