Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. To this end, manufacturers must participate in auto-racing to test their vehicles’ durability and performance and display their utmost performance. —Kiichiro Toyoda, Founder of Toyota Motor Corporation (March, 1952).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2011

Based on the results of the study, CAR believes the economic risk to the auto industry connected to mandating permanent fuel economy standards in the long run is “ very serious ” The group recommends periodic review to assess the rate of technology development and cost reduction of advanced technologies leading up to 2025.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Stellantis appears to be strengthening its ties in China’s automotive industry. Stellantis recently repurchased €934 million in shares from Chinese auto company Dongfeng as per a pre-existing share repurchase framework. Dongfeng Motors Corporation Ltd. is a state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2020

Development of automated driving (AD) technologies continues at a brisk pace in 2020 with more than 70 companies including legacy automakers, suppliers, startups, and technology companies new to the auto industry involved. Renesas Electronics Corporation. Navigant’s top-10 ranking for AD compute platforms: NVIDIA. AImotive.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 17, 2014

For some companies in the auto industry, building cars to hit a target of 54.5 But to others, the EPA''s Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets agreed in 2011 aren''t simply achievable by that date, but could be reached today--and with today''s technology. mpg by 2025 may seem like a near-impossible task.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. KEMET Corporation. Brownstown, MI. Technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

However, the flurry of announcements from the OEMs could also be interpreted as a high-stakes game of one-upmanship or a corporate PR exercise to boost investor confidence. Nevertheless, the investment announced remain important for automakers from a perspective of sustaining the ongoing disruptions in the automotive industry.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Other investors include the University of Michigan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the US Department of Energy. This is sorely needed, and no one else in the auto industry has anything like it. Ford, the only automaker to invest in the facility, contributed $2.1

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Ford is also working with the Automotive Industry Action Group in developing guidelines for measuring supplier emissions.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 15, 2023

It’s no secret that various industries attempting to hoard customer data and redefine what constitutes ownership have created a groundswell of consumer resentment. That’s debatable when it could be similarly argued they’re already being taken advantage of by the industry.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2025

Alix Partners reached out to 3,200 executives 1,000 of which were based in North America and 320 of which stemmed from the auto industry to create the report. But it serves as a strong example of how market analysts and corporate leaders currently view the economy. It became a buzz phrase and still is in some respects.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2021

A new round of investment that electric truckmaker Rivian announced Tuesday brings the company even farther into uncharted territory for the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. This decision takes the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2022

South 8 Technologies, a developer of electrolyte formulations for next-generation lithium batteries, has raised $12 million in Series A financing, led by Anzu Partners with participation from LG Technology Ventures, Shell Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC).

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2017

Fuel economy and emission standards have been a contentious issue in recent months as the auto industry and government officials clash over regulations and their potential benefits. Earlier this year, one of the largest pieces of evidence against more stringent fuel economy regulations came from former Ford CEO Mark Fields.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. Formed in 1987, the Auto/Steel Partnership is a consortium of Steel Market Development Institute’s Automotive Applications Council, Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Leading closed-loop recycling: being the first in the auto industry to set a recycling objective and adopt a comprehensive closed-loop recycling scheme, including steel, aluminum and plastic. Nissan said it will also provide a second-life energy storage system with used EV batteries through the 4R business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

The last tenant of the 107,000-square-foot property was Mexican Industries, which made plastic moldings for the auto industry until filing for bankruptcy in 2001. Most of these jobs will be in the metal stamping, metalworking, machining and casting industries that are dominant in the Midwest.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2009

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (TMCA) has begun production of the Camry Hybrid in Australia; the line-off ceremony was attended by Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Toyota Australia will be only the fifth country in the world that produces hybrid vehicles and that makes me proud of Australia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2010

Eaton Corporation’ superchargers will make their debut in China on selected new engines on three vehicle models from Chery Automobile Co., Fuel savings and emission reduction are the new themes for China’s auto industry. the country’s leading independent automaker: Chery 1.6S Tiggo, 1.3S A3 and Riich 1.3S Eaton supercharger.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Additionally, through its stimulus programs and local industrial policies, the Chinese government is providing a range of grants, low-interest loans and related financial and tax incentives. CEO, Protean Electric and a 32-year auto industry veteran responsible for the development and production of the GM EV-1. Purcell, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

The sale of Nexteer to PCM supports our objective to focus on our core auto business and is the final step in our efforts to position Nexteer as an independent supplier. The sale better enables Nexteer to take advantage of anticipated growth in the global auto industry with a variety of automakers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The lobbyists for automakers have made their views on Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards through 2025 quite clear. The majority of carmakers would prefer to see those standards relaxed, delayed or altered. Today, they call for a fleet average of 54.5 mpg (or about 38 mpg on window stickers) for vehicles sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Don Runkle.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 26, 2011

A couple years ago, the EPA announced the first changes in its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards in more than a decade. Many inside and outside the auto industry questioned whether it could be done. Since then.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Through this new JV, Ford commits to actively support the advancement of a more environmentally sustainable auto industry in China through local research and development as well as domestic production of all-electric vehicles. Zotye Auto is a pioneer in the Chinese all-electric vehicle segment. and Jiangling Motors Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2009

American Honda Motor has introduced a Class 8 hybrid diesel electric truck into its truck fleet at its parts center in Alpharetta, Ga—the first such in the auto industry. The hybrid truck uses a parallel diesel-electric hybrid system developed by Eaton Corporation. Testing and evaluation will take place over the next year.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Some are valid, some are idiotic, and some simply betray a lack of knowledge about how the auto industry really works. Colton, ExxonMobil’s vice president for corporate strategic planning. It's always good to hear the arguments against electric cars. Into that last category may go some comments by one William M.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Adopting an open source approach to software development is a key part of our technology strategy and will help us to keep pace with the rapid advances happening across the auto industry. —Hisanori Takashiba, Executive General Manager of Research & Development at Suzuki Motor Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

comes on the heels of the company’s announcement last week of a manufacturing joint venture with Wanxiang Corporation, the largest tier-one supplier to the Chinese auto industry. The new equity injection for Ener1, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The past couple of years, auto industry headlines have focused on 2025 and its high benchmarks for corporate average fuel economy. But there's a nearer-term deadline that's fast approaching, and it comes with its own set of emissions and fuel-economy standards.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have agreed to start exploring ideas that are directed towards a business partnership. Toyota and Suzuki will also be open to other companies regarding this collaboration idea, and aims for standardization in the industry.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 10, 2009

Big guns in the US auto industry like General Motors and Chrysler may still be reeling from the credit crunch, but upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has achieved overall corporate profitability in July.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

China has been the ‘one to watch’ in the automotive industry for some time, having already established itself as the largest car market in the world ahead of the USA. However, now the central government plans to implement a new policy to encourage consolidation and to push Chinese-brand passenger vehicles into the mainstream.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

TFS introduced the auto industry’s first Asset-Backed Green Bond in 2014; this latest issuance is the fourth Green Bond the company has issued. The TFS Green Bond program is unique in the auto industry and enhances Toyota’s reputation for leadership in green innovation across industries.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2016

Today, an auto-industry lobbying group takes aim at Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a new study argues that more electric cars will be needed to meet stricter fuel-economy standards, and fracking advocates use social media to target Millennials. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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