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Rare earth magnet supply crisis has no impact on production so far, says Skoda India

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View Personalised Offers on Check Offers Skoda Auto India, the Czech automobile manufacturer under the Volkswagen Group, claims there is no disruption to its production operations due to the ongoing rare earth magnet crisis that has resulted in the Indian automobile industry hitting the panic button and lobbying the government seeking a resolution.

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Abandoned History: America's 1970s Convertible Controversy, Who's to Blame?

The Truth About Cars

Automotive safety was newly in the public eye, after Ralph Nader’s book Unsafe at Any Speed arrived in 1965 to skewer the domestic automobile industry. He promised, “I want to see what the hell the department [NHTSA] is doing in the future.” He was also against shoulder restraints and headrests: “.

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Japanese automobile industry establishes joint Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE)

Green Car Congress

Eight Japanese automakers and one automobile research institute—Suzuki Motor; Daihatsu Motor; Toyota Motor; Nissan Motor; Fuji Heavy Industries; Honda R&D; Mazda Moto; Mitsubishi Motors; and Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)—have jointly established the Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines ( AICE ).

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Volkswagen Group’s new Future Tracks program targeting digitalization era in auto industry; “James 2025”

Green Car Congress

At the Geneva Motor Show and now at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Volkswagen Group executive management has begun to outline its “Future Tracks” program which will address, among other things, what Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Information technology has been a key component of the automobile industry for some time.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils plug-in hybrid Concept IAA: Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile; Industry 4.0

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Mercedes-Benz said that the “Concept IAA” exemplifies the fundamental technological changes which are taking place in the automobile industry. The primary driving force behind this process of change is digitization—referred to in a business context as “Industry 4.0”. Earlier post.).

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GAC Group begins construction of $6.5B industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles

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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. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5 More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5

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Ford and Portland General Electric Partner to Prepare Region for EVs

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Ford and PGE have also agreed to work together with state and local governments to support charging station permitting, electric vehicle incentives and future legislation or regulations.

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