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

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The research project was undertaken by researchers working at Euromed Management School Marseille, Queen’s University Belfast and IZT—Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment in Berlin. In other words, the authors note, these companies use these resources more efficiently than their industry peers.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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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. Its sodium oxide value contributions show the worst level of resource efficiency in the entire study. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. There is no longer any dispute that the automobile industry is transitioning to electric vehicles. Companies Making The Shift.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ). 9/28/06 "We are also studying plug-in hybrids, and will have more to say about those soon." (Bob 10/23/07 Honda Motor Co. Honda could easily develop a plug-in hybrid within two years. This is unusual.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"The Volt is a case study. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. It actually consumes rent when its launched."

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