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"Fiat 500X, the Italian crossover, has been updated inside and out with new looks and new technology to satisfy the latest mobility needs in a fast-growing segment in which 500X is already leading in Italy and in Europe, where it has gained a firm footing as one of the top five best-selling models in its segment since 2016. The New Fiat 500X has an entirely refreshed exterior with new LED light clusters and Full-LED headlights, and updated interiors, which underline its unmistakable 500 identity even further, while delivering greater functionality and comfort at the same time. Furthermore, the new model offers for the first time on a Fiat an all-new family of three- and four-cylinder engines which guarantee driving satisfaction and up to 20% better fuel efficiency than previous petrol engines, while being remarkably 20% quieter than their turbo diesel counterparts. The driving experience is as pleasant, comfortable and safe as ever with the new driving assist systems offered as standard equipment on all versions. The automatic traffic sign recognition system in connection with the Speed Advisor allows drivers to avoid breaking the speed limit by adapting, with a simple click, the car's speed using information it read from road signs along the way, while Lane Assist standard is a departure warning system for use on motorways. For the launch of the New 500X, Fiat has made a delightful short movie lasting two and a half minutes, inspired by the cult film ""Back to the Future"", which consolidates the bond between the brand and the world of cinema, a relationship that culminated last year with the tribute video ""See you in the future"", created to celebrate the 500's 60th birthday of Fiat 500 and starring the Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. The new film is based on the concept of an exciting journey through time, in which a young couple start out in the Sixties on board a Fiat 600 of the period and are catapulted into the present at the wheel of the New 500X. The short movie ends with a special appearance by the American actor Christopher Lloyd, in the cameo role of a policeman giving a knowing wink, who ends the journey through time."
"First introduced to American car buyers in 1976, the Honda Accord is the second-longest-running automotive nameplate in Honda's history, after the Honda Civic. Accord has become a household name over nine generations and 42 model years, and since its introduction, American car buyers have purchased more Accords than any other passenger car, with total U.S. sales exceeding 13 million vehicles. The current, ninth-generation, Accord has been the top retail-selling midsize car in America for the past six years (2011-2016). The Accord was the first automobile from a Japanese automaker to be manufactured in America and has been in continuous production at the company's Marysville, Ohio auto plant since November 1, 1982, using domestic and globally-sourced parts. Total U.S. Accord production exceeds 11 million units. In 1987, Honda Accord became the first U.S-made automobile from a Japanese automaker to be exported overseas (Accord Sedan to Taiwan)."
"Fiat 500X, the Italian crossover, has been updated inside and out with new looks and new technology to satisfy the latest mobility needs in a fast-growing segment in which 500X is already leading in Italy and in Europe, where it has gained a firm footing as one of the top five best-selling models in its segment since 2016. The New Fiat 500X has an entirely refreshed exterior with new LED light clusters and Full-LED headlights, and updated interiors, which underline its unmistakable 500 identity even further, while delivering greater functionality and comfort at the same time. Furthermore, the new model offers for the first time on a Fiat an all-new family of three- and four-cylinder engines which guarantee driving satisfaction and up to 20% better fuel efficiency than previous petrol engines, while being remarkably 20% quieter than their turbo diesel counterparts. The driving experience is as pleasant, comfortable and safe as ever with the new driving assist systems offered as standard equipment on all versions. The automatic traffic sign recognition system in connection with the Speed Advisor allows drivers to avoid breaking the speed limit by adapting, with a simple click, the car's speed using information it read from road signs along the way, while Lane Assist standard is a departure warning system for use on motorways. For the launch of the New 500X, Fiat has made a delightful short movie lasting two and a half minutes, inspired by the cult film ""Back to the Future"", which consolidates the bond between the brand and the world of cinema, a relationship that culminated last year with the tribute video ""See you in the future"", created to celebrate the 500's 60th birthday of Fiat 500 and starring the Oscar-winner Adrien Brody. The new film is based on the concept of an exciting journey through time, in which a young couple start out in the Sixties on board a Fiat 600 of the period and are catapulted into the present at the wheel of the New 500X. The short movie ends with a special appearance by the American actor Christopher Lloyd, in the cameo role of a policeman giving a knowing wink, who ends the journey through time."
Washington, Apr 27 (EFE).- Green bonds are a financial instrument that has great potential for Latin America and the Caribbean as the region faces enormous financing needs to adapt to climate change, which makes it essential to improve transparency to attract investors, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said Tuesday.The bank and its private-sector arm, IDB Invest, launched the Green Bond Transparency Platform to promote the harmonization and standardization of green bonds by providing information on their performance, impact and methodologies in the region."Investors need to know if these bonds are having an impact on the fight against climate change," Juan Antonio Ketterer, Head of the IDB's Connectivity, Markets and Finance Division, said during the online presentation of the new digital tool.Latin America and the Caribbean made up only 2 percent of last year's record $1.1 trillion issuance of green bonds worldwide.Yet the region has seen a total issuance of $24 billion and nearly half of that, $10 billion, has come since 2019."What transparency creates is a space to build confidence," Sean Kidney, CEO at Climate Bonds Initiative, a partner organization, said.Kidney said that green bonds are "a very simple idea, a debt instrument where you are promising that the proceeds will be used in a certain way," making initiatives such as the IDB platform important for giving investors peace of mind.The IDB Group has provided strong support to the region's green capital market over the last five years, backing more than 30 percent of issuances by volume, notably for Ecuador, Chile and Mexico.The crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the growing threat of climate change have increased investor appetite for this type of financial tool, which likewise offer an alternative to the difficult situation in public finance.The region's "governments are facing extraordinary fiscal headwinds and they can't possibly finance this transition on their own," IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone said.Recent estimates suggest that emerging markets will need $20 trillion in investment by 2030 to address climate change challenges, of which governments will only be able to contribute 25 percent.Claver-Carone said that large global investment funds with ample capital are "eager" to participate."In the next five years, governments will have a historic opportunity to attract these investments if they provide the right incentives and clear rules. Trillions of dollars of private capital could flow into their countries to create jobs," the IDB president said. EFE lap/drSHOT LIST: SOUND BITES OF IDB PRESIDENT MAURICIO CLAVER-CARONE; IDB HEAD OF CONNECTIVITY, MARKETS AND FINANCE DIVISION JUAN ANTONIO KETTERER; CLIMATE BONDS INITIATIVE CEO SEAN KIDNEY; IDB INVEST CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER GEMA SACRISTAN; IDB CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER JUAN PAUL BONILLA; AND IDB INSTITUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER MOISES SCHWARTZ.Keywords: efe,idb,green,bonds,transparency,platform
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