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German ELAB study finds growth of alternative drivetrains to increase employment opportunities in auto industry

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“ELAB” stands for “Auswirkungen der Elektrifizierung des Antriebsstrangs auf Beschäftigung und Standortumgebung”, German for “effects of the powertrain electrification on employment and the business environment”. All scenarios forecast a growing share of alternative drives and yet a continued significant market share of combustion engines.

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IHS Automotive forecasts 88.6M unit global light vehicle market in 2015; 2.4% growth

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IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% in 2014 as a result of industrial overcapacity and weakness in the real estate sector. The IHS Automotive US light vehicle sales forecast for 2015 is 16.9

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China Forecast to Produce 12M Vehicles This year

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China is forecast to produce a record 12 million vehicles this year, according to an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). percent from a year earlier, the fifth month in a row that saw auto sales exceed one million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. People’s Daily.

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Toyota once again ranked as worst automaker on climate lobbying globally

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Another year, another report showing how bad Toyota is for the environment. InfluenceMap routinely ranks automakers and auto industry associations based on how much they lobby to stop climate policy goals. Forecasts suggest the industry will only produce 53% EVs by 2030 at current pace.

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MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future suggests widespread autonomous driving at least a decade away

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As the Task Force continues its research, the briefs will respond to the rapidly changing environment brought on by COVID-19 and its societal and economic impacts, and will inform the Task Force’s final report in November 2020. Automated driving technologies have promised to disrupt urban mobility for a long time.

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Dacia Spring takes the lead in France

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Outlook Auto industry data organization, AAA Data, summarized their take thus; “The year 2023 is off to a better start than 2022. And we could almost speak of an upturn, in a context that remains marked by a shortage of supply, coupled with a difficult national and international environment.” Machine translation).

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UKH2Mobility interim report finds potential for 1.6M hydrogen-powered vehicles on UK roads by 2030, with annual sales of 300K units

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million hydrogen-powered vehicles could be on UK roads by 2030, according to interim Phase I findings of the UKH 2 Mobility project, a joint Government-industry to evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK before developing an action plan for an anticipated roll-out to consumers in 2014/15.

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