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APRIL 25, 2021

of total passenger car sales in the EU, almost doubling their market share in a year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Most EU markets posted double-digit declines in this segment, including three of the four major ones: Germany (-29.4%), Spain (-28.3%) and France (-11.1%).

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JULY 15, 2023

Fortum Battery Recycling has started to examine the feasibility of installing a production facility for sustainable secondary battery materials in the industrial area of Artern, Thuringia, Germany. The industrial area of Artern/Thuringia is located in the middle of Germany, with short distances to the central battery and automobile companies.

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APRIL 1, 2022

Seven of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers have registered with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) to race the new Gen3 car which debuts in next season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The manufacturers currently confirmed for the Gen3 era of Formula E are: DS Automobiles, France.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

In September 2020, the EU passenger car market registered the first increase of the year, according to figures from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Losses were seen in Spain (-13.5%) and France (-3.0%), while Italy (+9.5%) and Germany (+8.4%) showed solid gains. Registrations grew by 3.1%

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. CATL has developed partnerships with a number of European companies in the automobile industry including BMW, Volkswagen, Daimler, Volvo, and Bosch. —Matthias Zentgraf.

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JULY 7, 2020

Volkswagen has begun conversion of its Emden, Germany plant to support the production of Evs; the first electric cars are to roll off the production line there from 2022. We are converting a major automobile plant during production. All in all, the company will invest about €1 billion in the transformation of the factory.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. Audi and Ericsson plan to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production. A new McKinsey & Co.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will showcase diversified material solutions for safe and compact EV batteries, improved connectivity and lightweighting, as well as circular economy at Fakuma , the world’s leading trade event for industrial plastics processing, from 17 - 21 October 2023 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

during the same period last year, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Both Germany and France recorded percentage increases of more than 400% each. In the third quarter of 2020, 9.9% of passenger cars sold in the EU were electrically-chargeable vehicles, compared to 3.0%

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JULY 22, 2019

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has become the first automobile manufacturer to enable full 5G wireless coverage at all its plants. With this development, BBA becomes the first automobile manufacturer to use 5G technology in automotive development and production. Full 5G coverage, transfer rate of 1 Gbps.

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MAY 20, 2010

Honeywell and DuPont are forming a manufacturing joint venture to produce a the new refrigerant HFO-1234yf for use in automotive air conditioning systems. The product meets European Union regulatory requirements for lower GWP refrigerants for automobile air conditioning systems. Earlier post.) The new refrigerant has 99.7%

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APRIL 1, 2014

The electric version of the urban two-seater micro car was the market leader amongst all newly registered electric cars in Germany in 2013 with a market share of about 30%. Deutsche ACCUmotive had approximately 230 employees as of 31 December 2013.

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MAY 4, 2020

New data shows that motor vehicles generate more than €440 billion in taxation per year for national governments in the major EU markets plus the UK, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) reports. This just goes to show the sheer scale of the importance of the automobile industry to Europe. United Kingdom ?

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The research project aims to generate new insights into the technological and physical hurdles of high-power wireless charging for automobiles. Volkswagen is a member of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation, a research and innovation consortium funded at UT by the Department of Energy.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

To this end, the BMW Group has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor. In addition to its two automobile production locations, BBA already runs an engine plant, which includes a battery factory for electrified BMW brand vehicles produced locally in Shenyang. million vehicles per year.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

As of now, all rail transport for Audi AG in Germany is CO 2 -free. Audi says it is the first company in Germany to organize its logistics operations by rail to be completely CO 2 -neutral. Until now, almost 1,600,000 automobiles have been transported and 63,000 tons of CO 2 emissions have been avoided.

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DECEMBER 14, 2012

compared with November 2011 which counted on average the same number of working days in the region, according to figures from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). in Germany; -19.2% In November, demand for new cars in the EU was down for the fourteenth consecutive month, dropping by 10.3% in Spain.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The Automobile Sector of the Fiat Group and Adam Opel GmbH signed a contract agreement whereby Fiat will supply vehicles comprising of several variants to Opel commencing December 2011. The new vehicles, based on the same platform as the Fiat Doblo models, will be produced at the Tofas plant in Bursa, Turkey where the Doblo is manufactured.

