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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Cumulative light-duty PEV deployments by segment, world markets: 2011-2017. Nearly nine out of ten plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold this year will include at least a basic telematics package, and that percentage will likely grow to 94% by 2017, according to a new report from Pike Research. billion by 2017, Pike forecasts.

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MAY 24, 2018

Toyota projects that global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) will increase significantly after 2020 to at least 30,000 per year from today’s 3,000. Manufacturing both components at scale is critical to achieving lower system costs and wider availability for further growth and sales of FCEVs. Expanding sales.

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JULY 20, 2021

Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 combined for the ideal one-two punch in the global EV sales charts through 2021 so far. This fact discounts the automakers, like Kia and Polestar, who do not report their sales figures to the public.). The Model Y wasn’t Tesla’s only contributor on the list, however.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. —Yu Jun, General Manager of GAC Motor.

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APRIL 21, 2016

Honda announced that the upcoming Clarity Fuel Cell ( earlier post ) will be joined by two additional electrified variants, the Clarity Electric and Clarity Plug-in Hybrid, launching in the US in 2017. In addition to the Clarity series, a reengineered 2017 Accord Hybrid will go on-sale this spring. Earlier post.). Accord Hybrid.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The BMW Group is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. The MINI Electric Concept as presented at the IAA 2017. The BMW Group has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China. Click to enlarge. million vehicles per year.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

At the same time, the company will pursue opportunities to establish bases for automotive composite technical functions in the US and China to satisfy demands in these markets to strive to steadily strengthen its position as a global solution provider. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2017

The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has now been finalized. They are the perfect fit to our existing portfolio of French brands Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles. We are witnessing the birth of a true European champion today.

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Green Car Congress

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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MAY 6, 2014

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (FCA) Chrysler Brand will launch two plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV) over the next several years, said Al Gardner, President and CEO of the Chrysler Brand, during the FCA Investor Day presentations at Auburn Hills, Mi. Much more progress will come as gasoline and diesel engine technologies converge. —Bob Lee.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2016

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (ZGH) has raised $400 million through the first Green Bond sale on the offshore market from a Chinese automobile company to support the design, development and production of range-extended electric vehicles by its UK subsidiary, the LondonTaxi Company (LTC), manufacturer of the iconic London Black Cab.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

A key element in DiDi’s strategy is building a smart transportation ecosystem to capture future opportunities, with global expansion through alliances with regional partners. In 2017, taxi drivers completed 1.1 DiDi and SoftBank aim to build an open and inclusive platform that will be available to all of Japan’s taxi operators.

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MARCH 7, 2017

Speaking at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, Honda Motor Europe’s President and COO, Katsushi Inoue outlined Honda’s commitment to an electric future in Europe, with a specific aim to have electrified powertrains in two-thirds of Honda cars sold in Europe by 2025. per cent compared to same period in 2015.

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JULY 30, 2018

The company operates five facilities globally, including three in Germany and one each in Hungary and China, and employs approximately 400 staff. It posted consolidated sales of more than €69 million in the fiscal year ending 31 December 2017.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. Since then, sales have increased every year, for the past four consecutive years. In the case of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, 13% of the models sold in 2017 were plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Only three North America-focused studies exist as of 2017.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 17, 2023

The first SUV from Polestar, the premium electric vehicle maker owned by Geely and Volvo Cars, has been officially unveiled in China, but at a price reduction of about RMB 200,000 yuan ($29,080) from the model's global debut last year. | Polestar.US The plant is expected to make its first deliveries in mid-2024.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2017

At the 2017 North American International Auto Show we announced our Honda Electrification Initiative with the intention to make two-thirds of Honda’s global vehicle sales electrified vehicles by 2030. senior vice president of Automobile Sales and general manager of the Honda Division, American Honda Motor Co.,

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. When asked about the possibility of the Trollhattan site being used to manufacture automobiles, the company stated that it would continue relying on preexisting factories.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence. sales, with this year apparently being no different. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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AUGUST 5, 2017

The 2017 Honda Clarity Electric sedan arrived at the beginning of August in select dealerships in California and Oregon. This initiative contributes to Honda’s intention to have two-thirds of its global automobile sales come from electrified vehicles by 2030. Earlier post.).

