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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 ranking of the 17 manufacturers based on the Sustainable Value Margin. The authors note that other leading manufacturers including Porsche, KIA or Chinese manufacturers are still not producing sufficient sustainability performance data.). Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing (2009).

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Geely exports more than 100,000 vehicles in 2012; 164% year-on-year growth

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According to figures released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), in the first eleven months of 2012 Chinese self-developed brands exported 470,000 passenger vehicles in total—with automotive manufacturers on average showing a 30% sales increase over 2011 figures.

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Vehicle sales on the rise in China

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This means that sales topped the one million unit mark for the fifth month in a row, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. You only need to draw a comparison with the USA to see how well the Chinese automotive market is fairing.

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Dark Secrets at The Heart EV Supply chain We Often Fail to Address

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In a way what they suggest is true but over the lifetime of an EV, the pollution caused this way will be less in comparison with that of a gasoline car’s tailpipe emission. So that’s cleared up but there is one more area that has been overlooked which is the pollution involved with the supply chain of EVs. Addressing The issues.

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Platts Report: China oil demand grows 4% year over year in June; growth slows

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million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. The latest analysis is based on a new methodology introduced from July in response to significant shifts in Chinese consumption and trade patterns in recent years. China’s apparent oil demand rose 4.1% year over year to 1.08

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BYD slashes price on its best-selling SUV to $16K to compete with gas cars

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For comparison, the latest version of the Atto 3 in overseas markets starts in France at €46,690, or $50,650, which includes VAT. Last year, BYD sold 412,202 Yuan Plus EVs, with 100,020 of them exported, or 42% of its total car exports for that year, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers states.

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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. billion, in comparison with BMW, which having used all the resources considered necessary to create value doubled its sustainable value to €2.8

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