Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Distance to 2012 target by individual manufacturer. Based on emission levels recorded in vehicle tests, car registration data analyzed by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the report “CO 2 emissions performance of car manufacturers in 2012” shows that in 2012 all major car manufacturers met their targets for their fleet.

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2012 2015 Manufacturer Europe 247

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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General Motors Plug-in Motor Motors 117

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Honda’s 2015 Civic Hybrid and Civic Natural Gas vehicles are joining the already released 2015 Civic Sedan, Civic Coupe and Civic Si in showrooms in the US. The 2015 Civic Hybrid launches at Honda dealers nationwide on November 5 with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $24,735.

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Civic Hybrid 2015 Gas Hybrid 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA announced the roll-out of the NVIDIA DRIVE connected car platform across all new models from Hyundai, Kia and Genesis from 2022 onwards. Hyundai Motor Group has been working with NVIDIA since 2015, and the NVIDIA DRIVE platform already underpins the advanced IVI systems found in the Genesis GV80 and G80.

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Hyundai Connect Connected Kia 406

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Since September 2015, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA) has been working with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) as a Connected Vehicle Pilot site. The next step in the Connected Vehicle space is to begin working with the auto industry manufacturers.

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Connect Connected Manufacturer Auto 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

The low-emission vehicle (LEV) standard requires vehicle manufacturers to deliver passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs that produce lower greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants for sale in Minnesota. The Minnesota LEV standard is identical to the California LEV III standard, which covers MY 2015-2025.

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Minnesota Clean Cleaning Standards 488

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC’s) vehicle powertrain production subsidiary in Changshu, China, Toyota Motor (Changshu) Auto Parts Co., Production of transaxles for hybrid vehicles—also a first for Toyota outside Japan—is scheduled to begin here in 2015. CVT cross-section. Click to enlarge. TMCAP CVT assembly line.

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2015 Toyota China Production 250

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant worker Tina Oaks attaches wiring harnesses on a Spark EV battery pack. General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich.

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2015 Chevrolet Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2020

USA Rare Earth, LLC, the funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, has purchased the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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USA Manufacturer Texas North Carolina 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2014

2015 Sonata Eco. Hyundai announced the third powertrain available in the 2015 Sonata: the Sonata Eco. The 2015 Sonata Eco is powered by a variant of the 1.6-liter l/100 km) combined rating is segment-leading for a non-hybrid mid-size sedan and more than a 10% improvement over a 2015 Sonata SE powered by the 2.4-liter

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MPG 2015 Hyundai Alabama 239

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will be forming an autonomous driving joint venture to advance the design, development and commercialization of SAE Level 4 and 5 autonomous technologies. As part of the agreement, Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv will each have a 50% ownership stake in the joint venture, valued at a total of US$4 billion.

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Hyundai Available Motor Motors 191

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Hyundai Motor Company and Cummins Inc. —Saehoon Kim, Vice President and Head of Fuel Cell Group at Hyundai Motor Group. have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) jointly to evaluate opportunities to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains.

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Hyundai Hydrogen Companies Motor 223

Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group and Rimac Automobili (Rimac) announced a strategic partnership aimed to strengthen the Group’s efforts to lead the high-performance electrified vehicle market and enhance its status as a game changer in Clean Mobility. —Euisun Chung, Executive Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group.

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Hyundai 2020 Motor Motors 191

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Distance to 2015 target by individual manufacturers in 2010 (only manufacturers registering > 100 000 vehicles in Europe). The data also show that almost all manufacturers must reduce emissions to meet 2015 targets under European legislation for new passenger cars, based on average CO 2 emissions for each manufacturer.

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2015 Emissions CO2 2010 244

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2018

(NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its Anniston, Alabama facility has successfully completed its first full build of an Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric heavy-duty transit bus.

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Manufacturer All-Electric Alabama Charging 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Hyundai Motor will hand over 60 ix35 Fuel Cell cars to the Paris-based electric taxi start-up STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien). A memorandum of understanding to that effect was signed at the opening of a public hydrogen fuel station operated by Air Liquide at Hyundai Motor’s European headquarters in Offenbach, Germany.

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Taxi Hyundai Motor Motors 262

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells required for manufacturing the BMW iX5 Hydrogen from the Toyota Motor Corporation. It teams up with an electric motor featuring fifth-generation BMW eDrive technology and a high-performance battery purpose developed for this vehicle to enable its powertrain to deliver 275 kW/374 hp.

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BMW Hydrogen Fuel Production 435

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2014

The study surveyed all major automakers and forecasts that Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler will become the biggest users of aluminum sheet in the next decade. The findings of the “ 2015 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content Study ” were compiled using data updated and verified between October 2013 and April 2014.

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2015 North America Minivan 2012 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Hyundai has begun assembly-line production of the ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle for fleet use; the first ix35 FCV rolled off the line at its Ulsan manufacturing facility today. The vehicle will be displayed at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Earlier post.) Two ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles will be supplied to Skåne, Sweden.

