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to begin discussion toward collaboration in the area of motorcycle sharing services in Southeast Asia. Grab provides ride-hailing platform through which users share and utilize automobiles and motorcycles. Honda Motor Co., recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Grab Inc.,

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Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquarter in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), issued a statement saying that it does not have a clear outlook for when production will resume as flooding on its facilities has continued since 8 October 2011.

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Automobile modular architectures—for example, TNGA of Toyota, and MQB, MLB and MEB of the Volkswagen Group—hav become a major trend in the auto industry. Production based on BMA will be launched in EU, Eastern Europe, Africa, South America, Middle East and Southeast Asia.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

Although still a nascent market in most regions of the world, electric scooters sell in significant numbers in Asia Pacific today, according to Navigant Research. Sales in regions outside of Asia Pacific are estimated at 31,338 vehicles in 2013, Navigant said. Sales of e-scooters in China alone are expected to reach 9.4

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Thirty urban areas with populations of at least 2 million that are projected to experience the fastest growth between 2006 and 2020 are heavily concentrated in South Asia and Africa, with some located in the Middle East and South America. Developing countries are expected to account for about 93% of all growth in urban populations worldwide.

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JULY 10, 2012

This marks Protean Electric’s entry into China, the world's largest automobile market. In 2011, China automobile sales exceeded 18.5 Total vehicle registrations in China today total over 100 million automobiles. million units. Passenger car sales climbed to about 14.5 Earlier post.).

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The company plans to use the funds to expand its customer service, sales and manufacturing in Asia, with a focus on China. China is the leading global market for new energy buses, passenger rail, automobile sales and renewable wind power generation; Ioxus products directly benefit those applications.

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continued] The post China’s Growing EV Influence Around Asia Highlighted At San Francisco’s APEC Summit appeared first on CleanTechnica. The 2023 APEC Summit held in San Francisco last week marked a pivotal moment in the region’s commitment to transitioning.

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JULY 19, 2012

HMSB), a Honda automobile production and sales joint venture in Malaysia, has begun construction of a second automobile production line at the existing auto plant in Malacca, Malaysia. Malaysia is the Honda’s largest hybrid vehicle market in Southeast Asia today, with a further increase in demand for hybrid vehicles expected.

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APRIL 19, 2012

Ford will invest US$760 million to build a new assembly plant in Hangzhou, China with its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), adding initial capacity of 250,000 units. So far, Ford’s investments in China and across Asia represent its largest and most rapid global expansion in fifty years.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

As part of its development strategy in high-growth countries, and particularly China, Valeo has acquired an 80% shareholding in the company Ruby (a lighting specialist) from Chery Technology, a subsidiary of Chinese automaker Chery Automobile. The Chinese automaker Chery Automobile, created in 1997, is based at Wuhu in Anhui province.

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OCTOBER 15, 2011

To date, the ACO has run the Le Mans 24 Hours in Le Mans, France, and the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, with races in Europe, the United States and Asia. The inaugural year is expected to feature a series of races in Europe, the US and Asia, in addition to the Le Mans 24 Hours.

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IHI Corporation and Hyundai WIA Corporation, a major automobile parts manufacturer and a major subsidiary of Hyundai-Kia Motor Group, have entered a joint venture agreement for turbochargers. 1 brand in Asia through the joint-business in South Korea. IHI intends to strengthen its position as the No.1

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is seeking to increase annual worldwide automobile sales by 80% over the next decade from the estimated 3.61 Having focused mainly on Japan, the US and Europe, the company controls only 3-5% of the automobile markets in emerging nations, excluding those in Southeast Asia. The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co. million in 2020.

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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. The company ranked 5 th among all brands in J.D.

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announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V61 tires to Lexus for use as original equipment (OE) tires on the new RZ, the Lexus brand’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV), which was launched in Japan and other countries, including in Europe and Asia, from this March. The Yokohama Rubber Co.,

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Ricardo announced that its collaboration with Chery Automobile Company Ltd of China was instrumental in the development of the CVT system launched in the new Chery E5 vehicle. —Ricardo Asia president Gary Tan. Ricardo worked with Chery to develop the associated control strategies for the Chinese automaker’s first CVT product.

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Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79 What is the mystery behind it?.

