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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 2, 2017

Linde and Praxair expect the transaction to close in the second half of 2018, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. The proposed merger brings together two leading companies in the global industrial gas industry, leveraging the proven strengths of each. Linde AG and Praxair, Inc. billion (€1.1

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Volkswagen has been testing the newly developed R33 BlueDiesel fuel blend at its in-house filling station in Wolfsburg since January 2018. The current supplier since January 2018 is Shell Global Solutions in cooperation with Tecosol and Neste, who supply fuels certified according to European standards. Thomas Garbe.

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APRIL 5, 2019

At the site of the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant in Germany, the construction of the battery factory at the Brühl sub-plant has begun with the symbolic foundation-laying ceremony. Mercedes-Benz Cars is investing more than one billion euros in a global battery production network within the worldwide Mercedes-Benz Cars production network.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions targeted for heavy-duty mobility applications. In March 2018, Freudenberg announced it had acquired a 31% ownership stake in XALT Energy through a multi-million dollar investment in its operations. Earlier post.) and General Motors Corp. (GM),

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

With extensive orders for battery cells until the year 2030, we set another important milestone for the electrification of our future electric vehicles of the EQ product and technology brand. The company is also investing €1 billion in the global battery production network within the worldwide production network.

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MAY 18, 2018

In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. The smart plant in Hambach will become a part of our global compact car production network with the lead plant Rastatt, Germany. In the next few years, Mercedes-Benz Cars will invest €10 billion (US$11.8

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MARCH 4, 2020

—Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 Four of the five major markets in Europe posted higher averages in 2019 than in 2018. g/km for Germany to an increase of 3.0

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AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. The fully networked factory will have a significant impact on the production of the future.

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MAY 17, 2018

To carry out road tests for the preparation of Level 4 (L4) Autonomous Driving R&D in China, Shanghai is an attractive, innovative city, matching perfectly with BMW Group’s vision of future mobility. On 15 May 2018, the BMW China R&D Center officially opened in Beijing’s Shunyi District. New BMW Group R&D Center in Beijing.

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JULY 10, 2018

The production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in China, the world’s largest market for electromobility, is a key element of MINI’s continued strategic development within the BMW Group’s Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT. The signing of agreement follows a letter of intent signed with Great Wall Motor on 23 February 2018.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. More than 2.2

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JULY 3, 2018

Railway industry company CAF has entered into an agreement to acquire Solaris Bus & Coach, a global supplier of conventional and electric buses with presence in over 700 cities in 32 countries. Solaris’ main markets are Poland, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and the Baltics. roda, and a workforce of more than 2,300 people.

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APRIL 9, 2018

A new study by researchers at Leiden University in The Netherlands, with colleagues at the University of Freiburg (Germany) and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, shows that climate policies can strongly increase metal demand. mostly as a result of population and GDP growth. Click to enlarge. —Deetman et al. 7b05549.

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JULY 10, 2018

The production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in China, the world’s largest market for electromobility, is a key element of MINI’s continued strategic development within the BMW Group’s Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT. The signing of agreement follows a letter of intent signed with Great Wall Motor on 23 February 2018.

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MARCH 26, 2018

million units registered in Europe in 2018 so far, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. This growth can be attributed to key markets such as Germany, Spain and France, as well as five other markets (Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Estonia and Luxembourg), which posted double digit growth. percentage points in February. respectively.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The global market-place has changed significantly over the last few years. A dominant player in Asia has changed global market dynamics and digitalization will impact the future of mobility. Future modes of transportation are bound to be clean and competitive. Closing is expected at the end of calendar year 2018.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

The acquisition was completed at the beginning of August 2018, following the satisfactory completion of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. The acquisition of Continental Structural Plastics positioned us as a Tier One supplier of high-performance composites to the global automotive market.

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MAY 25, 2017

has received more than 30 awards—including the National Energy Globe as the best project in Germany, the GreenTec Award for energy efficiency and water-saving measures in production and the Sustainovation Award. We reached our environmental target of producing our vehicles 25 percent more sustainable by 2018 before the date set.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

billion (US$106 billion) in new models, innovative technologies and its global presence in its Automotive Division over the coming five years. billion (US$80 billion), on a level with the planning approved in the previous year for the period from 2014 to 2018. More than half of the capex spending (around 56%) will be made in Germany.

