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JANUARY 19, 2013

GAC) brought three to the 2013 North American International Auto Show (2013 NAIAS) in Detroit this month: a 4x4 Hybrid Version of the Trumpchi Sedan; a battery-electric version of the Trumpchi GS5 SUV; and the Compact NEV E-JET range-extended electric vehicle. Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Qoros Auto Co. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

This public-private partnership will explore the opportunity and viability of this project working with state and local partners, stakeholders, and communities across the corridor from Detroit to Ann Arbor. This includes leading test tracks, universities, automotive companies, and key economic anchors.

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MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business. More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5 More than 45 billion yuan (US$6.5

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JANUARY 14, 2018

Chevrolet and Ford each are entering the Detroit Auto Show this week on the heels of major truck introductions: for Chevrolet, the next-generation Silverado full-size pickup; for Ford, the return of the Ranger mid-size pickup. diesel and 5.3L

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 16, 2019

auto industry has long been downtown Detroit. And as much as that industry has wanted to talk the talk about electrification the past several year, it hasn’t walked the walk in its home turf. Detroit almost made it to the end of the decade without a single DC fast charger. The home base for the U.S.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Engine and aftertreatment system development and performance assessments were conducted at the Achates Power facility in San Diego and the Aramco Research Center-Detroit. Achates Power’s innovative 3-cylinder, 10.6L Rendering of the 10.6-liter liter engine. The three cylinders are in-line, with the opposed pistons moving vertically.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

These funds will support the overall growth of Motiv, including opening a new engineering and manufacturing facility in Detroit, Michigan, as well as facilitate further growth in the large-fleet customer segment. The Series B round of investment was led by investors GMAG Holdings Corp. and Winnebago.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. The GEKOT team is working to establish Detroit as the center of engineering excellence in micro-mobility and light electric vehicles.

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InsideEVs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Maybe team-ups with China's automakers are the way to go instead. Also: the Honda Prologue is an unexpected hit.

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JUNE 4, 2015

Detroit Materials has developed extremely strong, castable low-alloy steel. The material has the potential to support a variety of lightweight structural applications in the passenger vehicle, truck, defence, off-highway, and transportation industries. Modulus (MPa). DM 1300-16. DM 1400-11. DM 1700-18.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Honda Innovations is expanding its global open innovation program for early-stage innovators to Detroit, Japan, China, and Europe. Focus areas for Honda Xcelerator include Energy Innovation, Human Machine Interface, Personal Mobility, Industrial Innovation, Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Smart Materials, and Robotics.

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JUNE 28, 2020

The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3 The approved Army Acquisition Objective is 2,065 vehicles.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced new collaborations with AT&T and Microsoft Corporation with the goal of delivering further enhancements to its Detroit Connect suite of connected vehicle services. With about 400 000 connected vehicles worldwide, Daimler Trucks is by far the industry leader in connectivity. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2024

The annual Detroit Concours d'Elegance is being canceled this year so Hagerty can reassess the event. It’s been a privilege to unite car lovers in the heart of the Motor City at the Detroit Concours,” the organizers explained on the event website. Detroit is a special automotive city, full of very special car lovers.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Today, the new Cascadia delivers SAE Level 2 driving capabilities with the Detroit Assurance 5.0 The Detroit Assurance 5.0 In addition to Level 2 automated driving features, the Detroit Assurance 5.0 The fusion of Detroit Assurance 5.0 In addition to Level 2 automated driving features, the Detroit Assurance 5.0

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NOVEMBER 14, 2015

The Aramco Research Center-Detroit was inaugurated as one of three US-based research and development (R&D) centers aimed at expanding the global research capabilities of Saudi Aramco, the leading global integrated energy and chemicals company. automotive industry. The new facility, located in Novi, Mich., —Amin H.

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MAY 20, 2014

GM increased the number of facilities around the world that meet the US EPA’s ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry from 54 to 63 in 2013. megawatt-hours (MWh) per vehicle, approximately half the industry average of 2.01 As a result, we are evaluating how we can address this potential shortfall. GM Sustainability Report 2013.

