Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2009
Foreign demand for small cars has been growing in part because of stimulus measures in some countries to encourage consumers to replace their cars. But automakers expect demand will remain robust even after the global economy recovers thanks to government-led environmental protection steps. In June, Nissan Motor Co.
Green Cars News
MAY 12, 2009
Nissan has followed Honda and several other Japanese carmakers by announcing significant losses in its financial results for the fiscal year ending in 2008. During the year, Nissan sold a total of 3,411,000 vehicles worldwide which is down 9.5%. The global sales forecast for fiscal 2009 is 3.08 million units.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2009
Volvo will use EGR, SCR and DPF technology in its global heavy duty engine platform. By having a global technology platform in place, the Volvo Group will be able to generate economies of scale in research and development as well as purchasing and production. Click to enlarge. Year-to-date, total Volvo truck deliveries are down 56%.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
Ener1 has announced active relationships with Think Global, Fisker and Volvo, and has a research program with Nissan. We are also looking ahead to a time when business growth makes it sensible to extend custom-tailored pack assembly capacity closer to where customers need it. Ulrik Grape.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 1, 2011
Deutsche Bank’s China Auto analyst, Vincent Ha, continues to see robust light vehicle sales over the next few years, with a slow to about 11% YoY growth in 2011 (due to a high base from the 2010 surge, and reductions in government stimulus), followed by sustainable low double digit growth in 2012. He also believes that sub-1.6L
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
Noting the importance of a hydrogen infrastructure with sufficient density, the automakers—Daimler, Ford, GM/Opel, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Renault Nissan Alliance, and Toyota—in that LoU strongly supported building up a hydrogen infrastructure in Europe, with Germany as regional starting point, among other global starting points.
Green Cars News
AUGUST 4, 2009
Since the onset of the global economic crisis most of us have been cutting back to save cash wherever we can. Late last week it raised its full-year profit forecast on the hope that green stimulus efforts around the world will push consumers to offload older vehicles in favour of newer, more eco-friendly alternatives. Faye Sunderland.
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