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Constellium supplying high-strength aluminium structural parts for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck

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with aluminium structural parts for the all-new Ford F-150 pickup truck that extensively uses high-strength, military-grade, aluminium alloy as a build material. The 2015 Ford F-150 reduced its weight by up to 700 pounds (318 kg) through the use of high-strength steel in the frame and aluminium alloy in the body.

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ITM Power establishing subsidiary to build, own and operate H2 refueling stations

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ITM Power is establishing ITM Motive as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary for building, owning and operating a portfolio of hydrogen refueling stations in the UK. On establishment, ITM Motive will own and operate a network of eight publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations, which will expand to 11 by the end of 2020.

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Honda to build new automobile production plant in Brazil doubling annual production capacity to 240,000 units in 2015

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HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, plans to build a new automobile production plant with annual production capacity of 120,000 units. The new plant, scheduled to become operational in 2015, will produce Fit-class compact vehicles, for which demand is high on a global basis.

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Volkswagen Group to build own engine plant in Russia; production to begin in 2015

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liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series will be produced locally as of 2015. As of 2015, the engine plant will supply engines for the vehicle production of the Volkswagen Group Rus in Kaluga as well as the contract production in the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod. The capacity is set at 150,000 engines a year.

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Auto industry to invest USD 7 bn in 5 years to deepen parts localisation – ET Auto

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“World over, the industry is building resilient supply chains by reducing overdependence on any particular country or geography,” said Shradha Suri Marwah, president of ACMA. These components account for more than 75% of auto parts imported into the country. To be sure, China dominates auto parts supplies to India.

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Renault-Nissan to supply 200 EVs to Orange in France by 2015, mostly for car-sharing purposes

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Renault-Nissan will provide the EVs to Orange by 2015. Orange will use the electric vehicles mostly for car-sharing purposes between its buildings and installations in France. The electric vehicles procurement agreement between the Alliance and Orange is part of a wider international partnership between the two companies.'

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Johnson Controls building 4th automotive battery plant in China; AGM for start-stop

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an auto parts affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co., BAIC Group), to build its fourth Chinese automotive battery manufacturing plant. In the China market there is strong demand for auto part technologies that can improve fuel efficiency and there will be rapid growth for AGM batteries in start-stop vehicles.

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