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Former VW boss Herbert Diess elected as chairman of chipmaker Infineon

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Its primary clients come from the auto industry, which Diess is also intimately familiar with, making him a good candidate for chairman. Engineers designing advanced electric vehicles or sensor fusion can use the hardware support package, even before silicon is available. The Munich-based chipmaker purchased U.S.

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Musashi appoints Naoya Nishimura as CEO for India, Africa region – ET Auto

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With his remarkable leadership and extensive background in Research & Development, Electrification and business expansion, he brings a fresh perspective to Musashi India’s vision of revolutionizing the auto industry with supreme quality products. Previously Naoya Nishimura was the global Chief R&D Officer at Musashi.

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Lucid introduces new $7,500 discount as EV price war heats up

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Air Touring is at the heart of the Lucid Air family, with an extraordinary fusion of performance and interior space, wrapped in a sleek aerodynamic design. Lucid is still attempting to find its footing within the auto industry, especially as larger and more prominent brands have entered the market.

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Top 10 Green Cars revealed

Green Cars News

Green cars are definitely the in-thing in the auto industry and now consumer website kbb.com (part of the Kelley Blue Book) has named its Top 10 Green Cars for 2010. Now before you wonder where the likes of the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt are on the list – they are not yet available and [.].

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Ford to sweeten scrappage deal – but is it green?

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The so-called Scrappage Plus discounts will be available over and above the Government and industry’s shared £2,000 subsidy. They start at an additional £1,250 for a Ford Fusion and extend to £3,000 for a Ford Galaxy. There may be some marginal benefit in replacing an old gas guzzler with a new, large car.

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Sales of hybrid cars increase in US

Green Cars News

After months of doom and gloom for the auto industry in the USA, there is finally a ray of hope courtesy of hybrid cars. This meant that a total of 26,205 hybrid units were sold - some three per cent of all new vehicles, the highest monthly new vehicle share since April 2008. per cent in volume to 859,847 units.

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

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So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? Just last week, the Department of Energy set aside $327million for laboratory infrastructure projects and scientific research into fusion energy research, biofuels and the Smart Grid (see article ).

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