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CapGemini: 87% of global consumers prefer personal vehicle to ensure safe travel, up from 57% in April 2020

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Almost half of global consumers (46%) are considering purchasing a car in the next 12 months, an increase from 35% in April 2020. This reflects a continuous shift in consumer preference towards personal mobility, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, as car ownership today is seen as a safeguard against the risk and spread of infection.

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Tesla repeats with four titles in S&P Global Mobility Loyalty Awards

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Tesla repeated with four titles in the S&P Global Mobility’s Loyalty Awards for 2023, grabbing the same first-place trophies that it did for 2022. It was the only manufacturer to secure more than one award, with GM, Lincoln, Acura, Nissan, and Mitsubishi winning other categories.

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Elon Musk is TIME Magazine’s 2021 Person of the Year

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Elon Musk has been dubbed by TIME Magazine as its 2021 Person of the Year. Musk may be a controversy magnet — his personality and presence both in real life and online make it quite easy — but he does accomplish many things that critics previously thought impossible. elonmusk is TIME’s 2021 Person of the Year.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

Green Car Congress

Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. With this additional help, 3M and Ford were able to increase the output of PAPRs and N95 respirators at 3M’s US-based manufacturing facilities.

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Stratasys responds to COVID-19 pandemic by ramping up production of 3D-printed personal protection equipment

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announced a global mobilization of the company’s 3D printing resources and expertise to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, spanning its Stratasys, GrabCAD, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing and partner network with donated printing capacity across all regions. Stratasys Ltd. in and around Austin, Texas, and Valencia, Calif.

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Stellantis, Foxconn to form JV to develop breakthrough digital cockpits and personalized connected services

Green Car Congress

Mobile Drive will combine Stellantis’ global vehicle design and engineering expertise with Foxconn’s global development in the rapidly changing software and hardware realms of smartphones and consumer electronics. Stellantis NV and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Foxconn), together with its subsidiary FIH Mobile Ltd., (FIH)

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In 2023, investment in clean energy manufacturing shot up 70% from 2022

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Photo: Heliene Booming investment in solar and battery manufacturing is rapidly becoming a powerful global economic driver, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Spending on solar PV manufacturing more than doubled last year, while investment in battery manufacturing rose by around 60%.

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