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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 Emerging nations have gone from being just sources of cheap parts and labor to being bona fide markets, not to mention bona fide competitors.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

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Even with wide-ranging unpredictable gas prices, US automakers will remain profitable and suppliers will benefit under existing national fuel economy standards slated to be in place until 2025, according to a new economic analysis brief prepared by independent automotive industry analysts, commissioned by the nonprofit group Ceres.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

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HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles. Outlook The UK economy continues in the doldrums, with forecasters split over whether it will show mild recession this year, or simply zero growth.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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And oil only seems cheap. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. But let’s realize: defending our nation is never cheap. We just had to do it.

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French EV market record high in March

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Ongoing large popular protests across the country , however, may yet throw a spanner in the works of the economy in 2023, including perhaps the auto industry. Inflation is coming under control (5.6% previously).

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Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese EVs, up from 25% to 100%

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But with these increased tariffs, that makes it less likely that US consumers will gain access to these cheap, high-tech Chinese EVs. This isn’t the first move that Biden has made to limit the ability of the Chinese auto industry to operate in the US. But even though tariffs hurt the US economy, they are still popular.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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CDM Baby, CDM Ruminations on Vegas and NASCAR California Dreamin' ► February (16) Car Sharing and Saving in a Tough Economy Throwing down the gauntlet to Secretary Clinton Weather Does Not Equal Climate The Hub Lab Seeks Revolutionary New Energy Science. No more Big OIL - think of the extra money stimulating the economy!

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