Bosch, one of the top auto parts supplier, is predicting hybrid car production will be 4 percent in North America and 9 percent in Japan by 2015. Current figures (by Bosch) set production levels at less than 1 percent in the US and 4 percent in Japan.
Bosch is predicting less penetration by hybrids in Europe, where diesels are the norm. Diesel hybrid engines are a hard sell, since that doubles the extra cost to build compared to engines that incorporate only one or the other.
Source: Bosch readies for boost in hybrid, diesel production - Automotive News (subscription req'd)
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
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