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Predicting How Tariffs Will Affect the Auto Industry

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There's a lot of moving parts and unpredictability, but we do our best to make sense of it all. Find Guaranteed Fit Parts at eBay Motors It's Friday, and we're podcasting! This week on the TTAC podcast, we tackle tariffs with Robby DeGraff from AutoPacific. Image: Buick/General Motors/VerticalScope/TTAC.com] Become aTTAC insider.

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

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A study by researchers at Iowa State University has determined that the automotive industry has a very large potential to utilize biobased materials. Their report, “Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”, was developed for the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Cost to manufacture is one of the main considerations.

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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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Mitsubishi Rayon acquires majority of carbon fiber reinforced plastics company Wethje; targeting auto industry

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(MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG.

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ABB and HASCO create joint venture to drive smart manufacturing in China’s auto industry

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Partnership builds on existing relationship to deliver increased automation and sustainability for auto parts production New joint venture agreement signed by both parties on December 30th 2021 and expected to commence operation in Q2, 2022. Both parties agreed not to disclose any further details about the investment.

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Volkswagen Group’s new Future Tracks program targeting digitalization era in auto industry; “James 2025”

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At this point, the entire industry is called upon. We need a voluntary commitment by the automobile industry. The Volkswagen Group is ready to play its part. I clearly say yes to Big Data, yes to greater security and convenience, but no to paternalism and Big Brother. Winterkorn.

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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. So, I ask of you, what part of the admittedly small and mostly no-longer existing Irish automotive industry are you celebrating? Yeah, I am shoehorning in a QOTD to match the holiday. That said, it is St.