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Forecast: Indias car sales to surpass 2.6M units; more affordable small cars and new demand

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A Business Monitor International (BMI) report forecasts that car sales in India will surpass 2.6 million units by the end of 2010, fuelled by an increasing number of affordable small cars and demand from less penetrated segments, such as rural areas. While BMI forecasts growth of 17.4%

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Passenger Vehicle Sales in India in FY 2009 Climb 25.6%

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Sales of passenger vehicles in India grew to more than 1.9 million units in FY 2009 (April 2009-March 2010), up 25.6% from the prior year, according to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. in April-March 2010 to more than 440,000 units. during April-March 2010 to more than 9.37

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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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By 2010, we were at 1 billion vehicles. Furthermore, the number per capita of light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans), which represent a vast majority (92%) of all vehicles in the United States, appears to have leveled off. in India, 2.6 The next 10-fold increase took an additional 44 years. billion vehicles.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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million diesel passenger cars sold in 2011, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. In 2011, the US diesel market began to show signs of revival, with 27% growth over 2010. Pike forecasts global growth in annual clean diesel light-duty vehicle sales from 9.1 million in 2012 to 12 million.

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Separate MIT, IEA reports both outline major expansion in role of natural gas; caution on climate benefits

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An interim report with some of this study’s major findings and recommendations was released in June 2010. The US government should implement an open fuel standard that requires automobile manufacturers to provide tri-flex fuel (gasoline, ethanol and methanol) operation in light-duty vehicles. Source: IEA.

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