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MAY 12, 2016

the manufacturer of Subaru vehicles, will change its company name to Subaru Corporation with effect from 1 April 2017 (tentatively). For the fiscal year ending March 2017, Subaru projects its global vehicle sales to exceed one million units (1,050,000 units on a consolidated basis) for the first time in its history.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

With this merger, SF Motors aims to further increase its investment in the development of e-powertrain systems and broaden its licensing and supply relationships with global OEM customers. Sokon’s primary business comprises automobile manufacturing, engine manufacturing and auto parts manufacturing.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

It will draw on the global leadership on EV technologies and cost-effective car design experience from the Alliance, and the competitive manufacturing costs from Dongfeng. The electric vehicle will be produced at the Dongfeng plant of Shiyan which has a production and sales capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year. respectively.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2016

One week after the Volkswagen Group announced a US$300-million strategic investment in global ride hailing provider Gett ( earlier post ), the two companies laid the cornerstone for their strategic partnership at a kick-off event at the DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin. —Ole Harms.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Alongside traditional automobile businesses, innovative, digitally networked mobility services promise a high growth dynamic. The Volkswagen Group intends to generate a “substantial” share of its sales revenue from this new business by 2025. Frank Dilger (CFO); and Robert Henrich (COO), who will take up his post on 1 January 2017.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) outlined the industry’s proposal for a pathway to future CO 2 reductions: a 20% CO 2 reduction for passenger cars by 2030, compared to 2021. The latest ACEA data show that in the first half of 2017, electrically-chargeable vehicles made up 1.2%

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

The global craze for SUVs shows no sign of slowdown. Large boxy SUVs are witnessing rapid growth in demand and sales across the world. Read more Some SUVs as wide as 2,039 mm, combined with narrow roads and crunch of parking space in many European cities are making urban traffic conditions difficult to manage.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

The greening of the automobile trade isn’t just about constructing zero-emission automobiles; it’s additionally about lowering the carbon affect of the dealerships that promote and repair them. The automobile corporate’s retail community in Canada is composed of fifty BMW and 31 Miniature dealerships.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Among drivers testing the vehicles were CRI staff and members of the Icelandic Automobile Association as well as several local service providers in the auto industry. The association was officially launched by the founding partners in Brussels on November 30, 2017. The most common blend contains 15% methanol and 85% gasoline.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Between 2012 and 2016, diesel accounted for half of the company’s global sales. Back in 2017, he announced then that Volvo would stop further development on diesels at a time when nearly half of all new cars sold in Europe had diesel engines. But those days are over now as the company moves toward an all-electric future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2016

Ballard expects to deliver the stacks in 2016 and 2017. DFAC), which is part of Dongfeng Motor Corporation, a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan. We are pleased to see DFAC supporting the largest planned deployment of fuel cell hybrid commercial vehicles globally.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw the Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation which EPA announced on 13 January 2017. Background.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Judging from the customs data for the first eight months of this year, the contribution rate of my country’s new energy vehicle exports to the growth of automobile exports reached 26.7%, becoming a new bright spot in the foreign trade of the automobile industry. Cross-border e-commerce shines in the European market.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd, China’s leading vehicle exporter, will launch a new model line of passenger cars and SUVs globally—with plans to begin sales in Europe within the next few years—under a new nameplate: EXEED. The first configuration to go on sale will be an ultra-low emission PHEV variant.

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JUNE 9, 2014

We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. —Mark Seng, director, aftermarket solutions and global aftermarket practice leader at IHS Automotive. years by 2017 and 11.7 Looking ahead, IHS forecasts that average age of vehicles is likely to remain at 11.4

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