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Ford CEO Unveils New Figo for India Market and Export Sales, New Manufacturing Plant in China with Changan

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The Ford Figo. Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally revealed the new Ford Figo, the anticipated new car to be produced in India and targeted at the India and export market. Ford said that Mulally’s visit for the reveal underscores the strategic importance of India in Ford’s future plans. Earlier post.)

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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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Sustainable Value Margin—the ratio of Sustainable Value to sales—for each of the evaluated manufacturers. A survey of the sustainability performance of 17 of the world’s leading automakers has found a mixed pattern when it comes to the sustainability performance of most of the car manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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New GM Subsidiaries Will Include Delphi Components Operations and Global Steering Business

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GM Components Holdings LLC will include four of Delphi’s US-based component manufacturing facilities: Delphi Thermal Systems, Lockport, NY – HVAC climate control systems, powertrain cooling systems. The GM Components Holdings plants manufacture and sell to GM and more than 20 other customers. Tags: Brief. Tata Motors Ltd.

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Chinese car company to swoop on Volvo?

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According to reports from Bloomberg, Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co, may place a bid for Ford Motor Company’s Volvo Car Corporation unit with Ford looking for $2billion for the brand. Beijing Auto will face a challenge from Geely Holding Group Corporation as it bids to build more profitable vehicles.

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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. Never before has it been as important for car manufacturers to employ their economic, environmental and social resources wisely – and efficiently.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

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So far, Asian manufacturers are leaving U.S. Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. auto manufacturers. Battery technology has been the domain of consumer electronics manufacturers, and that industry migrated out of America decades ago.

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

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Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year. The deal, which is awaiting final approval from the Chinese government, didnt get much notice at the time. EMAIL | PRINT | SHARE | RSS DIGG FACEBOOK DEL.ICIO.US

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