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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to hit 81M units in 2013, 101M by 2017

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Global light vehicle assembly is expected to reach 81 million units in 2013, an increase of 2.3 North America and Developing Asia-Pacific markets are driving most of the growth, while Developed Asia-Pacific is expected to see continued declines as assembly is localized abroad. North America. in June, and 8.1%

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Segway showcasing single-wheel electric self-balancing One S1 at CES 2017

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Now the company has expanded the launch to include brick and mortar retailers throughout North America. The company will showcase the unit to retail buyers at CES 2017 in January. On 1 November, Segway launched the new single-wheel electric self-balancing One S1 for pre-sale on Amazon (list price $999, now on sale for $599).

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Volvo Trucks to demonstrate Volvo VNR electric trucks in California in 2019; commercialize in NA in 2020

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Sales of the VNR Electric in North America will begin in 2020. —Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America. —Johan Agebrand, Volvo Trucks North America director of product marketing. million to SCAQMD for the Volvo LIGHTS project.

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Teijin completes acquisition of Czech composite and component supplier Benet Automotive

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We are growing our automotive composites business with our proprietary lightweight, high-performance materials, and superior multi-material design capabilities served by our hubs in Europe, North America and Asia.

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Pike forecasts cumulative plug-in vehicle sales to reach 5.2M units worldwide by 2017

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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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FUSO unveils the next generation eCanter electric truck

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Daimler Truck subsidiary MFTBC (Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, “FUSO”) unveiled the all new next generation model of the all-electric light-duty truck FUSO eCanter in Japan.

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GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

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Since 2017, the portfolio has also produced over $75 million of positive cash flows. In addition, the company plans to eliminate tailpipe emissions from new US light-duty vehicles by 2035.

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