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Study Questions Cost-Cutting Ability of Mega-Battery Factories
10/22/2014Economies of scale for factories that make lithium-ion batteries for electric cars plateau at about 300 megawatt-hours per year, asserts an analysis by Carnegie Mellon University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Nissan, Dongfeng Open SUV Factory in Dalian
10/22/2014Dongfeng Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. launched production last weekend at their fourth vehicle assembly plant in Dalilan, China.
Vehicle Output Falls 16% in Thailand
10/22/2014Thailand's auto industry made 164,300 vehicles in September compared with 195,600 in the same month in 2013, according to the Federation of Thai Industries.
EU Raises Anti-Trust Question about Refrigerant Venture
10/22/2014The partnership between Honeywell and DuPont that developed and is supplying a new air-conditioning refrigerant now used in most new European vehicles may be anti-competitive, according to the European Commission.
Rolls-Royce Still Undecided on SUV Model
10/22/2014Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. estimates about half the passenger vehicles sold worldwide are SUVs or crossovers.
Daimler to Shift Some Sprinter Production to N. America
10/22/2014Daimler AG says it will manufacturing an undisclosed number of next-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans somewhere in North America, perhaps as early as next year. 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Daimler sold about 23,000 Sprinters in the U.S. in 2013.
Freescale Touts World’s Smallest Tire Pressure Monitor System
10/22/2014Freescale Semiconductor Inc. says its new integrated tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is half the size of competing systems and, at 0.3 grams, is the lightest option on the market.
Michigan Bans Factory-Direct Selling by Tesla
10/22/2014Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a law that blocks carmakers such as Tesla Motors Inc. from selling vehicles directly to consumers.
Chrysler Ready to Resume Viper Production
10/22/2014Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plans to start making Viper supercars again next month after only 10 days of production in the past seven months, Automotive News reports.
PSA Hikes Third-Quarter Sales, Revenue
10/22/2014PSA Peugeot Citroen increased vehicles sales 5% to 643,600 units in July-August, led by growth in China and Europe of 44% and 7%, respectively.