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GM and Stellantis Back Rare-Earth-Free Permanent Magnet

Cars That Think

For several years, the automobile industry has grappled with a straightforward question: Is it possible to produce a powerful, efficient, and mass-producible synchronous motor that contains no rare-earth elements at all? For every 100 kilowatts of peak power, an EV motor uses an average of 1.2

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UAW President: Tesla workers are union “members of the future”

Teslarati

In a response to Ford Motor Co. The executive noted that if Ford loses its competitive nature against rivals, many jobs will be lost. “It’s the absolute lifeblood of our company. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country. Instead, they are the UAW’s future members.

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Thomson Reuters analysis finds automotive new propulsion technology patent activities surge 6-fold in 5 years

Green Car Congress

The report found that Toyota is the auto world’s top innovator from a patent perspective, with more than 7,000 patent assignments to the company during the period covered, The company is one of five Japanese carmakers (the others being Honda, Denso, Seiko Epson, Mitsubishi) in the top ten, the most of any country.

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Study of Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing Finds Mixed Performance for Most OEMs, BMW and Toyota as the Clear Leaders

Green Car Congress

The ratio of sustainable value to sales (sustainable value margin) is calculated in the report so that different companies can be directly compared irrespective of their size. Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford Asks UAW to End Strike

The Truth About Cars

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford has asked union members to come together and end the UAW strike before it hampers the business’ ability to invest in future products and facilities. It’s the absolute lifeblood of our company. Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

Green Cars News

A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. GM achieved a sustainable value of minus €9.87 There is a mixed picture among European manufacturers. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., and Chery Automobile Co.

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