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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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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

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The results of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions and primary energy demand of the cars tested by Green NCAP in 2022 show that the current and continuous trend towards larger and heavier cars, significantly increases the negative impact on climate and energy demand.

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China Forecast to Produce 12M Vehicles This year

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China is forecast to produce a record 12 million vehicles this year, according to an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Sales of China’s domestically-made automobiles totaled 1.09 In January, China cut the purchase tax on passenger cars to 5% for models with engine displacements of less than 1.6

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The unedited numbers at the microchip dearth: Outlook improves

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As disruptive as the worldwide provide shortages of microchips proceed to be for auto manufacturing schedules, the outlook simply brightened a notch. AutoForecast Answers, which has tracked misplaced automobile manufacturing weekly because the chip dearth started in 2021, has diminished its estimate for overall 2023 manufacturing unit cuts.

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Toyota launches Prius in Japan; forecasts delay in deliveries of the new model

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Concurrent with launch, however, Toyota announced that it forecasts an unavoidable delay in delivery of the Prius α due to the ongoing effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake on production. Derived from the third-generation Prius hybrid, the α offers an interior allowing multiple seat arrangements. Earlier post.).

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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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Let’s consider a possible scenario for 2050, when the United Nations forecasts that the world population will be 9.8 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. billion vehicles.

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The unedited numbers at the microchip lack: outlook improves

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As disruptive as the worldwide provide shortages of microchips proceed to be for auto manufacturing schedules, the outlook simply brightened a notch. All past lengthy, the company has held to a forecast of two.8 8 million misplaced automobiles globally for 2023. It has now diminished that estimate to two.6 6 million.