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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 BMW Group and Toyota are consistent industry leaders, creating extremely positive Sustainable Value over the entire review period—i.e., Findings of the report include: Toyota and the BMW Group are industry leaders. they use all the economic, environmental and social resources considered in a value-creating way.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

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Scarcity also creates opportunities to develop substitute materials or to recover materials from waste. These cities will require extensive improvements in infrastructure including construction, water and sanitation, electricity, waste, transport, health, public safety and internet and cell phone connectivity.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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Professor Figge from Queen’s University Management School said: “Economic crisis, energy crisis, climate crisis and recent global developments have affected the automobile industry like few other sectors. FIAT Auto consistently falls behind throughout the entire review period.

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Career Opportunities in the Electric Vehicle Industry

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Because the electric vehicle (EV) industry is relatively new to the market, there is an active need for restructuring the motor, battery, sensors, and various other parts of the vehicle following customer reviews and feedback. Therefore, there is a lot of room for electrical engineers in this just-starting sector.

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

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We should have built more Nuclear power plants and created a nuclear waste recycling program. Commendation, absolutely, but GM needs to make sure their company continues on to make sure that money doesnt just go to waste. needs to have an indigenous automobile industry, and not merely "transplants". Never again.

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