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Volkswagen founds mobility services company in Rwanda; to begin local assembly of Polo and Passat

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The objective is to provide modern integrated mobility services in Africa in future. The vehicle fleet required for the planned mobility solutions is to be taken entirely from local production. With the integrated mobility concept, Volkswagen intends to provide a new impetus for the development of individual mobility.

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Volkswagen & Siemens launch joint electric mobility pilot project in Rwanda

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The pilot e-Golfs will be added into the Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda fleet to provide customized mobility service. Africa’s youth need sustainable jobs and better prospects for a future in their home countries. The services are offered using a fleet of vehicles assembled at Volkswagen Rwanda’s assembly facility in Kigali.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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l/100 km) highway or better; and to reduce the average CO 2 tailpipe emissions of its US fleet by 15%. Opel also estimates it will reduce the average carbon tailpipe emissions from its fleet by 27% by 2020. —2012 Sustainability Report. In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3 The 2020 target was raised from 0.70 MWh per vehicle.

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