Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2019

The Climate Group announced that global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will join its business leadership initiative on electric vehicles, EV100 ( earlier post ); AstraZeneca will switch its 16,000-vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. 213 in Spain (35% of Spanish fleet). 245 in France (over 50% of French fleet).

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Several European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, have already prepared or announced the launch of plans to develop hydrogen.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Our ambition is to produce electric vehicles made in Spain from 2025 and, as part of this transformation, Martorell will also manufacture the CUPRA UrbanRebel. and the Volkswagen Group to the electrification of Spain with the Future: Fast Forward project. Over the past 30 years, SEAT S.A. million units), the Leon family (2.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2020

An Ipsos Auto Global Study has found that new vehicle owners in US, China, EURO5 and Brazil desire autonomous functionality in their next vehicle. In Ipsos’ newly released Module 1 Mobility Navigator Auto Global Study, it focused on key questions to monitor and track the progress of the recovery from COVID-19 through 2020.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

per annum, global output is expected to triple between 2018 and 2022 to reach 154kt (metal content), as 86kt of new metal capacity comes on stream to meet the increasing demand for the metal for use in batteries in electric vehicles and smartphones. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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MAY 31, 2022

This agreement strengthens our leadership in the EU30 for LCVs and low emission vehicles and moves us a step closer to realizing our Dare Forward 2030 goal of becoming the undisputed global light commercial vehicle leader, in terms of technology, manufacturing, market share and profitability. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Spain-based global energy company Repsol and Talgo, a manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains, will promote a renewable-hydrogen-powered train, fostering emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2016

Audi will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Brussels to Martorell in Spain; in 2014, Audi Brussels produced 115,378 Audi A1 models. The Audi Q3, currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future. The new model distribution will enhance our production efficiency and strengthen all of the sites involved.

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MAY 1, 2020

IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. According the new analysis, global light vehicle sales are now forecast to be 69.6 IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 million units. Production.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Globally Ford is investing more than $50 billion in EVs through 2026; this includes various European manufacturing announcements made in 2022: In December 2022, Ford announced a further £125 million investment into the Halewood Plant, UK, taking total investment to almost £380 million.

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JULY 5, 2023

trillion KRW (US$2-billion) acquisition of electric foil manufacturer Iljin Materials, and changed Iljin’s name to Lotte Energy Materials , in a bid to boost its battery business. Lotte Energy Materials is a major copper foil producer and has long-term supply contracts with global battery companies both in Korea and abroad.

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Malaysia Batteries Battery Production 195

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APRIL 30, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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MARCH 18, 2023

Gigafactory Valencia will start production of the unified cell in 2026 and will directly employ more than 3,000 people in the future, with a further up to 30,000 indirect jobs potentially being created at suppliers and partners in Spain according to a recent study. PowerCo is aiming to manufacture sustainable batteries in Valencia.

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Spain Solar Low Cost Supplies 195

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2021

With the assistance of TR’s on-site production and supply equipment, creating hydrogen both via water electrolysis and steam reforming of natural gas, biogas or bioethanol, Loop will be able to provide more convenient and cost-effective hydrogen solutions to their global customers.

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Hydrogen Commercial Energy Power 199

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JULY 12, 2022

As part of our strategy to provide a range of decarbonization solutions to corporates, bp is already investing in and working to develop a portfolio of industrial-scale hydrogen projects in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and Australia. Steel accounts for 8 to 11% of global CO 2 emissions.

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Hydrogen Carbon Renewable Power 170

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APRIL 11, 2023

Globally, Europe is at the forefront of efforts to produce and import green hydrogen and its attention is now turning to building the necessary infrastructure to get it to demand centers. France, Spain, and Germany. Europe is taking the lead globally with pipelines planned on and offshore.

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Hydrogen Energy Europe Gas 531

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APRIL 23, 2021

XCEED will be deployed to partners’ plants around Bursa in Turkey, Douai in France, and Palencia in Spain. XCEED is now open to global OEMs and suppliers, no matter the size, throughout the supply chain. This move follows the successful testing of the XCEED solution at Renault’s Douai plant.

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Turkey Spain France Industrial 262

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. The European countries with the highest sales of diesel vehicles are Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK.

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Diesel Global Market China 255

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JUNE 9, 2021

The research is the first produced by Delta-EE’s new Global Hydrogen Intelligence Service, created to provide data, analysis, insights and realism on how the new global clean hydrogen sector is developing. Spain, Netherlands, Denmark) will be at the 10s of MW scale in 2021/22 and will soar towards the 100s MW by 2025.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Green Hydrogen Catapult aims to align the production and use of green hydrogen with a trajectory that displaces fossil fuels at a rate consistent with achieving net zero global emissions by 2050, and limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius. —Marco Alverà, CEO of Snam.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Stellantis Pro One was established in October 2023 to focus on the company’s global commercial vehicle market goals. It already has commercial vehicle manufacturing sites in Mangualde, Portugal; Vigo, Spain; Ellesmer Pork and Luton in the United Kingdom; and Atessa, Italy.

