Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

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.). GM achieved a sustainable value of -€9.87 Click to enlarge.

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Automobile Manufacturer Automobile BMW Manufacturer 278

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

The Driving America Forward Act raises the cap and allows purchasers of an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for the tax credit. Sales of electric vehicles in the US increased by more than 80% in 2018 and two manufacturers have already hit the lifetime cap of 200,000 units (GM and Tesla).

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Tax Credit Tax Hydrogen Congress 304

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2014

EPA obtains the detailed data supporting the report directly from automobile manufacturers; the agency has been collecting and maintaining these data since 1975. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 They comprise the most comprehensive database of its kind. Click to enlarge.

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Fuel Economy EPA PHEV Economy 312

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The detailed data supporting the report were obtained directly from automobile manufacturers. The light truck share of the light-duty vehicle market affects many important fleet-wide metrics since light trucks on average have higher CO 2 emissions, worse fuel economy, and higher weight, horsepower, and footprint than cars.

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Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA 230

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Large pickup retail sales began to recover in July with a 16% increase compared with June, driving total GM truck retail sales improvements of 12% when compared with the prior month. American Honda Motor Co.,

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Cash For Clunkers Sale Hybrid Dodge 150

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2009

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. There is a mixed picture among European manufacturers. GM achieved a sustainable value of minus €9.87 billion from 1999 to 2007.

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