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Fiat Powertrain Acquiring GMs Share of Poland 1.3L Diesel Engine JV

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Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) and General Motors (GM) have signed a preliminary share transfer agreement for FPT to acquire GM’s 50% share in FIAT-GM Powertrain Polska, an engine manufacturing joint venture in the special economic zone of Bielsko- Biala, Poland. The plant will continue to produce the 1.3-liter

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GM to invest $341M in plant in Poland for new mid-size diesel engine

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General Motors will build its new generation midsize diesel engine family at the GM Manufacturing Poland plant in Tychy. liter four-cylinder diesel engine is scheduled for 2017. The GM Manufacturing Poland plants in Gliwice and Tychy employ 3,500 people. liter diesel engine.

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Cummins fuel cell technology powers Coradia iLint fleet in Germany

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The Coradia iLint trains were developed by Alstom as an alternative to conventional diesel trains. The Coradia iLint has also been successfully tested in Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The first zero-emissions passenger trains in the 14-train fleet arrived in mid-summer.

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ACEA study finds 100-fold increase in zero-emission trucks needed in EU fleet in 10 years to meet goals

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Almost 98% of all these trucks run on diesel, according to the 2021 Vehicles in Use report. million trucks, Poland has the largest truck fleet, followed closely by Germany (1,010,742) and Italy (946,393). Diesel-powered light commercial vehicles are dominant in all EU countries except for Greece. the EU fleet, with only 0.6%

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Refineries in the Americas produce a greater share of gasoline per barrel of crude oil than refineries in other world regions

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Conversely, in Europe, diesel accounted for 40% of the petroleum refined versus about 30% for the Americas and Asia Oceania. In the Americas, gasoline accounted for just above 40% of the products refined from petroleum in 2019, while in Europe and Asia Oceania, gasoline was less than 20%. OECD Americas: Canada; Chile; Mexico; United States.

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Toyota to produce hybrid transaxle and new gasoline engines in Poland; adjusting to shrinking diesel share in Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe will start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) in Walbrzych, and add two gasoline engines—a 1.5L in 2019—at Toyota Motor Industries, Poland (TMIP) in Jelcz-Laskowice. Diesel engines, will add two gasoline engines to its production. Assembly of a 1.5L

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Used-car market continues to struggle in Poland

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Marcin Kardas, head of valuations at Eurotax Poland, analyses the figures with Autovista24 web editor James Roberts. Marcin Kardas, head of valuations at Eurotax Poland, analyses the figures with Autovista24 web editor James Roberts. In contrast, Polands new-car market has remained stable over the first three months of the year.

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