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JULY 24, 2017

General Motors has launched GM Dev Client, an industry-first app that gives approved developers who have created in-vehicle applications the ability to test them in a real GM vehicle. GM Dev Client allows partners and developers the ability to test their apps in a GM vehicle once they’ve obtained approval from GM.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

Phoenix provides an image 100 times more detailed than other top industry radars, according to the company, offering superior separation of stationary and moving objects in real time—an industry first. Arbe will present Phoenix at CES 2019 in Las Vegas and during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Annual average concentrations of fine particulates from US sources of combustion emissions from (a) electric power generation; (b) industry; (c) commercial and residential sources; (d) road transportation; (e) marine transportation; (f) rail transportation; (g) sum of all combustion sources; (h) all sources. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 23, 2012

Industry Average. At the industry level, the new, more complex engines designed to meet epa regulations are resulting in additional problems and downtime, which also has a financial impact on owners because they’re not making money when their truck is down for service. Overall Scores. Based on scale of 1,000). Caterpillar.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The press day at the 2023 Detroit Auto Show was so quiet that I ended my day two states away – sleeping in my own bed in Chicago. It’s a far cry from my early years covering the show, when Cobo Hall (now Huntington Place) was swarmed by every industry worker from the top executives on down for several freezing cold days in January.

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JULY 26, 2020

A global survey of more than survey found that more than 120 auto tech leaders by Informa Tech Automotive Group found that 57% expect that COVID-19 will quicken the pace and rate of consolidation within the automotive industry.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Automakers have an impact on industries that reach far beyond cars and drivers. Real estate is one area where the sector has a significant footprint, and one of the industry’s biggest names is making waves in Detroit’s downtown. GM owns five of the seven RenCen towers, and its absence will open quite a vacancy in the complex.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.). The motors reside in the space behind the wheel. Fuel economy improvements up to 30% in hybrid configurations, as compared to the existing vehicle, depending on battery size.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

The 1969 Bronco was customized from the ground up by Los Angeles-based Zero Labs Automotive , an automotive and industrial design, technology and engineering firm specializing in electric vehicle conversions. The brand debuted its viable and reliable charging technologies at the Detroit Auto Show this past September.

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APRIL 14, 2016

Three emerging and converging factors—connectivity, autonomy and transport-as-a-service—will fundamentally change the automotive industry over the next few decades, according to Mike Abelson, GM’s VP of Strategy and Global Portfolio Planning. The basic DNA of the automotive industry—i.e., —Mike Abelson.

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MAY 19, 2022

Built on the best-selling heavy-duty truck platform in North America, the new battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia provides customers with a zero-emission version of the industry-leading Cascadia. The eCascadia is driven by an eAxle integrated with an electric motor, transmission and specialized electronics within a compact unit.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Industry-leading fast-charge capabilities, paired with General Motors’ all-new Ultium battery and advanced technology features, will coalesce to offer maximum capability and optimal range. Production begins in late 2021, at GM’s Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. inch diagonal infotainment screen and 12.3-inch

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2012

Initially announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this month, Hyundai’s Lifetime Hybrid Battery Replacement Guarantee applies to all US 2012 model year Sonata Hybrids and is the first-of-its-kind in the industry.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Volkswagen is also eyeing Russia -- the German auto industry has been flat and re-entering the Russian market could give it a boost. While Russia would likely welcome them in, the American public is generally more in favor of Ukraine than Russia, and if the Detroit Three reenter the Russian market, it could lead to consumer backlash at home.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Honda continues to lead the way in many vehicle classes, but it has started to lag the industry average in its midsize fleet—which includes its best-selling Accord, and accounts for a quarter of the company’s sales. UCS assigned the industry average a score of 100, and then give each automaker a score indexed to the industry average.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

The Institute will achieve this through leadership in pre-competitive advanced research and partnerships across defense, aerospace, automotive, energy, and consumer products industries. Collaboration across industry, academia and government provides an opportunity to directly address these challenges in a pre-competitive way.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and technology network for electric drive components and battery systems, together with the sister plant in Detroit. Our industry is undergoing a transformation toward CO 2 -neutral trucks.

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APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules Electric Vehicles—a Detroit-based startup—is opening a $20-million Series A investment round managed by CMD Global Partners, a boutique investment bank. Hercules is developing an all-electric sport pickup truck, the Hercules Alpha, which will be available in late 2022.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

Traxen, a metro Detroit-based technology, launched its intelligent adaptive cruise control system, iQ-Cruise, for traditional and electric commercial vehicles. The average fuel efficiency improvement was 7%, which is very substantial and meaningful for the industry.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Last month, Lightning Systems announced that it has developed a hydrogen fuel cell version of the LightningElectric developed in partnership with several industry partners that will extend the range of the vehicle to more than 200 miles.

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