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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. MY 2013 adjusted fuel economy is 24.1 l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The new Ford Figo will be manufactured at Ford’s expanded integrated manufacturing facility near Chennai, which is undergoing a $500 million transformation to become a regional center of excellence for Ford small car production. By 2013, C-segment vehicles are projected to account for nearly 28% of global sales. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92

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NOVEMBER 18, 2011

percent stake in SGL Carbon SE, reflecting its strengthening of focus on lightweight construction and the use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) in automobile manufacture. SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers has built a carbon fiber manufacturing plant together in Moses Lake in Washington State in theUS.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

JMC currently manufactures light commercial vehicles and SUVs, including the Ford Transit which it has been producing since 1995. As part of the agreement, JMC will pay cash for the 80% stake currently held by China Changan Automobile and the 20% holding of China South Industries Group Corporation.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. AGC will manufacture HFO-1234yf in Japan, and Honeywell will market the product to customers in the U.S, 2013, have a global-warming potential (GWP) below 150. This GWP is 99.9% Europe and Asia.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

The 250,000 square-foot manufacturing facility, located in the Town of Fletcher, currently employs more than 600 local residents and produces state-of-the-art brake calipers for automobiles and light trucks. The e-IPB Caliper will introduce new challenges to our Henderson team.

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JANUARY 11, 2013

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC in Greensburg, Ind. All of the conventional, gasoline-powered 2013 Accords now on sale in the United States are equipped with a new Earth Dreams Technology powertrain, either a direct-injected 2.4-liter In addition to manufacturing, Ohio is the center for vehicle engineering in North America.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Honeywell and key suppliers will invest approximately $300 million to increase production capacity for HFO-1234yf, its low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant for mobile air conditioning (MAC) systems in automobiles. 2013 have a GWP below 150. Earlier post.) HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9% HFO-1234yf’s GWP is 99.9%

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Daimler has terminated the share-price hedge it initiated in 2013 and has sold its stake in Tesla of approximately 4%. In 2014, Mercedes-Benz sold more automobiles with hybrid drive than all other German manufacturers combined, although far less than Toyota, which currently has about 80% hybrid share in Europe.

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OCTOBER 29, 2016

Automakers that sell or lease a yearly average of more than 4,500 new vehicles (all light models combined) will be subject to the ZEV standard. The bill gives the Government of Québec the powers it needs to require car manufacturers to sell a minimum of zero-emission vehicles through a tradable credit system.

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JULY 22, 2011

The investment will be used to expand the Corning Shanghai Company Limited (CSCL) facility and to increase its capacity to manufacture emissions control substrates for light-duty (automotive) passenger vehicles. This expansion is expected to be complete and operational in the third quarter of 2013.

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JUNE 8, 2023

in 2022, with gross sales of 105,756, in line with the Automobile Information Analysis & Information Middle. GM has introduced plans to speculate akin to $2 billion at Arlington Meeting since 2013, and has dedicated to spending greater than $31 billion throughout its U.S. Arlington follows funding bulletins this age in Flint, Mich.,

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies, together with the German automotive supplier Hella, has developed innovative radio-frequency components for a 24 GHz radar sensor which reliably monitors the blind spot in the car’s rear section (Blind Spot Detection). billion in the business year 2013/2014.

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APRIL 26, 2014

On Friday, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a Manufacturers Performance Report that assesses the automobile industry’s progress toward meeting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks in the 2012 model year—the first year of the 14-year program. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 26, 2014

As Audi outlined this type of piloted driving functionality at CES in 2013 ( earlier post ), the system is based on the functionality of Audi adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go, extended by adding the component of lateral guidance. The car is braked to a stop and the hazard warning lights are activated.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Jointly with Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., and Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Honda’s automobile production and sales joint venture companies in China, Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., China Hybrids Vehicle Manufacturers' Honda will sequentially expand application of the Earth Dreams technology to other models.

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APRIL 19, 2013

Start-Stop systems help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light. Johnson Controls has manufactured more than 18 million AGM batteries—initially launched in Europe—since 2001, and now produces more than 4.5 million annually in Europe. Micro Hybrid battery.