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Hydrogen Commercial Europe Poland 103

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APRIL 5, 2016

billion in a new small car plant in Mexico, building a new manufacturing site in San Luis Potosi State. This investment comes during Ford’s 91 st year in Mexico, including manufacturing vehicles since 1925. Mexico is Ford’s fourth-largest vehicle manufacturing site for global customers—behind the US, China and Germany.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2009

Anger, frustration, greed, lack of trust are a few of the many sentiments expressed by consumers and future car buyers globally, according to a recent “Tipping Point” study by Synovate Motoresearch, the automotive division of global market research company Synovate. A time for introspection and balance.

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Future Global South Africa UAE 218

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APRIL 14, 2009

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has named Spanish manufacturer Equipos Nucleares SA (ENSA) as a key supplier of reactor pressure vessel (RPV) fabrication for new nuclear power plants. The agreement strengthens its global supply chain and ensures it will have substantial RPV production capacity to meet customer needs, GEH said.

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APRIL 3, 2013

Valencia Assembly Plant, Valencia, Spain. Locations with 3-Wet capability in Asia Pacific include Chennai Assembly, Tamil Nadu, India; CAF 2, Chongqing, China; and Ford Thailand Manufacturing, Rayong, Thailand. Locations where Ford is installing the 3-Wet process in 2013: Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Flat Rock, Mich. Jiangling Motors Co.

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MAY 30, 2022

The companies teamed up again in 2019 when Stellantis started making a compact LCV in Vigo, Spain. It plans to launch more than 75 BEVs and reach five million global annual BEV sales by the end of the decade. The pair kicked off their partnership in 2012 with the mid-sized LCV, produced in Stellantis’ Hordain plant in France.

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Commercial Toyota Poland Europe 129

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Nissan will produce a future generation of EV batteries at its manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Nissan’s UK battery plant is one of three Nissan battery production sites globally, also providing battery modules for Nissan’s all-electric van, the e-NV200, which is manufactured in the company’s plant in Barcelona, Spain.

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Nissan Future Land Rover Batteries 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Spain-based SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Volkswagen Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., This partnership also represents the benefits of a globalized approach to delivering sustainable mobility. Ltd (JAC) to advance e-mobility in China.

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China Chinese Spain Connect 207

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APRIL 3, 2014

Telefonica and its M2M World Alliance partners will provide connectivity for Model S across multiple countries in Europe, including in Germany and the United Kingdom on Telefonica’s O2 network, in Spain on Movistar, and in the Netherlands on KPN.

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Connect Connected United Kingdom Market 230

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

As part of its NEW AUTO strategy, the Volkswagen Group is aiming to become the world’s leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. Following appointments at LG and Samsung, Ahn’s most recent post was as Global Head of Battery Development at Apple. There are plans to build additional gigafactories at sites in Spain and Eastern Europe.

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Companies Batteries Battery Europe 186

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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Mercedes All-Electric Plug-in Electric 259

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Tata Motors Limited, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, has confirmed its long term commitment to advanced research and development in the UK through the participation of its subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre (TMETC), in the UK’s National Automotive Innovation Campus (NAIC). Earlier post.).

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Land Rover Motor Motors Motoring 218

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

ResponsibleSteel is the industry’s first global multi-stakeholder standard and certification initiative, dedicated to defining and promoting responsible practice, aimed at improving: Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The first wave of auditing includes sites in Belgium, Germany, Spain and France with others to follow.

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Europe Belgium Climate Change Spain 207

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

The running total is 122 manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations spanning Asia, Europe, and South and North America that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. Zaragoza Assembly (Spain). Zaragoza Stamping (Spain). Zaragoza Stamping (Spain). Colmotores Assembly (Colombia).

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GM Colombia Waste Michigan 225

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Global wind energy capacity grew by 28.8% last year, even higher than the average over the past decade, to reach total global installations of more than 120.8 GW at the end of 2008, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. The global wind market for turbine installations in 2008 was worth about €36.5 billion (US$46.8

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APRIL 8, 2019

—is establishing a Marine Center of Excellence (Marine CoE) dedicated to fuel cell marine applications at the company’s engineering, manufacturing and service facility in Hobro, Denmark. The Marine CoE will design and manufacture heavy duty fuel cell modules to address zero-emission powertrain requirements for the marine industry.

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Mariner Europe Fuel Power 191

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OCTOBER 24, 2013

By the end of 2013, GM will have more than 40 megawatts of solar energy installed at its facilities globally, with two of the five largest rooftop solar arrays in the world located at its Opel Rüsselsheim facility in Germany and its Zaragoza Assembly plant in Spain.

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