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New lightweight metals institute will be headquartered in Detroit

Green Car Congress

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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Tata Technologies displays eMO low-cost city EV engineering study at Detroit Show

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Tata Technologies, a global provider of engineering services and product development IT, was selected by Michelin to display its electric MObility (eMO) engineering study EV as part of the Michelin Challenge Design display at the 2012 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. —Kevin Fisher.

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Downtown Detroit, a charging desert, finally gets DC fast chargers

Green Car Reports

auto industry has long been downtown Detroit. And as much as that industry has wanted to talk the talk about electrification the past several year, it hasn’t walked the walk in its home turf. Detroit almost made it to the end of the decade without a single DC fast charger. The home base for the U.S.

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US President Biden pats GM CEO’s back: “You electrified the entire auto industry. You led.”

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US President Joe Biden recently visited General Motors’ Factory Zero in Detroit, a site that the veteran automaker notes would be the centerpiece of a massive electric vehicle revolution. “In the auto industry, Detroit is leading the world in electric vehicles. You know how critical it is?

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2012 Detroit Auto Show: Green Car Preview--Production Models

Green Car Reports

Next week's Detroit Auto Show promises to be the busiest and most influential in several years. With the auto industry continuing to recover slowly from its 2008 meltdown and Chinese sales rising, both U.S. and overseas automakers will launch new models and show off gleaming concept cars. The largest.

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Fitch Ratings: US automakers well positioned for weak demand in 2012; estimates break-even for Detroit 3 at 10.5M units

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Relative to the last downturn, operating profiles are more resilient as a result of capacity reduction, lower fixed costs, and a more manageable labor cost structure linked to the recently ratified United Auto Workers (UAW) contracts. —“2012 Outlook: US Auto Manufacturers and Suppliers”. than was seen in 2010 and 2011.

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Strange Plug-in Bedfellows Rile Detroit

Plugs and Cars

Detroit and it's Congressional defenders are again suggesting that what's good for America will kill Big Auto. The Detroit Free Press story headline tells the tale: House talk on plug-in cars erupts Mich. auto industry. The Detroit Free Press story headline tells the tale: House talk on plug-in cars erupts Mich.

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