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IHS Markit: global auto sales to drop 22% this year

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IHS Markit cut its forecasts for global light vehicle sales and production as the impact COVID-19 impact has depressed demand. According the new analysis, global light vehicle sales are now forecast to be 69.6 IHS Markit forecasts a similar decline for global light vehicle production, falling to 69.3 million units.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities. BYD currently exports gasoline-powered cars to Africa, South America, and the Middle East, but they compete on price, not quality. More from Fortune No party for Citis owners: You and me Is it time to buy American Express?

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Some numbers and percentages in Europe may look different from what you see elsewhere, because I’ve added light-commercial vehicle sales to numerator and denominator, to make the comparison with other regions equitable. I finally got hold of reported total bus fleets and bus replacement rates in Europe. E-buses were deployed.

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