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JULY 3, 2018

Railway industry company CAF has entered into an agreement to acquire Solaris Bus & Coach, a global supplier of conventional and electric buses with presence in over 700 cities in 32 countries. Solaris’ main markets are Poland, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and the Baltics. roda, and a workforce of more than 2,300 people.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

The goal is to standardize key elements but at the same time “keep the door open” for innovations in wireless automated charging in the future. The final SAE J2954 Standard is to be published in 2018 based on actual vehicle test data. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 26, 2017

From 2018 to 2021 we will invest further 600 million US dollars in manufacturing infrastructure for future generations of the BMW X models. The BMW Group produces BMW X models in Spartanburg for the US and global markets. The US is the company’s second-largest purchasing market, after Germany, and accounts for €5.2

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AUGUST 7, 2018

Audi, for example, just last week announced plans with Ericsson to pilot the use of 5G as a future-proof enabling communication technology for such Industry 4.0 Field testing will begin later this year at the Audi Production Lab in Gaimersheim, Germany. activities. Earlier post.) manufacturing strategies.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

This will once again significantly boost the Group’s competitiveness and safeguard its future. The ratio of investments in property, plant and equipment (capex) to sales revenue will remain at a competitive level of between six and seven percent in the period from 2014 to 2018. —Prof. billion (US$26.4 billion (US$1.8

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

After the start in Germany, the test vehicle based on the new production S‑Class is now under test in the heavy traffic and exposed to the special national features in the Chinese megalopolis of Shanghai. The first leg took place in Germany in September. The performance of the driver assistance systems was assessed on some 9.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

In addition, a battery plant will also be built near the existing passenger-car plant ensuring availability of advanced technology for future generations of Mercedes-Benz vehicles built in the US. With production locations for EVs and batteries in Europe, China and, now, the US, our global network is ready for the era of electric vehicles.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

At the first Infineon Automotive Cybersecurity Forum in Munich on 25 October 2018, experts from the automotive as well as security industry will discuss how to apply the expertise gained in other areas to connected cars. Mobility of the future requires the exchange of huge volumes of data.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

NIO has seen growth in its production speed and capacity, especially considering that the company only produced its first EV in May 2018. According to NIO co-founder and President Qin Lihong, the penetration rate for high-end EVs in China is expected to double or even triple in the future. Credit: NIO.

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MAY 21, 2015

New analysis from consultancy Frost & Sullivan—“Key Focus Areas for Driving Interface Systems for Passenger Cars”—projects that shift-by-wire technology is likely to be adopted in premium segment cars globally and across volume segments in mature markets such as North America, Germany and Japan by 2020.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The codetermination structures in Germany, the Netherlands and Great Britain will be retained. Under the planned joint venture, we are giving the European steel activities of thyssenkrupp and Tata a lasting future. The Tata Group and thyssenkrupp have a strong heritage in the global steel industry and share similar culture and values.

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JULY 28, 2022

In October 2017, China and Germany signed an agreement to cooperate on high-power charging technology and standards and jointly participate in developing high-power charging technology, new interface design solutions, and the construction of demonstration projects. History of ChaoJi Technology.

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MARCH 16, 2017

The global aviation sector contributes approximately 5% of the current anthropogenic radiative forcing, owing to direct emissions of fossil-fuel CO 2 (28 mW m −2 ) and the formation and evolution of contrails and contrail-induced cirrus clouds (50 mW m −2 ).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The dual-clutch gearboxes produced especially for the Chinese market will be used in several Group models in China in the future. Volkswagen says that the new generation of DSG gearboxes will help Volkswagen become the most sustainable automaker in China by 2018. Volkswagen Component Academy.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

BYTON, a China-headquartered automotive brand owned by Future Mobility Corporation, inaugurated its North American headquarters in Santa Clara, California last week, marking further progress in the company’s strategic effort to establish a global presence. BYTON’s first drivable concept car will make its debut at CES 2018 in January.

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