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MARCH 3, 2017

The region will be headed by Thomas Schäfer, Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map. The Volkswagen brand currently has three operations in the region: the company has been building cars in South Africa since 1951.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2018

With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility. In addition to Rwanda, the Volkswagen brand is also active at three other locations in the Sub-Sahara region: the company has been manufacturing vehicles in South Africa since 1951. 16 million).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

The OTTO-R initiative, coordinated by the TU Freiberg, is part of the Kopernikus project P2X for the research, validation and implementation of Power-to-X concepts. The large-scale Power-to-X project was launched in October 2016. The topic “Power-to-X” addresses the storage of surplus renewable electricity.

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Gasoline Green South Africa Gasoline-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2017

The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia.

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Motor Motors Motoring Africa 150

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JULY 12, 2013

GM’s fuel-economy plan through the 2016 model year focuses on a reduction in vehicle mass and aggressive investment in advanced materials, such as high-strength steel, carbon fiber and aluminum, enabled in part by our industry-first aluminum welding technology. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report. to reflect this change.

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GM MPG Manufacturer 2017 275

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JULY 17, 2014

During a special “Go Further” event in Johannesburg attended by 1,000 employees, Ford dealers, suppliers, government officials, and media, Ford pledged to launch at least 25 new vehicles by 2016 to Middle East & Africa. The next two years will see a major expansion of Ford’s vehicle and technology line-up in South Africa.

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Africa South Africa 2016 Ford 230

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JULY 2, 2014

A platform is a horizontal segmentation; a CMF is a cross-sector concept. Last year, Renault began sales of the Duster sports utility vehicle in the UK and South Africa. billion) in annualized synergies by 2016, up from €1.5 Therefore, a CMF is not a platform; it can involve several platforms. billion (US$5.87

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