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2015 Hyundai Fleet Fuel 262

Teslarati

JANUARY 13, 2022

In 2014 when Narendra Modi officially became Prime Minister of India, his first message to people around the world was that, under his leadership, Indian manufacturing operations would become one of the world’s most robust. Five years after the initiative began, India’s manufacturing GDP was the lowest it had been in twenty years.

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India Manufacturer Tesla Tax 124

Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. General Motors and Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Tesla’s President of Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, and Delivery & Service. .

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General Motors GM Motor Motors 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2018

XING Mobility, a Taipei-based electric powertrain system supplier, has selected Clean Wave Technologies to provide electric motors and drive control units for a rally-inspired supercar. The vehicle will utilize four Clean Wave traction motors, one for each wheel. Miss R concept. seconds, 0-200 km/h in 5.1

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Clean Cleaning Motor Motors 199

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit. Renault Sport F1 has unveiled its 2015 power unit for Formula 1 racing, which incorporates a number of changes compared to its 2014 predecessor ( earlier post ). The 2015 power unit project was started six months before the 2014 units took to the track, ie. Renault Energy F1-2015 Power Unit.

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2015 Power Powered Hybrid 150

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MAY 9, 2017

million for 13 projects designed to stimulate the use of high performance supercomputing in US manufacturing. Among the awardees were Ford Motor Company and LanzaTech. Some of the technical focus areas in the plan align with the high-priority, energy-related manufacturing activities that the HPC4Mfg program also aims to address.

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Manufacturer Ford Sierra Waste 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

China-based GigaDevice Semiconductor, a manufacturer of flash memory, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and analog technology, has shipped 100 million units of its leading automotive-grade (AEC-Q100) GD25/55 SPI NOR and GD5F SPI NAND flash series. GigaDevice has been engaged in the automotive segment since 2015.

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ECC Automobile Manufacturer Automobile 2019 210

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Ford has issued its third annual trends report, a compilation of consumer research and insights from thought leaders around the world, which is intended to provide a look at micro-trends expected to influence products and brands for 2015 and beyond. Behavior Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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2015 Ford Escape Japan 246

Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2014

General Motors has begun construction of a facility for advanced race engine design and development, as well as an electric motor laboratory and gear center. will move to the new facility in mid-2015. will move to the new facility in mid-2015. Engineers and technicians from GM’s race engineering center in Wixom, Mich.

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GM Motor Motors Motoring 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2017

Ford Motor Company has appointed Jim Hackett as Ford Motor Company president and CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is retiring, effective immediately. Fields was expected to turn a traditional car manufacturer into a mobility company matching the evaluation of such companies. Hackett led Steelcase Inc.’s

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Ford Motor Motors Motoring 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

AvtoVAZ, the largest automaker based in Russia, a part of Rostec Corporation, introduced three new LADA concept cars at the Moscow International Motor Show 2014. The new design is expected to be track launched in 2015, with the first road tests planned for spring 2015. Production is scheduled to start in 2016 in Togliatti.

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Nissan Concept B0 Russia 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) has signed a framework agreement on taking a 50% stake in Chinese transport vehicle manufacturing company New Long Ma ( NLM ). NLM is part of the Fujian Motors Group, owned by the Fujian provincial government. The framework agreement was signed by the Fujian Motors Group, Long Ma Industrial Co.,Ltd,

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Minivan China Transportation Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Elio Motors has selected Comau Inc., Slated to begin production in the fourth quarter of 2014 and available in the US by the first quarter of 2015, the Elio will be built in a plant in Shreveport, LA. We are very pleased to be partnering with Elio Motors on the assembly of this unique three-wheel vehicle.

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Motor Motors Motoring Vehicles 291

Baua Electric

JULY 25, 2023

to top manufacturing of its automobiles, however the title of the corporate was once now not disclosed. Based in 2015 within the Catskill Mountains of Brandnew York, Bollinger has struggled with manufacturing setbacks and monetary problems. Bollinger has recognized a third-party meeting producer in Livonia, Mich., Brea, Calif.-based

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Detroit Motor Motors Motoring 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Dongfeng Motor Co., DFL), Nissan’s joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group in China, will build a new manufacturing facility in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China with an investment of up to RMB 5 billion (USD $785 million). —Hiroto Saikawa, Executive Vice President of Nissan Motor Co., Click to enlarge.

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2015 2014 Nissan China 236

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

A coalition of 13 major Japanese automakers and energy companies—including Toyota, Honda and Nissan—are joining together to expand the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in 2015 and develop the hydrogen supply network throughout Japan. Honda Motor Company, Ltd.; Iwatani Corporation; Osaka Gas Company, Ltd.;

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2015 Hydrogen Companies Fuel 285

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Combined, the construction of the battery plant and modification of the Smyrna manufacturing facility represent an investment of up to $1.7 billion, issued as part of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, program authorized by Congress as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Earlier post.).

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Nissan Manufacturer Batteries Battery 301

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are underway for launches in the US and European markets in the summer of 2015.

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Japan Toyota 2015 Price 304

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JANUARY 14, 2015

announced that it provides Ford Motor Co. Constellium, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of aluminium structural parts for the automotive industry, is one of Ford’s largest suppliers of these components for the F-150. Constellium N.V.

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