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Globalization and New Centers of Automotive Manufacturing – the Case of Brazil, Mexico, and Central Europe

open access: yesPrace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego, 2014
The globalization of the automotive industry in the last twenty years has manifested itself ina rapid increase in the assembly of automobiles and the production of automotive components and spareparts outside of the traditional centers of automotive ...
Mirosław Wójtowicz, Tomasz Rachwał
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A hybrid optimization approach to forecast automobile sales of China

open access: yesAdvances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
In this article, a novel Hybrid method based on particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization (HPA) is proposed to forecast automobile sales of China. Proposed hybrid model integrating particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization for
Junjie Gao   +5 more
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Life events, poverty, and car ownership in the United States: A mobility biography approach

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2019
What causes families to buy or give up a car in the U.S.? Following the mobility biography approach, we use a nationally representative panel data set, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), to examine the role of life events and changes in the built
Nicholas J. Klein, Michael J. Smart
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What Makes the Gears Go ‘Round? Factors Influencing Bicycling to Suburban Regional Rail Stations

open access: yesFindings, 2020
In North America, most suburban commuters who use rail transit drive and park at stations, offsetting some benefits of commuter rail. Using passenger survey data collected at three rail stations near Toronto, Canada, we explored the correlates of ...
Matthew Graystone, Raktim Mitra
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Socioeconomic status indicators, physical activity, and overweight/obesity in Brazilian children

open access: yesRevista Paulista de Pediatria, 2016
Objective: To analyze the associations between socioeconomic status (SES) indicators and physical activity and overweight/obesity in children. Methods: 485 children wore accelerometers for 7 days.
Victor Keihan Rodrigues Matsudo   +7 more
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Vehicle ownership rates: The role of lifecycle, period, and cohort effects

open access: yesTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2023
Researchers and policymakers often attempt to forecast trends in automobile ownership. But to understand recent changes in demand for cars, researchers must account for behaviors specific to different generations, while simultaneously controlling for the
Julene Paul, Evelyn Blumenberg
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A Proposed Framework for the Automobile Registration System Using Blockchain

open access: yesSukkur IBA Journal of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
The Automobile Registration System on Blockchain is a groundbreaking solution that utilizes blockchain technology to secure the process of automobile registration.
Muhammad Adil   +5 more
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Institutional, Technology, and Policies of End-of-Life Vehicle Recycling Industry and Its Indication on the Circular Economy- Comparative Analysis Between China and Japan

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability, 2021
With economic development and accelerated industrialization, resource consumption has seen rapid increase. Against such a consumer boom, vehicle ownership has rocketed up, which also brings surging numbers of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs).
Jia Wang   +8 more
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Common‐Ownership Versus Cross‐Ownership: Evidence from the Automobile Industry*

open access: yesThe Journal of Industrial Economics
Overlapping ownership has gained considerable momentum in the last decades, yet little is known about the role of its sources. We quantify the relative importance of common‐ownership (by shareholders external to an industry) and cross‐ownership (by firms within the industry).
Huse, Cristian   +2 more
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Preferred Taxation Methods for Reducing Automobile Prices Without Decreasing Tax Revenues

open access: yesMaliye Çalışmaları Dergisi, 2022
In terms of legal security and financial stability, financial burdens must be accountable and predictable. However, policy implementations that can rapidly increase public revenue in extraordinary times are only possible through indirect taxes.
Memduh Aslan
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