Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Maximizing efficiency and reducing energy waste are key to lowering our facility greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We also look for opportunities to reduce our footprint through renewable energy.
Our Approach
Driving Down Facility GHGs
Reducing Energy Waste
Using less energy to make our vehicles and driving GHG reductions
Investing in State-of-the-Art Facilities
Quality, safety and lean production
Participating in GHG Emissions Reporting and Trading
Supporting mandatory and voluntary schemes globally
Ensuring Compliance
Adhering to national carbon reduction requirements
Increasing Energy Efficiency
Our Energy Management Operating System (EMOS) is a comprehensive approach focusing on facility improvements, data management and the supply of energy to our manufacturing plants.
Plant Energy Team
- Energy health assessment
- Shutdown and startup processes
- Energy roadmap
Facility Changes
- Facility modernization
- Embedding energy efficiency
- Engineering feasibility studies and evaluations
Data Management
- Data collection and storage
- Standard reporting: monthly, weekly, daily
- Analytics and benchmarking
Energy Supply and Quality
- Reliability and quality
- Bidding and contracting
- Risk management
- Tariff intervention
Our Performance
GHG Emissions From Our Facilities
Our global goal is a 30 percent reduction in GHG emissions per vehicle produced between 2010 and 2025. We are on track to meet this goal and in 2016 we achieved a further reduction compared to the previous year.
Average Energy Consumption
We met our global goal in 2015 – to reduce facility energy consumption on a per-vehicle basis by 25 percent compared to 2011 – and exceeded that reduction further in 2016. We continue to focus on driving efficiencies in our worldwide facilities.