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APRIL 21, 2014

In conjunction with the start of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, GM China President Matt Tsien announced that GM’s China joint ventures will make capital expenditures of about $12 billion between 2014 and 2017. With additional facility expansion between 2014 and 2020, GM China’s manufacturing capacity will increase by 65%.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

The harsh reality of high costs and the inexorable heft of the auto industry have claimed another electric-car startup. GreenTech Automotive opened a plant in Mississippi in 2014, first saying it would manufacture a small, two-seat electric vehicle called the MyCar there.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Auto high-beam control: System automatically switches from high to low beams, and vice versa, depending on ambient lighting.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

It all started when stock analysts circulating an estimate from auto-industry trade journal Ward''s Auto that Tesla''s U.S. sales were down 26 percent for the first nine months of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Even so, current auto sales and profits remain strong. Over the 12-year period between 2014 and 2025, with the 2025 fuel economy and emissions standards in place, automakers (not just the Detroit Three) will spend well over $110 billion in fuel-saving technology, about $90 billion of which will be provided by suppliers.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Additionally, the auto industry provides 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for all industries. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

Elantra is Hyundai’s first model, and one of only 10 cars in the history of the auto industry to reach 10 million sales. Power 2014 US Initial Quality Study (IQS). Hyundai’s Elantra (Avante in other parts of the world) recently sold its 10 millionth unit globally.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA have formed the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the Android platform to cars starting in 2014. The OAA approach offers openness, customization and scale.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

HELLA, an auto industry electronics and lighting expert, will launch production of its fourth-generation 24GHz radar sensors in mid-2017, replacing third-generation radar sensors that have been in series production since June of 2014. Fourth-generation radar sensor. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 24, 2018

Teams spent the last four years (2014-2018) harnessing those ideas into the ultimate energy-efficient, high performance vehicle. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2017

TFS introduced the auto industry’s first Asset-Backed Green Bond in 2014; this latest issuance is the fourth Green Bond the company has issued. The TFS Green Bond program is unique in the auto industry and enhances Toyota’s reputation for leadership in green innovation across industries.

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APRIL 15, 2016

Japan’s Council for a Strategy for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, which includes experts from industry, academia, and government, recently issued a revised version of the Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. Toyota Motor has said it plans to achieve annual global sales of more than 30,000 Mirai fuel cell vehicles by 2020.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. China will lead the sector’s volume growth, with particular strength in SUVs, though IHS expects the market to slow from 2014. million, an increase of 2.4% from last year. million units.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Then came the auto, saving cities and transforming the world of transportation. And the auto industry had to respond to policy issues. Energy shortages in the late 1970s and 1980s led to the auto industry going from big energy-draining automobiles to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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JULY 29, 2015

million (2.1%) since last year and the highest annual increase the auto industry has seen in the US since IHS began tracking VIO growth. IHS Automotive has expected this and has been preparing customers and industry leaders in the aftermarket to respond to this slowdown in growth. percent of the fleet.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

This work will support the development of medium-term energy-efficiency goals for China’s auto industry, as well as fuel-efficiency targets for light-duty vehicles in 2020 and 2025. Initial results of the project are expected to be available in spring 2014.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

As an independent source, the auto industry experts who were involved in this study are validating the concerns we have had for quite some time now. 2014) “Issues with T50 and T90 as Match Criteria for Ethanol-Gasoline Blends,” SAE Int. 7(3) doi: 10.4271/2014-01-9080. —Anderson et al. Anderson, J., Wallington, T.,

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JUNE 11, 2015

Driven by environmental problems, a growing auto industry, and a big policy push, China’s advanced energy storage market will be worth $8.7 After a spike in sales of new energy vehicles (NEV) in 2014, China will settle to a more leisurely pace of growth, mainly on account of inadequate charging infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 9, 2023

2022 Mitsubishi eK X EV kei car for the Japan market Westcott was speaking as the auto industry waits for the federal government to reveal details of its new fuel standard intended to encourage the take-up of electric vehicles.

