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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

Green Car Congress

Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 Another market headwind is the stagnant US housing market. AlixPartners finds that the global vehicle market is on track to be 76.4

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

Green Car Congress

In all of our fuel price scenarios (from Very Low to High), the auto industry would be profitable if current standards stay in place. When gas is very cheap, people tend to buy bigger, more profitable trucks. —co-author and independent auto industry analyst Dan Luria. With gas at $1.80

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. credit off the the cap cost makes it a real cheap lease on 53k Jeep. Flip a coin. Leased mine.

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Will green cars put industry on road to profit?

Green Cars News

It believes that many of the domestic industry’s problems stem from an underestimation of US consumer demand for green cars. This failure, it believes, has prompted US car manufacturers to lose market share to foreign rivals and particularly those from Japan such as Toyota and Honda. Leave a comment with your thoughts.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

But it’s the volume end of the market where the action is, which is why I’m super interested in the next BYD arrivals, the Dolphin and Seal. To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money.

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Smart Grids, Electric Vehicles: A Financial Win-Win for All -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Instead they could buy back electricity at peak hours from vehicle drivers. In addition to Smart Grid City, another major EV/V2G initiative is unfolding.

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