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AUGUST 26, 2010

In response to reports from its dealers, Audi is increasing the production capacity of the new A1, which goes on sale tomorrow in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, followed by most other European markets from mid-September, by 20%. Tags: Brief. TFSI, the 1.4 TFSI and the 1.6 Earlier post.)

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JULY 22, 2010

Süd-Chemie AG, a global specialty chemical companies for catalysts and adsorbents based in Munich, is to build a cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant—the largest to date in Germany—for its sunliquid process. biocatalyst) production; enzyme development is feedstock- and product-specific, and is independent from enzyme suppliers.

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JULY 23, 2010

EU biodiesel production increased 16.6% This increase is well below the increases in production in three of the four prior years (35% in. Despite this lower production increase, the EU remains the. Despite this lower production increase, the EU remains the. European biodiesel production capacity is currently.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

At the IAA 2010 in Hanover, DAF Trucks, a PACCAR company, presented the 12-tonne LF45 parallel hybrid truck, which will enter production at the end of this year. Depending on the success of the LF Hybrid in these markets, DAF will decide whether to include the vehicle in the standard product range in other countries.

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JULY 15, 2009

In the first quarter of 2009, automotive production in Europe fell by 35% to 3.4 While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well. In Austria, production went down by 69.2%. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC, the biobutanol joint venture between BP and DuPont ( earlier post ), has opened a biobutanol technology laboratory in City of Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil to accelerate the path to commercial market entry for sugarcane-to-biobutanol production. Tags: Brief.

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MARCH 6, 2010

Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the Germany-based Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). Toyota will contribute five of its zero-emissions FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell vehicles ( earlier post ) to the program in Germany by 2011. Tags: Europe Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure. Click to enlarge.

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Despite Europe having adopted battery electric vehicles far more quickly than North America, the market is still confronting a lot of the same problems. Botched product launches can be attributed to a generalized downturn in quality control and an over-reliance on software. I think it could be delayed."

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Enthusiasts were displeased that the brand had elected to run with smaller, emissions-friendly powertrains and the resulting sales (at least in Germany) don’t appear to be all that robust. One employee familiar with product development even said the premise was “pure nonsense,” leaving everyone tracking the story a little confused.&

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As the new year brought tighter restrictions on government EV incentives, VW is slashing prices on the ID line in France, Belgium, Germany, and Norway, among other countries, reports Automotive News Europe. We trust in the strength of our products and brands,” he told Frankfurt Allgemeine Sonnetagszeitung (source: Automotive News Europe ).

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

billion) in new products and manufacturing capacity expansion in Brazil between 2009 and 2014. We will enjoy significant growth in Brazil this year and win market share. The spending will support the development of new products and the expansion of capacity in Anchietá, Taubaté and the engine plant in São Carlos. billion (US$3.4

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AUGUST 31, 2010

for the addition of lithium hydroxide production at its current operation in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. million grant from the US Department of Energy to expand and upgrade the production of lithium materials for advanced transportation batteries. Tags: Brief. (a subsidiary of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.)

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APRIL 29, 2010

Companies and research institutions encompassing the value chain for lithium-ion batteries have founded a network of competence for Li-ion batteries in Germany: Kompetenznetzwerk Lithium-Ionen-Batterien (KLiB). SB LiMotive Germany GmbH. Tags: Brief. Freudenberg Nonwovens KG. GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH. Leclanché Lithium GmbH.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

The market share of smaller cars in Europe rose from 38.8% Significant change was also noted in the market shares of 4x4s (from 9.0% Significant change was also noted in the market shares of 4x4s (from 9.0% European production. Commercial vehicle production dropped to even lower levels. fewer in Germany.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

liter gasoline engine designed for the North American market that features direct injection (DI) and Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) for enhanced performance and fuel efficiency. liter Ti-VCT engine and PowerShift dual-clutch transmission for the North American market will not be marketed in Europe.

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OCTOBER 23, 2009

From the end of 2010 production at the Rastatt plant will also be expanded with small series production of the battery-electric A-Class E-CELL. Small series production of the A-Class E-Cell will once again prove the expertise of the Rastatt plant in premium compact vehicles. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

LichtBlick will market the plants as “ZuhauseKraftwerke” (home power plants) and will use them in a new, decentralized intelligent power supply scheme: “SchwarmStrom” (current swarm). By marketing the ZuhauseKraftwerk, which allows decentralized, flexible power generation, LichtBlick will be ushering in a new era of smart energy supply.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, the alliance Renault SA and Nissan Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation— issued a joint a Letter of Understanding (LoU) regarding the development and market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles. Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

They will be sold by Vauxhall and Opel dealers in Europe and other markets outside of North America starting in January 2012. The Opel/Vauxhall design team in Rüsselsheim, Germany is actively involved in the development of the new models and works in cooperation with the Fiat Group Automobiles’ Engineering and Design Group in Turin, Italy.

