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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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We have to remember that the industry was already operating in a challenging environment, especially towards the end of last year. Demand in Latin America fell by 30% to 318,000 units, following restrictions in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and more recently Brazil and Mexico.

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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 market contraction in Russia is the biggest wild card facing vehicle manufacturers across the European continent, if not the world, in 2015 and 2016.” According to the analysis, the current anti-trust campaign environment could alter the relationships among consumers, dealer and OEMs.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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Fortunately, the aircraft manufacturers had already calculated how their products would perform. In retrospect, ESP feels like a predecessor to modern efforts to build “digital twins” to simulate and replicate real-world environments. It included a bird’s-eye perspective of locales like Machu Picchu, in Peru.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Many Americans are unsure where regulation should come from, but would prefer manufacturers and tech companies (36%) to self-regulate over government regulation (24%). Globally, a majority of those surveyed say that AVs will be easier, more comfortable safer, more relaxing, more economical, more enjoyable, and friendlier to the environment.