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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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A larger fleet means more service and repair opportunities in the future. from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%. From 2018-2019, the average age of passenger cars increased 2.2% growth in 2016. The increasing VIO fleet is providing a robust new business pipeline for the aftermarket. —Mark Seng.

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Volvo will make its first all-electric car in China; available in 2019, exported globally

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The all-new model will be based on Volvo’s Compact Modular Architecture (CMA) for smaller cars, and will be available for sale in 2019 and exported globally from China, Volvo said.

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BASF boosts support for sustainable road construction with global distribution rights for RheoFalt rejuvenator

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We estimate that the market volume worldwide and especially in the region of EMEA will increase sharply in the near future. We are pleased to have won BASF for sales and the joint further development of our RheoFalt product. Together we have excellent laboratory capacities to develop high-performance products in the future.

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Honda Speaks About Near Future, EV Plans

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Honda has sent us a brief on its hopes and plans for the near future. The company also says its break-even point based on the percentage of production capacity being utilized is down about 10 percent, again since fiscal year 2019. An EV based on the N-ONE will go on sale in Japan in 2025, with two small EVs following in 2026.

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Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3

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BEV (battery electric vehicles) registrations saw a slight increase from the 3 rd quarter of 2019 (from 26,210 to 27,565 units), reaching a 6.7% in 2019, according to the CNCDA. However, Tesla sales in the quarter were down to 62% of all BEV registrations, a drop from its previous near monopoly over this segment. Source: CNCDA.

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ADAC testing finds new diesel cars cleaner than required; Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles well below the permissible NOx limits

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According to this, new type-approved diesel passenger cars may emit NO x for a transitional period from September 2017 (from September 2019 for newly registered passenger cars) of 168 mg/km instead of 80 mg/km. Our measurement results show that diesel technology can have a future.

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Volkswagen customers in Germany ordering more diesel vehicles; share of 43% in 2018, vs. 39% in 2017

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—Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, Jürgen Stackmann. The EA288 evo units not only comply with the current limits of the EU6d-temp exhaust emission standard, but are also already prepared for the future EU6d standard (which applies to new models from September 2019).

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