Public research funding is a key component of the auto sector's drive to reduce CO2 emissions. For example, the European Union's (EU) seventh framework programme (FP7) funds innovation in a wide range of industries, and automotive research figures prominently.
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Automotive tool and die suppliers in North America have been hit hard by the past two years' of the recession, Jay Baron, CEO of the Center for Automotive Research, said today at the Management Briefing Seminars.
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TI Automotive Ltd. has bought out its partner in a 23-year-old Japanese joint venture. TI acquired the half of Mitsuba Walbro Inc. that it didn't already own from Japan's Mitsuba Corp. The unit makes fuel pump motor armatures and modules.
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US trade representative Ron Kirk has described the automotive trade deficit between South Korea and North America as unacceptable.
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(Toronto, ON) - July 27, 2010 - Ten years ago Toyota launched a new kind of car in North America. It was the Prius, an affordable car with a hybrid gas/electric powertrain. In the decade that followed, the Prius made an indelible mark on the automotive industry.
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South America's main trading bloc Mercosur is set to attract significant new investments from global automotive manufacturers keen to benefit from the region's strong economic growth prospects and free trade tariffs, according to market participants.
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Analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting have told just-auto of the possibility of a squeeze in demand and fall to automotive production in Europe later this year and in 2011 due to the risk of a double-dip or 'W-shaped' economic recession.
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UK-based TI Automotive Ltd. says a fuel-systems contract it secured with Mercedes-Benz marks the largest with an individual company in the British supplier's history.
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In today's News Brake: General Motors puts a price tag on the Chevrolet Volt, Automotive X Prize enters the final stage, and Audi unveils the A7 . . . But Wait, There's More!
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TI Automotive on Tuesday said it had won its largest single source contract ever after being named global supplier of fuel tank systems for several unspecified "high-volume" Mercedes-Benz model lines.
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The Automotive X Prize is nearing the finish line.
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Executives at Group 1 Automotive Inc. said they don't expect long-term repercussions from Toyota's June lawsuit to block the retailer from acquiring a pair of Toyota and Lexus stores.
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Bucking an automotive tradition of charging extra for more horsepower, Ford will ask buyers of its redesigned 2011 Explorer to pay a premium for a small, 4-cylinder engine when the vehicle goes on sale in December.
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Richard Parry-Jones chairs the UK government's 'Automotive Council'. Here, he tells Dave Leggett how he sees the strategic challenges involved in meeting lower CO2 targets in motor transport, electric vehicle technology and how he sees the role of the Automotive Council. This interview is the second part of a two-part interview.
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Chinese factory workers at two suppliers for foreign automakers returned to work after winning hefty pay rises, ending strikes that again highlighted the carmakers' vulnerability to their China suppliers.
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Chinese factory workers at two suppliers for foreign automakers returned to work today after winning hefty pay rises, ending strikes that again highlighted the carmakers' vulnerability to their China suppliers. The strikes at Atsumitec Co.
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Tighter fuel economy and emission standards will lead to the production of petrol and diesel engines with three or fewer cylinders to almost double by 2013, according to research from Detroit-based IHS Automotive, a forecasting company.
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New vehicle sales in Vietnam increased by 3.6% to 10,052 units in June, compared with 9,962 units a year earlier, according to data published by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
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New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by close to 52% to 15,189 units in June, compared with 10,007 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI).
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The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture will introduce a new brand -- Baojun -- to market its future lineup of passenger cars. The partnership among General Motors Co., Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
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