article thumbnail

Ford projects utility vehicles to account for 29% of its global sales by end of decade

Green Car Congress

Utility vehicle sales are expanding rapidly in many of the world’s fastest-growing markets according to a Ford analysis of data from IHS Automotive, which forecasts market information and competitive data on the automotive industry. A record number of Ford Escapes were sold in 2013, with sales up in 2014 as well.

Ford 230
article thumbnail

Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

Push EVs

Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March sales since at least 2016 (though compensating from a hangover earlier in Q1). Outlook Norway’s economy is escaping some of the worst of the fate of other European neighbours. It doesn’t necessarily reflect the longer term relative demand for a model.

Norway 131
article thumbnail

Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. From Shanghai to Singapore to Silicon Valley, you will see these services sooner than most forecast. million annually in 2016 to $36.6 Recent news of accidents are a reminder that these things take time.

Google 105
article thumbnail

Increase in US rig count will not cap oil prices

Green Car Congress

So this avenue to escape the war didn’t work for the book’s main character John Yossarian. He was also optimistic WTI could exit 2016 at $70 because of the rapid rebalancing of global crude supply and demand. It contained the outlook for the remainder of 2016, and the IEA’s first stab at 2017 which is in the following chart.