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News in brief: Green car goals need Government support

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Government support and incentives will be needed if Japan is to meet its targets in boosting the sales of hybrid and other low carbon vehicles. That’s the verdict of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association chairman Satoshi Aoki on the goal of increasing sales to 20-50 per cent of the overall domestic total by 2020.

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How Japan can reach its plug-in vehicle goal

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As Japan aims to take its plug-in vehicle sales to 600,000 a year by 2020, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has outlined the steps that will need to be taken to reach this goal.

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Vehicle production in Japan slumps

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Toyota, Honda and Nissan may be leading the green car revolution, but that didn’t stop vehicle production in their native Japan slumping by 31.9 It marked the 10 th straight monthly decline as production fell to 742,284 units according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA). per cent drop.

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Honda launches new “Green Path” initiatives for manufacturing and operations; new $210M paint line at Marysville with new 4C2B process

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Honda first developed the new 4C2B process in its Suzuka Factory in Japan. The CO 2 emissions intensity of automobile production in North America was 592 kg/auto in FY14—down 21.6% Waste sent to landfills from automobile manufacturing operations in North America has been cut 97% since FY2001—from 26.2

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