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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 We have to remember that the industry was already operating in a challenging environment, especially towards the end of last year.

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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 According to the analysis, the current anti-trust campaign environment could alter the relationships among consumers, dealer and OEMs. North America continues to be an impetus to global light vehicle demand levels. million, an increase of 2.4% North America.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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He credited their winged invention as “the World Wide Web of that era,” one that shifted the world into a global perspective. In retrospect, ESP feels like a predecessor to modern efforts to build “digital twins” to simulate and replicate real-world environments. In 1999 Bill Gates penned a moving tribute to the Wright brothers.

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Ipsos study finds US among most skeptical of Autonomous Vehicles

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Although there is widespread interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs), the US—one of the largest auto markets in the world—expresses higher levels of resistance than most nations, according to a new study by Ipsos, a leading global market research firm. Fewer think AVs will be faster.