Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2015

General Motors and its joint ventures sold a record 3,539,970 vehicles in China in 2014, an average of one vehicle every 9 seconds and almost 9,700 vehicles each day. GM’s sales were up 12.0% Domestic sales by Shanghai GM rose 13.1% FAW-GM’s domestic sales were down 29.4% Buick sales in China increased 13.5%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2015

The production and sales of plug-in vehicles in China boomed last year, according to statistics from CAAM (China Association of Automobile Manufacturers). As for the sales, the total volume reached 74,763 units, 3.2 CAAM also reported that while in 2014, the sales of Chinese brand passenger cars increased by 4.1%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Kia Motors America (KMA) unveiled the 2014 Optima Hybrid mid-size sedan at the Chicago Auto Show last week. The 2014 Optima Hybrid builds upon the advancements of its gasoline-powered sibling, which went on sale in late-fall of last year. l/100 km), while the EX model delivers an EPA estimated 35/39/37 (6.7, l/100km). .

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2015

GWh of batteries in 2014, representing more than seven billion individual battery cells and more than $14 billion in sales. Between 2013 and 2014, the industry’s growth rate increased 12.8% According to a new report from Navigant Research, the advanced batteries industry shipped 53.3 in terms of energy capacity and 7.1%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Honda is adding the 2014 Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas models to its 2014 Civic lineup in the US. The 2014 Honda Civic Hybrid has an improved EPA rating of 44/47/45 mpg city/highway/combined (5.3/5.0/5.2 The 2014 Civic Hybrid is on-sale today with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $24,635.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 4, 2024

In 2023, Nissan all-electric sales exceeded 20,000 first time since 2014.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2015

In 2014, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) production/sales in the US totaled just over 18,000 vehicles, down 6.5% from 2013, according to NGVAmerica’s 2014 NGV Production/Sales Report. Refuse truck sales captured more than 50% of the market. Source: NGVAmerica. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

Audi sold 124,520 units during 1Q 2014 in China—an increase of 21.1% —Luca de Meo, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG for Sales and Marketing. Audi posted 47,636 sales in March, with the locally produced Audi Q3 going to 5,511 customers. Unit sales of imported Audi automobiles rose by 21.7%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Audi reported January 2014 sales of 10,101 vehicles, a 0.4% January sales results were bolstered by sales of Audi luxury SUVs compared to year-earlier results, with the Audi Q5 posting an 18.3% Sales of the Audi Q7 increased 42.6% Sales mix for Audi A6 TDI finished the month at 13.8% of sales of the vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

l/100 km) city 2014 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ), which goes on sale 30 October in the US, will carry a manufacturer''s suggested retail price (MSRP) ranging from $29,155 to $34,905 plus a destination and handling charge of $790. The EPA-rated 50 mpg (4.7

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2014

While Toyota''s Scion xB really invented the modern "tall wagon" category, the runaway sales champion in the segment is the Kia Soul. And among the also-rans sits the even-funkier-than-Soul 2014 Nissan Cube, with its asymmetric wraparound rear window and small dash-top panel for growing grass.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2014

While February''s electric vehicle sales in Canada will have easily topped year-ago numbers, the plug-in market still faces headwinds in Canada during 2014. British Columbia hit a milestone of 1,000 plug-in vehicle sales earlier this year.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 29, 2014

Just over a year after its unveiling at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive is getting ready for its U.S. The compact electric hatchback will go on sale in the U.S. showroom arrival. this summer with a base price of $41,450.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

In its Q4 and full 2014 release on Wednesday, Tesla Motors reported mixed results. The company built 11,627 vehicles in Q4, achieving its production target of 35,000 Model S vehicles in 2014. In 2014, about 55% of new Model S vehicles were delivered into North America. Electric (Battery) Sales Vehicle Manufacturers'

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2014

From January through June 2014, Ford sold approximately 120,000 1.0-liter For the first half of 2014, 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost models made up 47% of all B-MAX multi-activity vehicles sold, 33% of Focus sales, and 30% of Fiesta sales. liter EcoBoost was in June again named the 2014 International Engine of the Year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

during fiscal year (FY) 2014-15, the largest yearly increase since FY 2003-2004 (increase of 2.6%). Fiscal year gasoline consumption data is calculated from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015. from the third quarter of 2014. In FY 14-15, BOE diesel revenue estimates for sales and use taxes and excise taxes were $830.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2014

The Volkswagen Group, which accounted for 79% of the light-duty diesels sold in the US in 2013, reported that TDI diesel sales accounted for 26.6% of its Volkswagen brand sales in the US in March, and 15.5% of Audi sales in the US. Volkswagen Passat TDI sales in March were 4,549, representing 41.2%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2014

At the beginning of 2014, there were more than 400,000 electric cars—battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and range-extended electric vehicles—on the road worldwide, according to an analysis by Zentrums für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) in Germany. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Sales'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The California Air Resources Board has approved the 2014 Honda Plug-in Hybrid Accord as the first car for sale in California that meets ARB’s LEV3/SULEV20 standard—the most stringent smog-emission standard to date. The 2014 Honda Plug-In Hybrid Accord produces only 20 milligrams of NMOG+NO x emissions per mile.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

