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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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It has also fully lived up to its reputation as a bestseller in its last year of the current model: In total, we sold about 200,500 Sprinter vans worldwide in 2017—more than ever before. A start has been made with the eVito, which has been available for order since November 2017 with deliveries starting in the second half of 2018.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Construction of the new paint line will begin this December and is slated for completion in December 2017. The CO 2 emissions intensity of automobile production in North America was 592 kg/auto in FY14—down 21.6% The new Line 1 paint shop will have a capacity of 229,000 units annually. from a high of 755 kg/auto in FY11.

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EV Charging: A Look at the International Landscape

EV Connect

In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.