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Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. In 2021, more EVs than that were sold each week.

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APRIL 24, 2014

Since 2012, voestalpine has invested more than €100 million (US$140 million) in new plants in China, Germany, Romania, South Africa, and the US. With our new materials, we have managed to produce components that have absolutely unique selling points on a global level. —Wolfgang Eder, CEO of voestalpine AG.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

billion in 2012-13. Through subsidiaries and associated companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, Spain, South Africa and Indonesia. Tata Motors reported consolidated revenue of $34.7 Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands.

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JULY 15, 2013

The Datsun GO is the realization of Nissan’s commitment in March 2012 to return the Datsun brand to the marketplace. Datsun GO will be the first of several Datsun models that will be launched later in 2014 in Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor President and CEO, unveiled the Datsun GO in India.

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DECEMBER 11, 2011

Countries meeting in Durban, South Africa, managed to deliver an agreement after an extension to negotiations. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. as possible, but not later than 2015. Adaptation.

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JULY 21, 2011

The five-door door version is now in production; the four-door Focus and the wagon will go into production in September and January 2012, respectively. The start of all-new Ford Focus production in Russia commences on the same day as the first on-sale date for the Focus in South Africa.

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JULY 16, 2011

These measures constitute the first mandatory global greenhouse gas reduction regime for an international industry sector. of global greenhouse gas emissions. Unregulated, these emissions are expected to reach 6% of global emissions by 2020 and to double or triple by 2050. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. million vehicles in 2012. Nissan introducing new Datsun in Indonesia. Market Background Other Asia Sales'

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Ford expects 70% of its growth in the next ten years to come from its Asia Pacific and Africa region. Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa region encompasses markets on three continents, including Australia, China, India, Thailand and South Africa.

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MARCH 31, 2015

Tenneco produces more than 2 million DPFs annually at its clean air manufacturing facilities in Edenkoben, Zwickau and Saarlouis, Germany; Rybnik, Poland; Hodkovice, the Czech Republic; Tredegar, the UK and Port Elizabeth, South Africa. —Josep Fornos, Executive Vice President, Clean Air, Tenneco.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

The formal acknowledgement of the Copenhagen Accord ended a particularly contentious and chaotic set of negotiations, ostensibly capping more than a decade of deliberations towards a framework to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions beyond the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

The other countries currently covered are Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Additional countries will become available before the end of 2011 and into 2012. Historical traffic information.

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APRIL 6, 2015

Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 The 103GW of capacity added by new renewable energy sources last year compares to 86GW in 2013, 89GW in 2012 and 81GW in 2011 and made 2014 the best year ever for newly installed capacity. billion) and South Africa ($5.5

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

PwC analysis finds a need for global carbon intensity to drop an average of 5.1% Since 2000, the global rate of decarbonization has averaged 0.8%; from 2010 to 2011, global carbon intensity fell by just 0.7%. Because of this slow start, global carbon intensity now needs to be cut by an average of 5.1% Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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MAY 17, 2011

When the expansion program is completed in mid-2012, the engine plant’s production capacity will increase from 250,000 to 330,000 units per year, an additional output of 80,000 diesel engines annually. The new investment is part of Ford India’s transformation into a major global export and manufacturing hub; 1.6 TiVCT, 1.4

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