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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

IHS revised downward its forecast for light vehicle sales in China, projecting a decline of 3 to 4 percent from previous estimates for 2015. IHS Automotive has reduced its full year 2015 light vehicle sales forecast for China to 23.4 percent, compared with its previous forecast of 4.4 percent year-over-year growth.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

IHS Automotive forecasts global automotive sales for 2015 to reach 88.6 over 2014, continuing an unbroken five-year run of sales recovery and growth from the low point set in the depth of the Great Recession in 2009. For the APAC region in 2015, IHS forecasts that China’s economic growth will decelerate further, to 6.5%

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JUNE 9, 2014

In addition, new vehicle registrations outpaced scrappage by more than 24% for the first time in a decade, according to the analysis. —Mark Seng, director, aftermarket solutions and global aftermarket practice leader at IHS Automotive. Looking ahead, IHS forecasts that average age of vehicles is likely to remain at 11.4

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JULY 29, 2015

New vehicle registrations also outpaced scrappage by more than 42%—the highest rate seen since the statistic has been tracked, according to the analysis. Scrappage is defined by a vehicle being taken out of the fleet and no longer in use. —Mark Seng, global aftermarket practice leader at IHS Automotive. until 2018.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The circles represent the year in which new vehicle sales equal 100% alternative powertrains/fuel. Production forecasts from IHS. Production forecasts from IHS. Turnover of the US fleet under the three models of penetration. Source: Belzowski and McManus. Click to enlarge. Turnover of the Chinese fleet. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Polk forecast, millions of units. Global automotive market intelligence firm Polk forecasts worldwide new vehicle sales in 2012 will rise 6.7% Polk analysts believe the global economy will weather the current European sovereign debt crisis and consumers will return to showrooms around the world in 2012.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 4, 2009

Since the onset of the global economic crisis most of us have been cutting back to save cash wherever we can. Part of the swing in culture has been a downturn in new car sales. Honda too has pinned its recovery hopes on green cars, pushing both hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology.

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