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Japan Automakers Plan to Step Up Exports of Small-Cars

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Foreign demand for small cars has been growing in part because of stimulus measures in some countries to encourage consumers to replace their cars. Suzuki will this summer start to produce the new Alto in China, where it expects to log annual sales of 60,000 units. liters by the end of 2010. In June, Nissan Motor Co. Toyota Motor Corp.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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In contrast, China’s 12 th five-year plan, March 5, 2011, requires 11.4 Or an RPS program that is non-voluntary with a common goal and timing objective such as those found in China, Germany or France? Power plant capital costs. percent of energy consumption to come from non fossil fuels [ earlier post ]. Source: EIA.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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The stimulus package is designed to address the recession and in the short term people were anxiously awaiting two key components of the plan: clarification on the details behind “ grants in lieu of tax credits ” and awards of loan guarantees by the DOE from section 1705. China continues to defy easy classification. Billion vs. $28.3

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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Outside of Europe, the US and China have experienced a sharp decrease in overall car sales as well. For instance, in post-lockdown China, major car manufacturers are reporting the same level of showroom traffic in March as in the same month last year. According to CleanTechnica , China will spend up to $1.5

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Volvo unveils medium heavy engine

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We will continue to have low cost coverage until we have balanced our stocks and costs with demand in the market, and this will impact profitability.&#. He also noted a slight upturn in certain countries including China, Japan and India, thanks to Government stimulus packages.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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