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Turkey North America Automobile 2011 218

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JUNE 15, 2017

The EAGLE (Efficient Additivated Gasoline Lean Engine) European research project is led by the French research organization IFP Energies nouvelles, with the participation of eight partners from Germany, France, Italy and Spain. —Jean-Marc Zaccardi, researcher at IFP Energies nouvelles and coordinator of the project.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., Leading vehicle manufacturers in fuel cell technology—Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co.,

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APRIL 26, 2020

across the EU, as measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 lead to the closure of dealerships, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). The four major markets, Spain (-31.7%), France (-26.9%), Italy (-26.6%) and Germany (-14.4%), all faced double-digit losses so far this year. less than last year.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA) has published an interactive map that illustrates the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and GDP per capita for each of the 27 EU member states and the United Kingdom. Germany – 3.0% (GDP of €41,510). Across the EU, 3.0%

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AUGUST 16, 2014

(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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Carbon Fiber Auto Industry Mitsubishi Carbon 210

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JULY 5, 2023

Volkswagen began production in Brazil 70 years ago in São Paulo; the Brazil plant was also the first Volkswagen plant outside Germany. Twelve employees were assembling parts imported from Germany there at the beginning.

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MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. From 2022, the production of our Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany will operate CO 2 -neutral. The “Factory 56” is currently built in the Sindelfingen plant (Germany). Already today all Mercedes-Benz plants in Germany are certified to ISO 50001.

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

less compared to the period January-November 2010, according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). In November, Germany was the only major market to post growth (+2.6%). Eleven months into the year, a total of 12,157,119 new registrations was recorded in the EU27—1.4% in Spain, -7.7%

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Spain Italy France Automobile Manufacturer 218

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JANUARY 29, 2013

In December, new commercial vehicle registrations continued the downward trend which prevailed throughout 2012, amounting to 125,825 units, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). in Germany and -34.2% in Germany and -32.7% in Germany, -7.9% in Germany and -39.6%

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JUNE 7, 2019

Better and more cost-efficient production methods for energy storage are increasingly in demand, especially in Germany: All major automobile manufacturers have launched ambitious electric vehicle programs that will ensure a sharp rise in demand for batteries. © Fraunhofer IWS. The Fraunhofer engineers want to change this.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

share during the same period last year, according to figures from ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). Among the four major markets, France and Germany posted positive results (+51.1% In the second quarter of 2020, the market share of electrically-chargeable vehicles increased to 7.2% Source: ACEA.

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MAY 18, 2013

In April, sales of new passenger cars in Europe grew for the first time (+1.7%) since September 2011, according to figures from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Germany (+3.8%), Spain (+10.8%) and the UK (+14.8%) expanded, while France (-5.3%) and Italy (-10.8%) faced a downturn.

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APRIL 5, 2012

In the US, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Earlier post.). Despite the prevalence of the practice, drivers surveyed overwhelmingly agreed that reading texts on the move was dangerous.

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JUNE 6, 2019

This event verifies the manufacturing equipment and processes that will be used on customer cars when production starts at the end of this year. The M-Byte electric SUV ( earlier post ) is being designed for the future of autonomous driving in which the automobile will become a mobile digital lounge.

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APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. Overview of EU CO 2 -based taxes.

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APRIL 27, 2012

In March, new commercial vehicle registrations dropped by 11.8%, totaling 184,235 units in the EU, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). With the exception of Germany (+0.3%), all other significant markets shrank, from -7.0% in Germany, 5.8% Germany and the UK grew by 2.1%

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

Conventional processes for manufacturing battery electrodes involve mostly toxic solvents and require a lot of space and energy. Germany will consume around 655 terawatt hours of electrical energy in the year 2030—an increase of almost 20% compared to today. A fine coating film forms on the faster-rotating roller.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler finalized a purchase contract with SEMIKRON International GmbH for the acquisition of 51% of the shares of Compact Dynamics GmbH , a manufacturer of high-performance electric motors. Both contract partners want to cooperate on the development of electric drives for automobile applications.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

downturn in 1993, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). in Germany, -22.5% In 2012, demand for new passenger cars reached the lowest level recorded since 1995, totaling 12,053,904 units. The resulting 8.2% contraction of the EU market (year-on-year) is the most important experienced since the 16.9%

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