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

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million units, aided with increased auto finance penetration, fast dealership expansion and government vehicle scrappage programs. Uncertainty lingers over Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela for 2015. For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5% million units.

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Opinion: Oil Market ShowdownCan Russia Outlast The Saudis?

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Subsequently, to defend market share, the Saudis increased production, which exacerbated market oversupply and further pressured prices. Venezuela, an OPEC member, has even proposed an emergency summit meeting. This decision set crude prices on a downward path. and EU Ukraine-related economic and financial sanctions.

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Electric cars to account for 64 per cent of car sales by 2030

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It is the first study to forecast the adoption rates of electric vehicles with pay-per-mile service contracts that finance the cost of the battery. In previous studies, projected adoption rates have generally been based on electric vehicle sales as standalone products. “These vehicles make eliminating the U.S.