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China Car Sales Likely Hit New Record in April

Green Car Congress

Bolstered by government stimulus plans, sales of autos in China likely reached a record high of 1.15 Sales of China’s Chery, which makes cars with small engine capacities, hit a record high of more than 42,000 units in April. People’s Daily. Official figures for vehicle production and sales are scheduled for release next Monday.

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

Late last week it raised its full-year profit forecast on the hope that green stimulus efforts around the world will push consumers to offload older vehicles in favour of newer, more eco-friendly alternatives. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years. The firm eTec got $100 million in funding from the US Department of Energy through the stimulus bill. Investors, too, are excited. Electric-car ventures made up nearly 40 percent of $1.9

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