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Hector Fratty
Nissan Leaf is European Car of Year
The Nissan Leaf has been named the 2011 European Car of the Year, the first time the award has gone to an electric car.
The Leaf beat 40 contenders including runners-up Alfa Romeo Giulietta and Opel Meriva to win the award.
New High-Brightness LED Standards Committee
SEMI, an industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries, has formed a high-brightness (HB) LED Standards Committee. The goal is to develop manufacturing standards to eliminate unnecessary costs,
2 Great Lectures: Osram, Philips at Strategies in Light
Strategies in Light will be held in February 22–24, 201…
Chinese, Indian Automakers Eye Pininfarina
Three Chinese automakers are among 10 bidders for Pininfarina. Beijing Automobile Works and Mahindra Group top the list followed by Brilliance Auto, Jianghuai Automobile (JAW), Bajaj and Magna International.
Geneva show: Green Vision Now Mainstream
The responsible organisation has chosen an image of an unmistakably female driver to illustrate the panel of the 81st show with the subject: Vehicle Lightness and Cheerfulness.
Retrofit DAS from Mobileye
Mobileye presented their aftermarket driver assistance retrofit system at the IAA auto show, in Hannover, Germany. The C2-270 equips cars with lane-departure warning, forward collision warning, and pedestrian collision warning.
Renault: First iAd in Europe
Renault launched Europe’s first iAd with a campaign for Renault Twizy, its new 100% electric tandem-style city car.
Global Sales Shifting to China; Weaker Brazil, India Growth
America and Europe both produced in 2007, around 32 million cars and should produce 24.4 million cars in 2010 which is a decrease of around 8 million cars in 3 years.
Forecast: NAFTA Q1 Output to Jump 10%
The auto industry’s production turnaround will continue into 2011. In the first quarter of 2011, North American light-vehicle output will climb 10% from the year-earlier level to 3.2 million units—this according to CSM Worldwide, a unit of IHS.