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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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Apollo Tyres celebrates Vredestein acquisition with new tulip variant | Autocar Professional

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The Vredestein brand presented Apollo Tyres with the perfect entry into Europe’s highly competitive premium tyre market. In 2014, it launched the Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S, expanding the Vredestein brand’s winter tyre portfolio.

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European Commission opens investigation into proposed public support for Samsung SDI battery plant in Hungary

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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Hungary's plans to grant €108 million of public support to Samsung SDI for investing in the expansion of its battery cell production facility in Göd (Hungary) is in line with EU rules on regional State aid. Samsung SDI is investing around €1.2

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New Mercedes-Benz compact CLA Shooting Brake; up to 60 mpg

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A total of 375,000 A-, B-, CLA- and GLA-Class vehicles were sold in the first ten months of 2014. More than a fifth of the compact cars built by Mercedes-Benz stay in Germany, with Great Britain and Italy the next-largest markets. The CLA Shooting Brake is built at the company''s plant in Kecskémet, Hungary. CLA Shooting Brake.

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Opel introducing new 1.6L SIDI engine with start-stop system; 3 new engine generations over next 12 months part of major turnaround plan

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Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. In addition to the powertrain initiative with three new engine generations, main elements of the plan include: Model initiative: Opel/Vauxhall will have invested about €11 billion (US$14 billion) in a comprehensive new model campaign through 2014.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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To find the upside of emergencies, we first looked at the economic effects of a tidy little crisis, a two-day strike that partially disrupted service of the London Underground in 2014. China enters world markets as major exporter of industrial products. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Tao Images/Alamy.

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GM introducing new generation of modular 3- and 4-cylinder Ecotec engines; 11 variants from 1.0L to 1.5L

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liters) featuring a modular architecture that broadens its adaptability to global markets and reduces manufacturing complexity while offering customers efficiency, refinement and durability. naturally aspirated direct-injection engines that will be offered in the 2015 next-generation Chevrolet Cruze for the Chinese market.

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