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The Casper, an ICE vehicle on sale in South Korea, will get a fresh new look in the form of an all-electric city car–slash–mini-SUV, releasing in European markets by the end of this year. The car is expected to go into production in July.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

The new production facility in Elyria is being built with the help of a $24.6-million As part of its long-term strategy to invest in cathode materials, BASF will continue to further lithium-ion battery application development at its research facilities in Beachwood, Ohio, and Ludwigshafen, Germany. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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JULY 11, 2010

McPhy’s technology addresses the merchant hydrogen and renewable energy markets. first round of financing in January 2009 from Emertec and Areva, the firm established its production line and created a reservoir of magnesium hydrides that was delivered to CEA-Liten in March 2010 for testing on an industrial scale. Tags: Brief.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The companies are specifically interested in assessing the feasibility of jointly investing in and operating a commercial-scale bio-pellet production facility in the United States by 2011. The agreement signals the belief of both companies that there are existing and emerging opportunities in an expanding bio-energy market.

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MAY 14, 2009

Volkswagen and the Raiffeisen Waren-genossenschaft eG Jameln (RWG) farmers’ cooperative earlier this year launched the sale of SunGas brand biogas (biomethane) at Germany’s first biogas filling station, situated on the B 248 between Lüchow and Dannenberg. Tags: Brief. SunGas at the pump. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

The announcement was made last Friday by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and is expected to raise biodiesel production levels to 2.4 Meeting the higher mandate will move Brazil to being the second-largest producer of biodiesel in the world, only behind Germany, according to Brazil’s Secretariat of Social Communication of the Republic.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

It’s considered to be the greenest car the company has ever produced (see article) and now Audi is expected to ramp up production of the new A1. The vehicle, which is now on sale in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and will be on sale in most other European markets by mid-September, will see [.].

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

With mass production having started in November last year, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC), a fully-owned subsidiary of Seoul-based Hyundai Motor Co., With the completion of the Czech factory, Hyundai Motor now has a production foothold in all major markets, including the USA, China, India and Turkey. Hyundai Motor Co.,

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JUNE 21, 2010

With sales of its Chevrolet lineup jumping 103.6%, sales of its Cadillac products growing 98.1% In just its fifth month on the market, the New Sail small car from Chevrolet registered sales of 7,616 units. Demand for its Wuling products surpassed 100,000 units for the fourth month this year. Tags: Brief. China results.

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DECEMBER 29, 2009

Australia-based Plantic Technologies and National Starch will collaborate to establish a site for the manufacture of Plantic bioplastic products in the US. The unique chemical and film-forming properties of this type of cornstarch allow for development of a range of applications across conventional plastics markets.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Daimler has sold all of its 5.34% of the ordinary shares of Indian automotive company Tata Motors to various groups of investors through the capital market. Daimler’s activities in the India market include: The wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz India has been producing Mercedes-Benz cars and commercial vehicles in Pune since 1995.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Under the MoU both parties will collaborate to build and market a battery-powered commercial vehicle, equipped with a Proton Power PM200 fuel cell system as a range extender. Proton Power Systems is the parent company of Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, an independent fuel cell system developer, based in Germany.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Production of a hatchback version of the Volkswagen Polo specially developed for the Indian market will be added from 2010. The facility has a maximum annual production capacity of 110,000 vehicles destined for delivery to the Indian market. Experts predict that the Indian automobile market will grow from the present 1.2

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APRIL 18, 2010

Freudenberg-NOK, a producer of advanced sealing and vibration control products, has been awarded a US patent for an innovative sealing system that uses new materials and a novel shape to improve the performance and reliability of direct injection fuel injectors in advanced technology gasoline and diesel engines. in Germany and NOK Corp.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

In addition, Bosch intends to acquire from the Eriksen Group and related investors more than 60% of the shares in Johanna Solar Technology GmbH, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, in which aleo also holds a roughly 17% stake. These thin-film modules are marketed by aleo. aleo is an established brand name in the solar module market.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

ISO/PC 248 will bring together international expertise and state-of-the-art best practice to discuss the social, economic and environmental aspects of the production, supply chain, and use of bioenergy, and identify criteria that could prevent it from being environmentally destructive or socially aggressive. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

A consortium of companies have signed an agreement in Berlin in the presence of German Minister of Transport to introduction of a national network if hydrogen refuelling station in Germany by 2015. Germany, with its excellent ideas from all over the country, is to become the market leader for modern drive technologies.

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APRIL 20, 2009

BASF has signed a definitive agreement to sell its syngas catalysts manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, to Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading speciality chemical company for catalysts and adsorbents headquartered in Munich, Germany. Tags: Brief. The facility is independent from BASF’s main Verbund site in Nanjing.

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