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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 decline in global real GDP in 2020. The local industry is already recovering, with commercial vehicle plants re-opened. China slowly gaining momentum after shutdown.

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3 Years Of Painful Cuts Sets Oil Markets Up For Serious Supply Crunch

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But Statoil’s CFO said the world could start to see supply problems by 2020. A sharp rise in oil prices would spur new investment and new drilling. The price acts as a self-correcting mechanism. Supply overshot demand, crashed prices, and in response, supplies will undershoot demand in the next few years.

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Deutsche Bank Forecast sees slower transportation electrification and greater gasoline demand near-term; increased confidence in the pace and breadth of long-term shift to efficient transportation systems

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” Their analysis is in the context of the “ surprising [oil] demand strength of 2010 “; 2010 saw absolute incremental demand at around 2.2mb/d of growth—the second highest in 30 years, despite oil prices in the $90/bbl region. CAGR from 2012 through 2020 to about $250/kWh. gallon gasoline.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. Honda, the world’s largest engine maker, set a goal ofleading the industry in hydrogen fuel cell autos. Oil prices are going to go up. millionthis year from $211.9

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In order to envision what may lie ahead, it’s key to understand how the EV industry was evolving up until the novel Coronavirus outbreak. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the world as we know it and the automotive industry is no exception. EVs were experiencing rapid growth before the COVID-19 outbreak.

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