Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2010

In view of the dynamic development of the Chinese automobile market, Volkswagen has added €1.6 Growth in the Chinese automobile market has exceeded everyone's expectations”. In 2010, the Volkswagen Group will be launching a total of seven new or updated models produced locally on the Chinese market. billion (US$2.1

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2009

The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The KPMG research finds that the external environmental costs of 11 key industry sectors jumped 50% from US$566 to US$846 billion in 8 years (2002 to 2010), averaging a doubling of these costs every 14 years. Total environmental cost 2010 vs growth in environmental cost since 2002 vs environmental intensity improvement.

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DECEMBER 21, 2010

The study, written by scientists of the Technical University Berlin (TUB) and PIK, was commissioned and financed by the BMW Group. Second, car manufacturers can react to standards through technology and innovation, shifting their automobile portfolio, but also by pushing additional fuel efficient cars into the market (e.g.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

Construction of the production facilities will begin in 2010. This joint venture with the BMW Group is a milestone for the use of carbon fibers on an industrial scale in the automobile industry. The SGL Group is moving into the automobile business with us as a strong partner.

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APRIL 16, 2009

"The Volt continues to be one of our highest priorities among all GMs future product programs and remains on track for a November 2010 launch," spokesman David Darovitz told Automotive News. Posted by: Unconvinced | Apr 13, 2009 8:00:43 PM November 2010 launch. By then Volt would be hopelessly obsolete. Let them go bankrupt.

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