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Toyota and Suzuki lay out details of collaboration

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation have agreed to begin considering concrete collaboration in new fields. Toyota and Suzuki have been considering the concrete details of such collaboration since having concluded a memorandum of understanding toward business partnership in February 2017. Earlier post.).

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Toyota and Suzuki to start discussing joint projects for technological development, vehicle production, and market development; India and Africa

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) agreed to start discussing new joint projects in the fields of technological development, vehicle production, and market development. TKM) to produce models developed by Suzuki for sale in India through each of the Toyota and Suzuki brand network.

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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million units in 2017, representing just 43.7% million registrations in 2017, 19.5% Overall, new registrations in Europe in 2017 totalled 15.57 in December 2017. The vast majority of market growth in 2017 was driven by SUVs, which posted a record 4.56 million registrations in 2017. higher than in 2016.

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Global Automakers calls on EPA to withdraw proposed determination on MY 2022-2025 GHG standards, get back in alignment with NHTSA, provide more time

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Global Automakers and its members remain committed to the goals of one national program and therefore are asking the EPA to withdraw its Proposed Determination, or at the very least grant an extension of the current 30-day comment period. —John Bozzella, President and CEO, Global Automakers.

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Teijin acquires composites company Inapal to expand European automotive business

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The acquisition of Continental Structural Plastics positioned us as a Tier One supplier of high-performance composites to the global automotive market. Now the acquisition of Inapal enables us to deliver on our promise to stakeholders to expand our technologies on a global basis, including in Europe. billion ($2 billion) by 2030.

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Demand for battery electric vehicles in Europe doubles in July; growth driven by Tesla and Renault

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—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. However, the increase seen in July 2018 was still lower than the 35%, 18% and 12% increases seen in July 2018, July 2017 and July 2016, respectively. The growth seen in July was driven by the midsize and small markets, as 14 of the 27 countries analysed in JATO’s insights saw increases.

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SUVs are getting wider, outgrowing roads and parking spaces in these countries

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The global craze for SUVs shows no sign of slowdown. Also Read : Maruti Suzuki Ignis to Hyundai Exter: Top 5 automatic cars under ₹ 10 lakh The study has further called for regulatory intervention from the European Union. Large boxy SUVs are witnessing rapid growth in demand and sales across the world.

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