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Mazda3 global production reaches 5M units

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Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the total production volume of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached five million units at the end of April 2016. in China, AutoAlliance (Thailand) and Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation in Mexico. It is manufactured at the Hofu Plant in Japan, Changan Mazda Automobile Co.,

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Mazda to increase production capacity of SKYACTIV transmissions at Hofu Plant

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Mazda Motor Corporation plans to increase SKYACTIV transmission—both SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmissions and SKYACTIV-MT manual transmissions—production capacity at the Nakanoseki district of Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi, Japan. million vehicles annually by the fiscal year ending March 2016.

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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Sustainability is an important aspect of our corporate strategy and plays a key role in expanding electromobility. The BMW Group recognised Northvolt’s potential and expertise early: In mid-2018, the BMW Group entered a cooperation to develop battery cells with the company formed in 2016. —Andreas Wendt.

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15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

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Generative AI investment skyrockets While corporate investment was down overall last year, investment in generative AI went through the roof. This year is also the first time that Spectrum has figured into the report, with a citation of an article published here about generative AI’s visual plagiarism problem.

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ExxonMobil plans five-year investment of $185B to develop new energy supplies; 21 major oil and gas projects to begin production between 2012 and 2014

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Exxon Mobil Corporation plans to invest approximately $185 billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. To help meet that demand, ExxonMobil is anticipating an investment profile of approximately $37 billion per year through the year 2016.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

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Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. —Shigeki Terashi, Senior Managing Officer, Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

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Toyota Motor Corporation has begun accepting applications today for this year’s Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program , which is designed to support environmental revitalization and conservation activities aimed at sustainable development both in Japan and overseas. 2016 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients.

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