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With economic development comes pollution and no other country in the world faces greater challenges than China in this respect. In an attempt to reduce the smog that is suffocating large cities, the Chinese government has announced that it plans to eliminate 6 million high-polluting vehicles from the country’s streets before the end of this year. Read more »
- France Wants To Discourage Ownership Of Diesel Cars, Automakers Protest
The French government has announced plans to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger vehicles and will establish a system to identify the most polluting vehicles. Read more »...
- London Urges Drivers To Turn Off Their Idling Engines Or Face A Fine
Fuel saving systems like auto start/stop are becoming increasingly common in all kinds of new models, from minis to supercars. The thing is that these technologies have only recently been widely adopted by car companies. Thus, most vehicles out there...
- China Vehicle Sales Soar To 1.7 Million Units In March, Up 56%
China's economic recovery seems to be on a solid footing this year as total vehicle sales in the country jumped 56 percent in March rising to an impressive total of 1.734 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers....
- Eu Investigating French R&d Aid To Peugeot-citroën For Hybrid Diesel Car
The European Commission has launched an in-depth inquiry to determine whether a €96 million (about $140 million) aid that France plans to grant to the Peugeot-Citroën PSA Group and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car (VHD)...
- China: Cars Sales And Production Rise +20% In First Half Of 2007
According to the data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), car sales and production both grew more than 20% in the first half of the year. In particular, vehicle production reached 4.46 million units, up by 22.36 percent...
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China Unveils Plans to Take 11 Million Polluting Cars off the Streets Within Two Years
With economic development comes pollution and no other country in the world faces greater challenges than China in this respect. In an attempt to reduce the smog that is suffocating large cities, the Chinese government has announced that it plans to eliminate 6 million high-polluting vehicles from the country’s streets before the end of this year. Read more »
- France Wants To Discourage Ownership Of Diesel Cars, Automakers Protest
The French government has announced plans to gradually phase out the use of diesel fuel for passenger vehicles and will establish a system to identify the most polluting vehicles. Read more »...
- London Urges Drivers To Turn Off Their Idling Engines Or Face A Fine
Fuel saving systems like auto start/stop are becoming increasingly common in all kinds of new models, from minis to supercars. The thing is that these technologies have only recently been widely adopted by car companies. Thus, most vehicles out there...
- China Vehicle Sales Soar To 1.7 Million Units In March, Up 56%
China's economic recovery seems to be on a solid footing this year as total vehicle sales in the country jumped 56 percent in March rising to an impressive total of 1.734 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers....
- Eu Investigating French R&d Aid To Peugeot-citroën For Hybrid Diesel Car
The European Commission has launched an in-depth inquiry to determine whether a €96 million (about $140 million) aid that France plans to grant to the Peugeot-Citroën PSA Group and other partners for the development of a hybrid diesel car (VHD)...
- China: Cars Sales And Production Rise +20% In First Half Of 2007
According to the data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), car sales and production both grew more than 20% in the first half of the year. In particular, vehicle production reached 4.46 million units, up by 22.36 percent...