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Ricardo study predicts that BRIC automotive markets will be eclipsed by the “Rising-15”

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Ricardo’s Rising-15 automotive markets include: Argentina; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Peru; the Philippines; South Africa; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; and Vietnam. Nissan introducing new Datsun in Indonesia.

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Nissan Forecasts US$2.9B Loss for Fiscal Year; Cuts Planned Production by 20%

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“In every planning scenario we built, our worst assumptions on the state of the global economy have been met or exceeded, with the continuing grip on credit and declining consumer confidence being the most damaging factors. Nissan sold a total of 731,000 vehicles worldwide in the October-to-December 2008 period, down 18.6%.

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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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However, the National Development Plan for Oil Shale Use for 2008-15 calls for reducing annual extraction while preserving the country’s strong energy security. There are also significant reserves in Jordan, Morocco, Sweden, Syria and Turkey. In the US state of Utah, Eesti Energia purchased Oil Shale Exploration Company in 2011.

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