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MAY 28, 2014

In particular, this report demonstrates the necessity of maintaining the exemption for lead-based batteries within the EU End of Life Vehicle Directive’s wider ban on lead in light-duty vehicles. The EU’s legislative and regulatory framework should guarantee a fair and technology-neutral competition between battery technologies.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company’s passenger car joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), broke ground for a new engine plant in Chongqing. The US$500-million investment will more than double CFMA’s annual engine production capacity in China to 750,000 units when it comes online in 2013.

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APRIL 11, 2014

According to guidelines issued by the European Union, automobile manufacturers are legally obligated to use a low global warming potential refrigerant in the air-conditioning systems installed in their cars. The risk analyses carried out by the manufacturers of the refrigerant so far have not taken carbonyl fluoride into account.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It is the first Infiniti automobile to have a powertrain comprising a diesel engine and automatic transmission from the cooperation with Daimler. tons) is supplied to Nissan and the Nissan Atlas F24 light-duty truck (payload 1.5 Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers' tons) is supplied to Mitsubishi Fuso.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Ford’s joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd (CFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the Chongqing Municipal Government to build a new engine plant in Chongqing. Construction of the new plant is planned to begin next year, with engine production starting in 2013. The US$ 500 million (RMB 3.4

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Ram truck is the only manufacturer currently to offer a light-duty diesel powertrain. Ram Truck worked with powertrain supplier VM Motori (Fiat Group Automobiles) to increase production to meet North American consumer demand. liter EcoDiesel engine is manufactured by VM Motori in Cento, Italy. Diesel Engines Sales'

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Green automobile technology has a unique history that affects strategies for both navigating “patent pollution” (i.e. Because green automobile technology has its roots in the 19 th century, there is prior art relating to clean automobiles going back more than one hundred years. This is not true in court.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The new lead-free formulation comes after 10 years of R&D, as well as successful initial testing, carried out in the last two months by two original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Leaded gasoline for automobiles was phased out of use in the US by 1995 due to its environmental and health impact.) 119(10): 1513–1516 doi: 10.1289/ehp.1003231.

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JUNE 6, 2018

—Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Due to this flexibility, different derivatives of a series can be manufactured simultaneously. State-of-the-art Pick-by-Light or Pick-by-Voice technologies are used in the picking areas.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

As a point of comparison, the US EPA’s proposed national CO 2 emissions standards for light-duty vehicles under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act would require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams/mile of CO 2 —155.26 Eco-innovations will count for up to 7 grams of manufacturers’ fleet targets.

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MAY 29, 2014

The governors of the 8 states began this latest collaboration with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on 24 October 2013. To date, manufacturers have rolled out more than 2 dozen models in the three ZEV categories. Together they represent about a quarter of the nation’s new car sales. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Risk odds ratios above 1.00 indicate increasing driving risks while risk odds. ratios below 1.00 indicate protective effects. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 22, 2013

The interim report considers PEV manufacturers, dealers and customers; the charging infrastructure; and the electric grid. Findings and possible Federal roles for overcoming the barriers include: Manufacturers, dealers and customers. Dealerships are independent franchises that are not owned or operated by the automobile manufacturers.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2010

Given the light weight (minimum 620 kg/1,367 pounds) and compact design of Formula One cars, Honda calculated that the motor would have to be no more than 100 mm (4 inches) in diameter, 200 mm in length, and produce approximately 8 kilowatts (kW) per kilogram (almost 5 hp per pound) of motor weight. Rotor Design. of at least 1.1

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Significantly to reduce the CO 2 intensity and water use of its manufacturing operations. When complete, the new paint shop will be the most energy-efficient paint line in Honda’s US automobile production network. Auto body painting can account for upward of 60% of an automobile plant’s total energy use.

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JULY 19, 2011

The US DOT’s is preparing NHTSA for a decision in 2013 that will determine whether the agency proceeds with regulatory activities that could require DSRC technology on new vehicles, consumer information programs that help new car buyers understand the effectiveness of this technology, or the need for further research and development.

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JULY 12, 2011

We also intend to take full advantage of the associated cost savings and emissions reductions by accelerating the conversion of all 4,500 of Chesapeake’s light duty fleet vehicles to run on CNG and 400 of our heavy duty fleet vehicles to run on LNG, which will reduce our fuel costs by an estimated $15-20 million per year.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Provide clear goals, committee independence About Sterling: Sterling drives a 2019 Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor AWD FSD and is an electric automobile enthusiast while employed as a vetting specialist for ConocoPhillips. nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. What type of leadership makes you thrive? What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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