Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. The North American market will continue its upswing, though the pace differs by country. North America.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

Honeywell’s Transportation Systems Forecast projects that turbocharged vehicles will acount for 48% of annual global sales by 2021, up 9 percentage points from 2016. The global turbo business is expected to reach almost $12 billion in industry sales in 2021. million versus 7.5 million in 2016.

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JULY 12, 2019

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles—and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. With the addition of AID employees, Argo AI will grow from 500 to more than 700 employees globally. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2024

In a new study from Inovev, a French automotive data firm, it was shown that the Model Y was the world’s most-produced car last year, outpacing some of the biggest names in the automotive industry as Tesla achieved the unthinkable goal of its all-electric crossover dominating world sales charts. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The two new vehicles, the Logistar 260 (LS260) and the Logistar 100 (LS100), join the LS product line now available globally in Class 1 to Class 4. The first deliveries of the all-electric commercial vehicle are planned for the first quarter of 2023 in Europe, followed by market launches in Asia, the Caribbean and South America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

—Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America. BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2021

The focus here will be on becoming more resilient to fluctuations in the market. In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. The all-wheel-drive ID.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2014

Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered 567,800 (545,300; +4.1%) vehicles on the overall European market in the first four months, of which 298,400 (279,300; +6.8%) were handed over in Western Europe (excluding Germany). Deliveries on the home market of Germany rose slightly to 184,100 (180,500; +2.0%) units. The brand recorded a 16.2%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 This will bring the region in sync with the recent recoveries in North America and Eastern Europe and the continued growth in developing Asia-Pacific and South America, according to the consultancy. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

The deal will create an alliance that commands 25% of the worldwide pickup truck market. and Southeast Asia, pickup trucks are expected to serve as a growth engine for the global auto market along with subcompacts. The worldwide pickup truck market will expand by nearly 20% from 2011 to reach 5.4 Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

After surpassing Tesla to become the largest EV maker globally in the last three months of 2023, BYD says Tesla is not the competition. BYD Qin Plus EV Honor Edition (Source: BYD) BYD’s main goal in the “liberation battle” is to steal further market share from gas-powered cars over the next three years. It’s gas-powered cars.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

The new four-wheel light-duty commercial vehicle products for the European market are based on the present mini-truck product platform of Foton Motor, inherit the advantages of Foton Motor’s mini-trucks in terms of product quality, driving/riding comfort, and fuel-economy. Piaggio Porter.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2011

Ltd) to establish a global joint venture to capitalize on the world-wide railroad tie market through the manufacture and sale of Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) ties/sleepers utilizing their respective geographic licenses from Rutgers University. million sleepers annually; and Germany, at roughly 1 million sleepers annually.

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Teslarati

MARCH 9, 2023

While the effects of Tesla’s price cuts earlier this year have certainly been felt in western markets, the impact has been even more profound in China, where Tesla is locked in a head-to-head battle for EV sales dominance with BYD. BYD has announced discounts on its most popular EV models for the month of March.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Second, after HDF Energy incorporates these systems into their Renewstable power plant in an initial project, we plan to proceed with a technology transfer program to enable HDF Energy to assemble these fuel cell systems for global market sales of their Renewstable power plants.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2012

turbodiesel engine on Cruze—one of the top-selling gasoline-powered cars in the US in 2011 and General Motors’ best-selling model globally—will establish Chevrolet as the only domestic automaker offering an American-manufactured diesel-powered compact car with a European-American developed engine. Earlier post. ).

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Electric vehicle sales are surging globally. The sales have overshot 5%, considered to be the start of the mass market, in over 20 countries across the world. In places like India they are fast approaching that benchmark.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Shanghai GM, GM’s flagship passenger car joint venture in China, began exports of the Chevrolet New Sail to the Chilean market. Plans are in place to sell the small family sedan to additional markets in South America, North Africa and the Middle East. The New Sail made its global debut in China in January 2010.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 30, 2024

