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China publishes plan to boost fuel-efficient and new energy vehicles and domestic auto industry; targeting 500K PHEVs and EVs in 2015, rising to 2M by 2020

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2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report. The fifth annual report on China’s auto industry—2012 Chinese Auto Industry Development Report—says that the next 20-30 years will be a “critical period” that will see the formation of a global new-energy vehicle industry.

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Predicting How Tariffs Will Affect the Auto Industry

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. General Motors. Cost to manufacture is one of the main considerations.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

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assess impacts of each trade agreements as well as their cumulative impact on competitiveness of the automotive industry in a thorough and comprehensive way. The IWVTA would offer the benefit to manufacturers to use a “one-shop stop” type-approval procedure for their motor vehicles.

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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry

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Its groundbreaking hybrid system enabled smooth transitions between an electric motor powered by a nickelmetal hydride battery and an internal combustion engine fueled by gasoline. Instead, the electric motor switches over to generator mode so that the wheels drive the motor in reverse rather than the motor driving the wheels.

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QOTD: Celebrating The Irish Auto Industry on St. Pat's?

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If you know much about the Irish auto industry, you know that it is/was small with a short, unremarkable history. A quick Google shows that the museum is probably gone -- the only thing I could find was the Kilgarvan Motor Museum , which appears to be a half-hour drive from Killarney. That said, it is St.

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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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Former General Motors (GM) executive Terry Woychowski, who is now President of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, called the arrival of the Seagull a “clarion call for the rest of the auto industry,” adding that it’s a “significant event” (via CNBC ). auto sector,” the organization writes.