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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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million units, a drop of 15% from 2019 levels. Europe will see mixed recovery cycles, as a result of local restrictions and varied economic support and stimulus. million-unit decline from 2019, according to the latest IHS Markit forecast. million in 2019. million in 2019. million in 2019. million units.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 For major truck producers in Japan and South Korea , most have been forced to suspend operations due to reported parts shortages, resulting in 8,000 units of lost production.

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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million units in 2019. South America. Stimulus measures such as lowered interest rates are offset by tighter credit restrictions in lending, restraining the full-year 2013 sales forecast to approximately 1.3% South Korean assembly volumes remain flat, growing at a scant 0.14% year-over-year to reach just under 4.4

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Link to the 2019 list (from there you can get to older ones). Including complete tables for Israel in 2019-2020 which I calculated and handed over to Jose! in 2019 to 4% in 2020. In October, our relatives in Israel bought this amazing Hyundai Ioniq BEV, designed and built in Korea. EV share, with ~20k sold.

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