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AUGUST 23, 2012

Global advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) revenues are expected to grow from $22.7 billion in 2017, according to a new report from ABI Research. Asia-Pacific will remain the leading ADAS market throughout the forecast period. billion in 2012 to $460.8

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JULY 23, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly is expected to reach 81 million units in 2013, an increase of 2.3 While the global market is expected to see positive growth overall, there are a number of mixed signals at the regional level. Autofacts forecasts annual global light vehicle assembly to reach 101 million by 2017.

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JULY 4, 2012

Global OEM connected car system penetration is expected to increase from 11.4% in 2017, according to ABI Research. in 2012 to 60.1%

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Under the terms of the agreement, BioAmber and CJCJ plan to establish a joint venture in China to produce up to 36,000 metric tons of bio-succinic acid annually and commercialize the output in Asia. The partners would also have a mutual right-of-first-refusal to retrofit additional CJCJ fermentation facilities globally.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

million preterm births globally—or 18% of all pre-term births—were associated with outdoor exposure to fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ).The million global estimate, and China for about another 500,000. The open-access study is published in the journal. Environment International. In 2010, an estimated 14.9 Christopher S.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Oil production growth from the United States, Brazil, Canada and Norway can keep the world well supplied, more than meeting global oil demand growth through 2020, but more investment will be needed to boost output after that, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual report on oil markets. mb/d in 2017.

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JULY 25, 2017

China continues to lead the global smart meter market through 1Q 2017 with upwards of 408 million meters installed, accounting for 68.3% In Asia Pacific, the smart meter market remains fragmented, with a subset of the region’s major countries engaging in large-scale projects and many others showing limited to no activity.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Major solid-state battery players globally. Although in 2017, Bosch gave up SEEO and was selling the company, and Dyson abandoned the technologies of Sakti3, the interest in solid-state batteries never vanished. The car plug-in market will take the largest share (66%) in 2031, followed by smartphone applications. Source: IDTechEx.

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JULY 12, 2019

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles—and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. With the addition of AID employees, Argo AI will grow from 500 to more than 700 employees globally. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The Ka Concept strategically positions the company to address global demand for sub-B compact vehicles, a segment that is projected to increase to approximately 6.2 million vehicles by 2017, Ford said. A strong precursor to an all-new global compact car from Ford, a vehicle such as the Ka Concept could launch in 2014.

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JULY 11, 2017

Anticipated closing of the transaction is in the second half of 2017. The combination will make Hydro the only global company in the aluminum industry that is fully integrated across the value chain and markets. The transaction gives Sapa a total enterprise value of NOK 27 billion (US$3.24

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MARCH 12, 2012

According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts. —John Gartner. (In

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AUGUST 23, 2016

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate conversion assets and supporting business functions currently operated by Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

MD/HD HEV Truck Sales as percentage of ICE trucks, World Markets: 2011 and, 2017. The global truck market is about 3.7 million by 2017. The global truck market is about 3.7 million by 2017. between 2011 and 2017 to reach 100,746 trucks, or about 2.1% of global sales. of global sales.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

US petroleum product exports increased in the first half of 2022 by 11% (596,000 b/d) compared with the first half of 2021—the fastest growth rate for that time period since 2017. US exports to Asia have grown rapidly in recent years as consumption of propane as a petrochemical feedstock and consumer demand have both increased.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Despite continuing headwinds in the USA, as well as the model changeover of the BMW X3 and the BMW 5 Series in China, we were still able to achieve last year’s high sales levels, due to our policy of balanced global sales growth. Global BMW brand sales in July were at last year’s extremely high level. year on year.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

Annual light-duty electric vehicle sales, world markets: 2011-2017. million units worldwide by 2017, up from just under 114,000 vehicles in 2011. between 2011 and 2017 (this compares to a CAGR of 3.7% Pike anticipates that the market for PEVs is expected to grow to 1,342,067 vehicles annually by 2017—about 1.4%

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Global automotive industry sales rose 5.6% Declines in Japan, Russia and Brazil were offset by strong results in China and Europe, said Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. Global demand for SUVs continued, with significant sales increases in the segment across South East Asia, Europe and China. in 2016 to 84.24

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MARCH 18, 2017

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions were flat for a third straight year in 2016 even as the global economy grew, according to the International Energy Agency. Global emissions from the energy sector stood at 32.1 IEA will explore US and natural gas prospects in details in the next World Energy Outlook 2017.