The numbers detail a slowing of sales and a drop in profits. Today’s Q1 2024 report from Volkswagen Group comes with little surprise, as the German automaker already gave the public an idea of its sales woes earlier this month when it shared its delivery numbers. Deliveries for Q1 were up 3% overall year-over-year, but BEV sales fell.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Volkswagen brand reported substantial growth in key markets such as China, the USA, Russia and India. increase in South America to 756,500 (735,100) units. million units (-1.2%); the overall European market contracted by 2.5%. The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand ended 2010 with a new record of 4.50 More than 1.51

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. So far, direct sales haven’t been a part of that. Like many manufacturers, it has also streamlined its sales reporting to a point where the resulting data borders on useless.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2012

As a part of Nissan North America’s offensive of five new models in 15 months, the sub-compact Versa hatchback will receive take design cues from the new Nissan Note, announced earlier today in Japan and other overseas markets. Nissan also announced the 2013 Versa sedan, now on sale in the US, has been upgraded to achieve 40 mpg (5.9L/100km)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

A new Japanese all-electric EV pickup is set to hit global markets, and it’s a Toyota. The rugged-looking 4X4 EV will compete with Ford’s F-150 Lightning in overseas markets. Thailand is the Japanese automaker’s largest market for pickups and demand for EVs is soaring in the nation after introducing new incentives.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

are combining their compressor manufacturing subsidiaries to form a new standalone company that will immediately become one of the leading global suppliers of natural gas compressors and other related products. Landi Renzo S.p.a. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. —Cristiano Musi, currently Group CEO of Landi Renzo and CEO of the new company.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While European automakers have been shifting over to direct sales à la Tesla, China’s BYD, for Build Your Dreams, along with Chinese peers Xpend and Great Wall Motor are looking to dealers to build sales and provide networks to help their brands build solid reputations and trust among Europeans. Last year, the company sold 1.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

Despite a decrease in sales in North America, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered more than three million vehicles in the first half year for the first time. The situation on global markets will remain challenging in the second half of the year and will keep us very much on our toes.

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EV Central

APRIL 5, 2023

The Ram 1500 Revolution will launch in Australia “very close” the model’s US launch in 2024, with the brand’s global chief promising to prioritise Australian production to get the all-electric pick-up truck into our market as quickly as possible. This is all about global growth.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

The new Focus will be one of up to 10 unique models to be built from Ford’s new global C-car platform, which is expected to generate total sales in all regions of 2 million units annually by 2012—a doubling Ford’s 2008 C-car volumes. Earlier post.). For the NAIAS preview, Ford is showing a completely new 2.0-liter

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JANUARY 27, 2016

His knowledge and insights in running a complex global business will make a significant contribution to IBM. Prior to these positions, he was executive vice president, Ford Motor Company, and president of Ford’s Americas division. —Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president and CEO. Fields joined Ford in 1989.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

The BMW Group and BASF commissioned a scientific analysis of the water use of different lithium mining methods in South America from the University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Massachusetts Amherst in late 2020. Lithium water study in cooperation with University of Alaska Anchorage and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

Ford also announced changes in roles for three top executives: Jim Farley (Global Markets), Joe Hinrichs (Global Operations) and Marcy Klevorn (Mobility). Fleet previously served as vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Asia Pacific. Earlier post.). His retirement is effective 1 Aug.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US states , Canada , Japan , Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below ). Hang on,” I responded. “I

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

General Motors and Honda have announced a new partnership to develop affordable electric vehicles based on a global platform. “GM “This is a key step to deliver on our commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in our global products and operations by 2040 and eliminate tailpipe emissions from light-duty vehicles in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

The coming Chevrolet Cruze diesel engine for the US market ( earlier post ) will leverage GM’s global powertrain expertise. GM sold more than half a million diesel-powered cars across Europe, Asia, Africa and South America last year, including 33,000 Cruzes.

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JULY 3, 2014

This move is in line with the company’s clear strategic policy of ensuring globally-balanced growth. The Americas are among the most important growth markets for the BMW Group. We are continuing our strategy of “production follows the market.” Motorcycle sales for the same period reached 2,064 units (+16.6%).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2018

China-based Didi Chuxing, the world’s leading one-stop mobile transportation platform, and Booking Holdings, a global leader in online accommodations and travel e-commerce, have entered into a strategic partnership. Booking Holdings has invested US$500 million in DiDi, recognizing DiDi as a leader in the mobile transportation industry.

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