In 2014, 75,331 new electrically chargeable vehicles (ECVs, or plug-in vehicles, PEVs) were registered in the EU, a 36.6% In Q4 2014 PEV registrations in the EU decreased slightly (?7.7%), Of these, pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represented about half of the total: 12,755 in Q4 2014, up from 8,418 in Q4 2013 (+51.5%).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Global sales of SUVs surged 22% in 2015, supporting an overall increase in global sales of light vehicles of 1.7% in 2014-2015, according to data released by global market research company Euromonitor International. of light vehicle sales globally. of light vehicle sales globally. Portugal: +54.8%. Italy: + 48.6%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2013

MMNA) unveiled the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage 5-door subcompact at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. Mitsubishi estimates that the new, non-hybrid Mirage, expected to go on sale in the fall, will achieve estimated fuel economy of 37 mpg city/44 mpg highway/40 mpg combined (6.4, The 2014 Mirage has a 0.28

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

mpg from the value for the vehicles sold in 2014, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 4.8 l/100km), down 0.1 l/100 km)—down 0.2 Fuel economy is down 0.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

VWoA) reported November 2015 sales of 23,882 units, a drop of 24.72% from November 2014. Volkswagen said that the results reflect the impact of the recent stop-sale for all 2.0L Sales for the Golf were the hardest hit on a percentage basis, with a 64% drop to 774 units from 2,149 the year before.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2016

from 2014 to 2015. However, the total battery capacity for all PEVs sold between 2014 and 2015 increased by 22.6%. The increasing battery capacities of PEV models have thus supported increased battery production even when sales of PEVS—and thus battery packs—are down. million kW-hrs by 2015. million kW-hrs by 2015.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

At the media launch of the all-new 2014 Soul, Kia Motors America (KMA) also announced plans to offer an all-electric version of the company’s iconic Soul urban passenger vehicle in select markets in 2014. Soul EV will be the second alternative-fuel Kia vehicle to be offered for sale in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2013

At the 2012 Los Angeles Motor Show in December, Audi of America announced the significant expansion of its diesel model line-up with the addition of A8, A7, A6, and Q5 TDI diesel models to the Q7 and A3 TDI already on sale in the US. The 2014 Audi A8 L was already recently introduced. 2014 Audi A6 TDI. 2014 Audi A7 TDI.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

Sales of diesel particulate filters (DPFs) for trucks and buses in California increased at the end of 2013 and in the first half of 2014 compared to the first half of 2013, according to the results of a survey released by the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA). three or fewer total vehicles).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. Emissions in OECD nations are projected to fall by about 20% from 2014 to 2040.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 17, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: Owners say they can get more than 40 mpg in the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, we look at the energy of manufacturing cars, and Nissan (with Renault) could well beat its 2020 sales target for electric-car sales. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Mitsubishi MPG 2014 Sale 120

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2012

Following last month’s launch of the all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5, the 2014 Mazda6 will be the second of Mazda’s next-generation vehicles to receive the full suite of Skyactiv Technologies ( earlier post ), and is expected to be released for sale during the first quarter of 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2014

China’s Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) recently released its 2014 Green Car China Annual Report , an evaluation of mainstream vehicles on sale in China by their lifecycle impacts and their health impacts. Among the results of the Green rankings for all vehicles: 2014 China Green Car ratings. Source: iCET.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2014, Nissan transferred out 663.6 As of September 2014, more than 100,000 ZEVs and plug-in hybrids are on California roads. ZEV credit balances by vehicle type as of 30 September 2014. Batteries Fuel Cells Hybrids Plug-ins Policy Sales' Click to enlarge. ZEV credit transfers in.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2014

Volvo Trucks’ 2014 heavy-duty engines are providing greater fuel efficiency than anticipated, delivering up to a 3% fuel efficiency improvement compared with their 2013 counterparts, according to the company. —Göran Nyberg, president, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. downspeeding.”.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid. Honda has begun US production of the 2014 Accord Hybrid ( earlier post ), which will carry an EPA fuel economy rating of 50 mpg (4.7 Click to enlarge. l/100 km) in city driving. The EPA rating is 1 mpg higher than Honda had originally anticipated for the hybrid (49 mpg).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2014

Nissan LEAF global sales have reached the 100,000 mark; the 100,000 th unit is being bought by a customer in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in December 2010 Nissan has seen the pace of sales increase consistently and 2013 was a record year. The LEAF is now available to customers in 35 countries on four continents.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2014

Sales increased 19.9% In February, Shanghai GM’s domestic sales were up 8.8% year on year to 109,889 units, SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales were up 29.4% to 142,620 units and FAW-GM’s domestic sales were up 38.7% Buick sales in the domestic market increased 13.0% Chevrolet sales in China dropped 0.1%

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