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MARCH 6, 2019

In launching the first-generation LEAF, Nissan pledged to become a global leader in producing and promoting vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. The Nissan LEAF is available in more than 50 markets globally. The powertrain of the second-generation LEAF, which debuted in 2017, produces 110 kW of power and 320 N·m of torque.

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MARCH 23, 2016

Production from the plant is slated to begin in 2017 for regional distribution, and three additional trains in the following years are expected to increase its capacity to 640MT/day. The Primus STG+ methanol and gasoline solutions are being developed in multiple projects across North America, Asia and the Middle East.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Meo stated that the center of the global automotive market has gravitated toward Asia. He pointed out that electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids account for 14% of global car sales, led by Asian automakers. Stellantis also invested in China-based Leapmotor to expand global EV sales. Buoyed by its huge domestic market (8.5

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JUNE 2, 2022

Most of this is from electric two- and three-wheelers in Asia, but rising passenger EV sales push this to 2.5 Sales of internal combustion engine vehicles already peaked in 2017 and BNEF expects the global fleet of ICE passenger vehicles to start to decline in 2024. million barrels per day by 2025. Last ICE in 2038.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Cumulative battery usage by vehicle, world markets, 2011-2017. According to a new report from Pike Research, the number of e-motorcycles and e-scooters on the road will increase from 17 million in 2011 to 138 million by 2017, the majority of which will be powered by lead-acid batteries. million, respectively, by 2017.

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APRIL 10, 2014

In 2012, the combined global production of ethanol and biodiesel fell for the first time since 2000, down 0.4% Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1 Global ethanol production declined slightly for the second year in a row, to 83.1 of global road transport fuels, and 2.5%

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Adnavem offers unbundled door-to-door transport with a present focus on Asia and Northern Europe. Adnavem, which was founded in 2017 and is based in Gothenburg in Sweden, provides an unbundled service offer where transport buyers can choose the service providers for each part of the logistics chain themselves.

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JULY 13, 2019

The vehicle is currently being developed by NEVS in Trollhättan, Sweden, inspired by the “InMotion” concept that was shown at the CES Asia, in 2017. We are proud to start deploying our technology together with a global OEM that really takes the mobility revolution seriously.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2012

The global energy map is changing significantly, according to the 2012 edition of the Internal Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook ( WEO-2012 ). The IEA said these changes will recast expectations about the role of different countries, regions and fuels in the global energy system over the coming decades. Energy demand.

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MARCH 13, 2018

Eleven international oil & gas, energy, science & technology and automotive companies from Asia, North America and Europe have joined the Hydrogen Council. In addition to their ongoing individual investments and projects, this year will see Council members join forces to drive change, accelerating the pace on a global scale.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Electric car ownership in Southeast Asia is still relatively low. Source: Nissan. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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APRIL 2, 2018

In April 2017, Buick introduced the Velite 5, its first extended-range electric vehicle, in a global debut in Shanghai. The development of the Velite Concept was led by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC), GM’s engineering and design JV with SAIC, leveraging GM’s global resources. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Global electric vehicle production forecast for 2014. rise in global manufacturing of all motor vehicles expected in 2014. In December 2013, IHS projected total global automotive sales in 2014 of 85 million, roughly resulting in an expected approximate 0.5% share for PEVs in the global market this year. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 22, 2019

Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ million of them—roughly 30% more units than conventional electric vehicle makers did.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

However, according to a new report from Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, planned investments in lithium-ion manufacturing will result in significant overcapacity between 2014 and 2017 relative to the demand generated by that growth, especially in the US and in Japan. million vehicles by 2015.

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MAY 9, 2017

Toyota established the annual program in 2000 in commemoration of Toyota’s receipt of the Global 500 Award in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); this year marks the program’s 18 th year. Association to Save Shallow Water and Tidal Flat in Asia. Society for Communing with Nature and Oomurasaki.

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MAY 20, 2013

Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Batteries accounted for 27% of global lithium consumption in 2012, up from 15% in 2007 and 8% in 2002. In 2012, East Asia accounted for 60% of total global consumption with Europe accounting for a further 24% and North America 9%.

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