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Disruptive tech, sustainability agenda driving India’s auto INC | Autocar Professional

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Regardless of the current softer global economic climate and its inevitable impact at home, the country’s automotive industry is set for robust and resilient growth enabled by disruptive technologies and a sustainability mindset. A focus on sustainability has brought green hydrogen as a source of clean fuel under the spotlight.

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Scrappage scheme slashes CO2 levels

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The scrappage scheme has put the car industry on track to meet the EU target of 130g/km of CO2 by 2012. That’s the verdict of Clean Green Cars , which launched an investigation that found that average new car CO2 fell by 5.5 According to publisher Jay Nagley, the achievement should send a message to the entire car industry. “It

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Scrappage scheme scrap ends

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Carmakers are back on board the scrappage scheme following yesterday’s fiasco which saw the like of Ford and Honda suspend their participation in the scheme while issues over VAT payments were cleared up. Tags: Ford Green credentials Honda incentive scrappage scheme suspend.

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Scrappage Scheme bites in the UK

Green Cars News

The much derided scrappage scheme in the UK has started to benefit new car registrations for June 09. in June, however private individual registrations actually increased by approx 4% giving a much needed boost to several carmakers such as Ford, Kia, and Hyundai that have all experienced a growth in new car sales through June. “We

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Scrappage scheme boosts August car sales

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The car scrappage scheme continues to boost car registrations as sales rose 6.0 The second successive month of growth within the motor industry, August’s sales of 67,006 vehicles build on the 2.4 Green cars dominated the top selling models, the frugal Ford Focus was the best selling model in August, ahead of the Fiesta and Hyundai i10.

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Polk forecasts global new vehicle auto sales to reach 77.7M in 2012, up 6.7%; expects China sales to grow 16% while US sales recovery slows

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for the overall US industry. Austerity plans will prevent governments in Europe from boosting 2012 sales through scrappage programs and other incentives offered in previous years. Traditional domestic manufacturers, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, will continue to grow in 2012 as the industry continues to recover.

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