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Opel, GM’s main European branch, has announced that it plans to reduce its carbon emissions footprint by 27 percent with the introduction of a multitude of new powertrains, which will help them comply with the increasingly-stringent EU laws.
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- Gm Reaffirms Commitment To Opel, Will Invest €4 Billion, Present 23 New Cars Through 2016
GM has announced a massive investment program for its ailing European subsidiary Opel over the next four years, worth €4 billion ($5.23 billion). The GM Board of Directors announced the decision today at a meeting in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the...
- California Wants 1.4 Million Zero-emission Vehicles By 2025; Manufacturers Agree, Dealers Object
The state of California has been at the forefront of the nation’s regulations when it comes to reducing emissions since the 1970s. And now it has taken another step in this direction by approving the Advanced Clean Car program. It is a set of...
- Study Forecasts That Hybrids Will Account For 20% Of U.s. Car Sales By 2020
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- Audi To Invest 7.9 Billion Euros On New Models From 2008 To 2012
VW Group’s luxury carmaker Audi announced that it plans to spend a total of 10.6 billion euros from 2008 to 2012 in fixed investments. That’s compared to the 9.8 billion euros that Audi planned to spend from 2007 to 2011. According to Audi,...
Cars
Opel Looking to Reduce CO2 Emissions by 27 Percent by 2020
Opel, GM’s main European branch, has announced that it plans to reduce its carbon emissions footprint by 27 percent with the introduction of a multitude of new powertrains, which will help them comply with the increasingly-stringent EU laws.
The idea is to launch a total of 13 new engines, and achieve an 80 percent renewed powertrain range by 2016. With a planned investment of €4 ($5.24) billion, GM wants to release a total of 23 new models by the same 2016 deadline.
Read more »- Eu Finalizes Revised New Luxury Manufacturer-centric Emissions Limits; Approval Pending
Surprise, surprise, the European Union, the one that appeared to buckle under Germany’s immense corporate interest pressure not to enforce strict emissions laws by the year first specified will be going forward with the half-assed version of the...
- Gm Reaffirms Commitment To Opel, Will Invest €4 Billion, Present 23 New Cars Through 2016
GM has announced a massive investment program for its ailing European subsidiary Opel over the next four years, worth €4 billion ($5.23 billion). The GM Board of Directors announced the decision today at a meeting in Rüsselsheim, Germany, the...
- California Wants 1.4 Million Zero-emission Vehicles By 2025; Manufacturers Agree, Dealers Object
The state of California has been at the forefront of the nation’s regulations when it comes to reducing emissions since the 1970s. And now it has taken another step in this direction by approving the Advanced Clean Car program. It is a set of...
- Study Forecasts That Hybrids Will Account For 20% Of U.s. Car Sales By 2020
By the end of the next decade, hybrid car sales in the U.S. will account for 19.4 percent of the total market, according to a new study from JPMorgan. The investment bank's auto analysts also predict that global hybrid car sales will increase more...
- Audi To Invest 7.9 Billion Euros On New Models From 2008 To 2012
VW Group’s luxury carmaker Audi announced that it plans to spend a total of 10.6 billion euros from 2008 to 2012 in fixed investments. That’s compared to the 9.8 billion euros that Audi planned to spend from 2007 to 2011. According to Audi,...