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JULY 30, 2015

EV promotion actions, charging infrastructure, and EV share of new vehicles in 2014 in the 25 most populous US metropolitan areas. of new automobile sales in 2014, about 40% more than the nationwide electric vehicle share.

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JULY 23, 2013

The European Union, meanwhile, is not expected to see volume recovery until 2014. Strong growth in Developing Asia-Pacific, improving stability in the EU and investment in new technologies will drive the industry forward. in 2014, despite global economic climate constraints. million units in EU assembly. in June, and 8.1%

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JULY 20, 2018

Another hot topic in the auto world is autonomous rides. In fact, from 2014 to 2016, battery prices fell by 50 percent, allowing EVs to gain some traction. A marriage of these two powerhouse technologies would completely change the auto industry, the environment and our lives. Driverless Vehicles: Right Now. The solution?

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

This represents the highest annual increase the auto industry has seen in the US since it began tracking VIO growth, breaking the record of 2.1% Registrations for light VIO, including cars and light trucks (SUVs/CUVs as well) in the US also reached a record level of more than 264 million—an increase of more than 6.2

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JULY 2, 2018

percentage points between 2014 and 2017. The auto industry is eager to move as fast as it can towards zero-emission vehicles. Electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs)—battery-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles—accounted for 1.5% of total car sales in the EU; the market share of ECVs grew by 0.9

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MAY 13, 2016

In 2014, RMX constructed a 1-ton plasma oxidation oven at its facility and transitioned from development to scaling and commercialization the following year. We are commercializing this technology with our industrial partners to manufacture low-cost carbon fiber and create quality jobs.

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OCTOBER 10, 2015

ARB, in collaboration with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the auto industry and other stakeholders, has completed extensive research and various studies to verify the feasibility of measuring PM emissions at the low levels required to comply with the LEV III 1 mg/mi standard.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. Ford has made a number of recent announcements reflecting the focus on those areas. Earlier post.). Power and General Motors.

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

—Doug Harshbarger, business director, Auto Glass Solutions, Corning. Originally introduced in America by Henry Ford, the technology has been used in the auto industry for nearly a century. In 2014, Corning received BMW’s Supplier Innovation Award in the lightweight construction category as a result of this partnership.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

light-duty vehicle sales in 2014. In the months ahead, NHTSA will work closely with IIHS and the auto industry to carry out that commitment, and we encourage every other manufacturer to join this effort. The 10 manufacturers committing to across-the-board AEB represented 57% of U.S. —NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

CPT’s SpeedStart paper (2014-01-1890) describes the specification of a 48V belt integrated starter generator (B-ISG) developed to meet the growing market demand for low voltage mild hybrid passenger vehicle applications. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies. SpeedStart.

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JULY 13, 2023

Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. But French battery scientist Michel Armand called Goodenough and offered to collaborate on it. The duo created a lithium-ion battery with lower voltage but also lower cost and greater safety.

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JULY 17, 2014

Carried out for LowCVP by E4tech and the Centre for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff Business School, the study was conducted between March and June 2014. UK auto sector turnover was £64.1 UK automotive production and exports are rising and there is a recent strong revival in R&D spending. billion (US$79 billion) in 2003.

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MAY 25, 2012

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. million people/year are killed in auto accidents globally. by Bill Cooke. —Anthony Levandowski. Approximately 1.5

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MARCH 17, 2010

Contingent on fuel economy rules, currency exchange rates, incentives for US production (or the lack thereof ), and automakers’ and technology suppliers’ production location decisions, the United States could gain fewer than 20,000 jobs from 2008 to 2014, or nearly 54,000.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

CATARC is China’s the administrative body that oversees and regulates many activities of the auto industry in China, the world’s largest new-car market, and in the US.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

The new technique could have a significant impact on the auto industry, which is poised to offer new cars which combine traditional heavy steel parts with lighter, alternative metals to reduce vehicle weight. Anupam Vivek, Glenn S. 2014.10.297. Hansen, S.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Held in September 2014, the workshop considered common opportunities and challenges in expanding the use of hydrogen and natural gas as transportation fuels.

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