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Tata Motors Limited, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, has confirmed its long term commitment to advanced research and development in the UK through the participation of its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), in the UK’s National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 23, 2014

(AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. Europe and Asia. Manufacturing locations in both the US and Asia will provide automotive customers with improved supply chain reliability and security. This GWP is 99.9%

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

StreetScooter GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Post and market leader for electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese automobile manufacturer Chery Holding Group (Chery) establishing a joint venture between the two companies. Total investment could be up to €500 million.

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is acquiring a large portion of the Thai Storage Battery Public Company Limited (TSB Company), a manufacturer of automotive and industrial lead-acid storage batteries mainly in Southeast Asia, with a high market share in Thailand and elsewhere. Hitachi Chemical Co., Hitachi Chemical has acquired 43.9%

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The GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) and GM’s Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) joint venture in Shanghai received the Material Technology Innovation Award for the research and development of an innovative magnesium-intensive decklid. The magnesium-intensive decklid covers the trunk of a vehicle.

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APRIL 6, 2012

Ford and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) will invest approximately US$600 million to expand capacity in Chongqing by 350,000 passenger vehicles, raising total capacity in China to 950,000 vehicles annually. We are going further in China and across Asia.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. Earlier post.) HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% lower than that of HFC-134a, the current refrigerant in use (GWP = 1,300).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Under the contract placed by JAC—officially the Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co Ltd (JAC) of Hefei, Anhui Province—Ricardo is providing advanced thermal simulation and test guidance to support the development of a passenger vehicle with a downsized gasoline engine. —Ricardo Asia president Gary Tan.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The natural rubber currently used to produce tires is sourced from the Pará rubber tree, which primarily grows in Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, where more than 90% of the world’s Pará rubber tree plantations are concentrated now, the damage caused by the white root rot disease is getting worse. Source: Bridgestone.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

As part of its largest expansion in 50 years, Ford and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) will invest US$760 million (RMB 4.8 The Hangzhou plant is part of Ford’s expansion in Asia Pacific and Africa, with nine new plants (seven under construction) planned. billion since 2006.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

By 2030 all developing regions including Asia and Africa are expected to have the majority of their inhabitants living in urban areas; virtually all Population Growth over the next 30 years will be in cities. Yet the OECD projects that forest areas will decline globally by 13% from 2005 to 2030, mostly in South Asia and Africa.

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JULY 22, 2011

Global sales of automobiles, particularly in China and across Asia, are forecasted to grow steadily over the next several years, increasing demand for Corning’s advanced substrates. This expansion is expected to be complete and operational in the third quarter of 2013.

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

American Honda Motor will temporally adjust automobile production at all six Honda auto plants in the US and Canada due to the disruption of the flow of parts from Honda suppliers in Asia because of the ongoing flooding in Thailand. Earlier post.). Auto production will be at approximately 50% of the original plan through 10 Nov.

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The company designs, engineers, manufactures and sells electric power steering, hydraulic power steering, steering columns and driveline halfshafts for more than 60 automobile manufacturers and tier one suppliers. Nexteer Automotive is a global provider of advanced steering and related technology. Headquartered in Saginaw, Mich.,

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This was hinted at in data from the Japan Automobile Importers Associations others category, which indicated a 56% yearly increase to 2,120 units in Q1 2025. Tesla constitutes most of the vehicles in the Japan Automobile Importers Associations others category, as noted in a Nikkei Asia report.

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OCTOBER 12, 2013

Group delivery figures for the Asia-Pacific region remained encouraging, the company said. compared with the same prior-year period, handing over 114,400 automobiles. Of those, 36,400 vehicles were in the Asia-Pacific region, and 34,900 vehicles were handed over to customers in the North America region.

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JUNE 22, 2013

Ford officially opened a US$500-million new engine plant in Chongqing at its joint venture in China Changan Ford Automobile (CAF). A key part of Ford’s largest expansion in more than half-a-century, CAFEP is the second of seven new plants opening across the Asia Pacific region this decade, and the second of five new plants in China.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

While Pinnacle is first looking to the lower power applications, Cleeves suggests that there is a major opportunity for the engine as propulsion for the bottom half of three-quarters of the expanding automotive market in Asia—those customers who can’t afford a hybrid or a PHEV. We end up being a real natural for the basic automobile.

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At CES Asia 2017 in Shanghai, NEVS also unveiled the new InMotion Concept as a vision for a level 5 autonomous vehicle, in which the interior will be adapted for passenger needs. NEVS was founded in 2012 and acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates. —Mattias Bergman, President of NEVS.

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