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Volkswagen and Suzuki to Establish Strategic Partnership; VW to Take 19.9% Stake in Suzuki, Suzuki to Invest in VW

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Volkswagen AG and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed a framework agreement to establish a close long-term strategic partnership. of Suzuki’s issued shares, in a deal worth about ¥200 billion (about US$2.3 Suzuki intends to invest up to one half of the amount received from Volkswagen into shares of Volkswagen.

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Suzuki to introduce hybrid

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The old adage states that two heads are better than one - and that’s what Suzuki and General Motors are determined to prove with their next generation hybrid system. The two motoring companies have joined forces with the intention of introducing the mid-size Kizashi saloon car to the North American market in 2011.

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Suzuki to showcase fuel cell and plug-in hybrid concepts

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Suzuki is set to exhibit two new exciting green car concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). Suzuki began joint trials of the MI0 with the Shizuoka prefecture government in November 2008 with a view to enhancing it ready for commercial sale.

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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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Hyundai, Honda and—to a certain extent—Nissan and Suzuki, generally create positive Sustainable Value as well. Daihatsu, on the other hand, generally fell just within the negative zone. Tags: Sustainability Vehicle Manufacturers. In the group of smaller producers, Isuzu showed a noticeable improvement.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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However the finding also suggest that the economic downturn may have played its part in poor performance in the US, as car giant, General Motors’ poor financial performance is accompanied by the worst sustainability performance recorded. Tags: Green credentials car production Queen's University study sustainble.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage.