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IHS: average age of vehicles on the road in US steady at 11.4 years; scrappage rate declining

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In addition, new vehicle registrations outpaced scrappage by more than 24% for the first time in a decade, according to the analysis. We attribute this to a number of factors, including the economy and the increasing quality of today’s automobiles. Looking ahead, IHS forecasts that average age of vehicles is likely to remain at 11.4

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% in 2014 as a result of industrial overcapacity and weakness in the real estate sector. The IHS Automotive US light vehicle sales forecast for 2015 is 16.9

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