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CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

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GlobalData: Global automakers earmark nearly US$600B for EVs over next decade

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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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Toyota invests $11.1M in Indiana schools to boost STEM programs

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The investment supports future STEM careers in the area, including job opportunities in the auto industry. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC), North Gibson School Corporation, Building Blocks, and Youth First Inc. Toyota invested $11.1 million in schools in Indiana to boost their STEM programs.

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Ford and Zotye forming JV in China for EVs; Ford’s third JV in the country

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The agreement was signed in Beijing today by Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific, and Ying Jianren, chairman of Tech-New Group Ltd. and board director of Zotye Auto. Zotye Auto is a pioneer in the Chinese all-electric vehicle segment. and Jiangling Motors Corporation. Earlier post.).

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ACMA awards 59 companies for excellence in production, innovation, localisation, exports – ET Auto

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Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, Vinod Aggarwal, Jury Chairman of the ACMA Excellence Awards, President of SIAM, and Managing Director & CEO of VECV; and Professor Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor of SRM University (Haryana), among others attended the 58th ACMA Excellence Awards function.

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USCAR helps to develop charging-readiness tools for plug-in & electric vehicles through US DRIVE

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The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development. The Grid Interaction Tech Team helped to identify and address roadblocks that would prevent successful commercialization of all types of plug-in electric vehicles.

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Super Charge It

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Slow charging has been the key hurdle to public acceptance of battery-electric vehicles as viable distance travelers, so this breakthrough has all sorts of implications for the automotive industry as well as being a very welcome upgrade to a whole host of other portable devices.

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