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However, generally speaking, the government continued, China has not achieved a breakthrough with new energy automobiles and core components of the key technologies. 2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. Energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automobile industry.

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signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Automobile & PCB establishing strategic investment and cooperation between NEO and A&P to advance the Korean mass production facility of NEO’s silicon anode materials for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries. NEO Battery Materials Ltd. NEO Battery Materials Ltd.

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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.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Gen Y’s strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the “ generation that leads us away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles ,” reports Craig Giffi, vice chairman and automotive practice leader at Deloitte LLP, after seeing the results of Deloitte’s annual survey of consumers and what they want in an automobile.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Next-Battery , a start-up developing high energy-density Li-ion battery technology, has secured a strategic relationship with Lvchi Automobile Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd. The global design, research and development base of Lvchi is located at the Turin engineering center in Italy.

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JANUARY 19, 2013

At least two Chinese automakers are bringing some of their new energy vehicles—hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric—to two of the major international auto shows in the first quarter of this year. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Qoros Auto Co. Guangzhou Automobile Group. Qoros Auto Co.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Honda Energy built its wind farm, an investment of approximately 100 million Brazilian reais (approximately US$40 million), in the city of Xangri-lá in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil (approximately 1,000 km south of Honda’s current auto production plant in Sumaré, São Paulo).

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JANUARY 23, 2023

Together with its project partners at the National Institute of Technology at Kitakyushu College and the Tokyo University of Science, Asahi Kasei has developed a recycling method that allows carbon fibers to be extracted from CFRP or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics (CFRTP) used in automobiles.

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million between January and November 2022, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). from 2021, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association. In 2021, China continued to lead the global auto market, with 26.27

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JUNE 1, 2023

Since starting engine production in 1985, the Anna facility has produced a diverse array of powertrain and other components, ranging from motorcycle and automobile engines to transmissions, suspensions and wheels. billion and the capacity to produce 680,000 Honda and Acura automobiles, 1.18 Earlier post.) million sq. million engines.

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At Auto Shanghai, Chinese battery giant CATL launched what it calls a “condensed battery”—a type of semi-solid state cell with an energy density of up to 500 Wh/kg. These will now be used by Chery Automobile, as announced at the exhibition. These have been used on multiple high-end BEVs such as ZEEKR, AITO and Li Auto.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

TTTech Auto and Infineon Technologies have developed key components for a fail-operational electronic architecture for highly automated driving of SAE Level 3 and 4. The joint research contributed to the successful completion of the European PRYSTINE (Programmable Systems for Intelligence in Automobiles) project.

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PwC Strategy&’s annual list of top auto supplier consolidators includes 23 companies: 12 are North American, six European, two Japanese, two South Korean and one Chinese. —Dietmar Ostermann, PwC Strategy&’s Global Automotive Advisory Leader. “In In the automotive supplier world, clearly most acquisitions are successful.”

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JANUARY 9, 2015

In its latest Global Auto Report , Scotiabank forecasts record global car sales in 2015, with the total market advancing 4% over 2014, reaching more than 74 million units. Global growth will mainly be driven by China, where Scotiabank expects auto demand to grow 7% in 2015 to 19.36 2015 forecast share by region.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Global security functionalities on the architecture: Threats analysis, traffic filtering, SMS firewalling. IoV Connect can turn any complex, global Connected Car project, into a manageable enterprise with clear milestones and beneficial outcomes. TAC/IMEI lock. —Bertrand Salomon, Transatel Co-CEO.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Mazda produces the Mazda3 in its Hofu Plant (Japan), the Changan Mazda Automobile plant (China), Auto Alliance (Thailand), and Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (Mexico), where production started in January 2014.

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Globally, the DM-i model also holds an important position. in April 2021 at the Shanghai Auto Show. will continue to be open to the industry, further accelerating the electrification of automobiles. positioning BYD as a dominant player in China’s plug-in hybrid vehicles market. BYD introduced the e-platform 3.0 The e-platform 3.0

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The new electric car brand Aion S—recently unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2018 by GAC NE, GAC MOTOR’s new energy vehicle arm—will be the first line of cars to adopt Nidec’s fully integrated traction motor system (E-Axle) ( earlier post ).

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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.

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These VPPAs will enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon-intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations, and will help the company meet its voluntary carbon reduction goal.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Geely Holding Group, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (collectively “Geely”) and Renault Group have signed a non-binding framework agreement to create a new global leader to develop, manufacture and supply best-in-class hybrid powertrains and highly efficient ICE powertrains. —Luca de Meo, CEO Renault Group.

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. Additionally, the auto industry provides 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for all industries. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Including hybrid-electric vehicles, it will strive to electrify 100% of its automobile unit sales in Japan by 2030. Honda is formalizing its goals for achieving carbon neutrality for all products and corporate activities by 2050, as well as zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda automobiles and motorcycles globally by 2050.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

XPeng unveiled its new G9 flagship smart SUV at the 19th Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. XPENG currently has the largest supercharging network among all Chinese auto brands, with 550 branded supercharging stations and 1,734 free supercharging stations nationwide in China as of 31 October 2021.

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JUNE 6, 2018

Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer NEVS is using Phantom Auto’s teleoperation safety technology to ensure safe deployment of electric autonomous vehicles. NEVS is shaping mobility for a more sustainable future with its global portfolio of electric AVs. —Stefan Tilk, CEO of NEVS.

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Due to the rise in electric vehicles, carbon emissions from automobiles could have dropped by more than 30% over the past 10 years, except they haven’t – and that’s because of our global appetite for jumbo cars, the report authors say.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Daimler announced a trial and development partnership with Israeli cleantech company UBQ Materials to explore the use of UBQ’s climate-positive material in the production of automobile parts. Daimler is currently testing and evaluating the incorporation of UBQ in the production of a range of Daimler automobile parts.

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. We remain focused to play our role in fulfilling India’s commitment towards reducing carbon footprint from auto emissions and will offer more choice to customers with a portfolio of 10 EVs by 2026.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, will debut its EyeSight driver assist technology in China. EyeSight’s launch on the Chinese market, following on from its introduction to the Japanese, Australian, North American and European markets, enables FHI to extend EyeSight’s deployment across markets globally.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

a leading China-based Internet platform and AI company, plans to establish a company to produce intelligent electric vehicles (EV), and that it has entered into a strategic partnership with multinational auto manufacturer Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Baidu, Inc.,

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Ford has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., The potential to launch a new line of all-electric vehicles in the world’s largest auto market is an exciting next step for Ford in China. —Jin ZheYong, chairman and president, Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., based in Huangshan, Anhui province.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency withdraw the Final Determination on the Appropriateness of the Model Year 2022-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards under the Midterm Evaluation which EPA announced on 13 January 2017. Background.

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DiDi also plans to further deepen cooperation with global upstream and downstream auto industry partners towards mass production of autonomous driving vehicles, with the aim of advancing the transformation of the global automotive and transportation industries.

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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. Tesla is seeing robust sales in Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

By 2025 Audi will offer twelve automobiles with all-electric drive in the most important markets worldwide and achieve roughly one-third of its sales with electrified models. AUDI AG will also greatly expand its range of plug-in hybrid automobiles.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

Global Automakers and The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers—the two largest automotive industry trade associations in the US—merged to form a new association leveraging the expansive history of both organizations while creating a single, unified industry voice. —John Bozzella.

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Mazda Motor Corporation, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design parts for automobiles. This bio-based engineering plastic will be used for the first time for interior parts for the all-new Mazda MX-5 which will be launched globally in 2015.

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