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IHS Markit forecasts 18% drop in global vehicle sales YoY to 73.3M units under extended lockdown scenario

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IHS Markit is projecting an 18% drop in global new vehicle sales year-on-year under an extended lockdown scenario to 73.3 Regionally, that breaks out to: -26% US vehicle sales decline YoY to 12.6 17% Europe vehicle sales decline YoY to 17.1 14% China vehicle sales decline YoY to 21.8

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Fitch Solutions forecasts nickel demand for EV batteries to grow 29.2% per year to 2030

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This estimate is a significant increase from the market analysis firm’s 2018 forecast, due to upwards revisions in its EV sales forecasts. Fitch bases its forecast on the underlying assumption that NMC 811 cathodes will rise to 80.0% of NMC market share by 2027—effectively raising the average nickel content.

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Tesla Sales Forecasts for 2021

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Shortly thereafter, I published my somewhat detailed Tesla sales forecast (i.e., delivery forecast) for 2021. Two months ago, Tesla released its 1st quarter production and delivery totals, which were well above what Wall Street analysts were expecting.

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Tesla Sales Forecasts For 2021 — Updated

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In April, I published a couple of Tesla sales forecasts for 2021, and then I followed that up with one more at the beginning of June. With Tesla’s Q2 sales numbers now in, let’s revisit some of those forecasts. First of all, Troy Teslike has updated his Q3 forecast by about 8,000 since mid April […].

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2021 Tesla Sales (936,172) Just 1% Above CleanTechnica’s Forecast — What Of 2022?

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Looking At 2021 Tesla Sales Forecasts In the middle of April 2021, I put together forecasts for Tesla sales (deliveries) in the 2nd quarter, 3rd quarter, 4th quarter, and full year.

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Auto parts seller LKQ cuts 2024 sales forecast as warm weather slows demand – ET Auto

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Auto parts distributor LKQ cut its full-year sales forecast on Tuesday and missed estimates for first-quarter profit amid falling metal prices and softening demand for spares in North America. It also posted sales of USD3.70 It now expects to report organic revenue growth for parts and services between 2.5%

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EV Sales Forecasts For Europe, Tesla, & More — CleanTech Talk

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In part two of this interview with Rodney Hooper of RK Equity, I started off by asking about his forecasts for EV market share in Europe. He expects that plugin vehicles will account for 18.5% of vehicle sales in Europe this year (well above his US forecast of 15% by 2025).

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