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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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In practice, the call for a change is a call for Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two dominant global crude exporters, which each daily export over seven-plus mmbbls (including condensates and NGLs) and which each see the other as the key to any "balancing" moves, to bear the brunt of any production cuts.

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Jato Dynamics: global auto sales up 5.6% in 2016, SUVs continue to surge

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million units (LCVs and passenger cars), according to data released by JATO Dynamics. Declines in Japan, Russia and Brazil were offset by strong results in China and Europe, said Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. Expansion of the car purchase restrictions policy in China caused a slowdown in the market at the beginning of the year.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

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Conversely, responses for hybrid vehicles dropped in 2011, and basic/introduction cars fell more than 20 percentage points from last year. In fact, Hans Flick, national tax leader for KPMG’s automotive practice noted that executives appear to indicate that the idea of entry level cars may not have met expectations.

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

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The size of the contraction of the Russian car market remains a significant wild card that will impact the European market throughout the year, according to the analysis, while other countries in the region continue to recover at a rate of 2.5 The North American market will continue its upswing, though the pace differs by country.

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Mitsubishi to debut eight xEVs in next five years: hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs

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Concurrently, the company will focus on producing new compact vehicles and SUVs in emerging markets, and will strengthen manufacturing capabilities in China, Russia, and Thailand. The company displayed a plug-in hybrid crossover concept vehicle, called the PX-MiEV, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2009.

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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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In sync with its past annual auto studies, AlixPartners continues to predict that US auto sales will climb more slowly, and to a lower peak, than many others are predicting. Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 billion in 2010 profit on a net margin of 4.6% billion on a net margin of 4.3%—things

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EVs “unaffordable and unavailable” due to “Australian policy failures”

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” Namely, more and cheaper electric cars. While criticising the previous Government’s feet-dragging EV policies, he stated: “Policy settings are denying Australians real choice of good, affordable, no emissions cars.” No radical moves… yet. So what is he going to do about it?