DocumentCode
1132360
Title
Green shoots from tumbleweed - [engineering automotive]
Author
Evans-Pughe, Christine
Volume
4
Issue
10
fYear
2009
Firstpage
20
Lastpage
23
Abstract
The car industry is in a bad way. Vehicles sit unsold on garage forecourts, factories are semi-idle and countless manufacturing jobs are at risk. Even the world´s most profitable carmaker, Toyota, has had its first losses in nearly 70 years. While the future of the car is not in doubt, the shape it takes will be heavily influenced by the need to turn this tumbleweed into green shoots. State aid for the credit-crunched car companies is being offered only in exchange for a commitment to making greener vehicles.
Keywords
automobile industry; automobile manufacture; automobiles; sustainable development; Toyota; car industry; greener vehicles; sustainable car manufacture;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
Filename
5161975
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