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Navigant forecasts annual plug-in electric vehicle sales in N America to exceed 1.1M by 2024

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In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that North American plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales will exceed 1.1 The report, Electric Vehicle Geographic Forecasts , provides data and forecasts for LD PEV sales in North America, including US states, MSAs, and utility service territories and Canadian provinces and cities.

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PwC: Chinese automotive market decelerating faster than anticipated

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While overall sales growth has been slowing and market share battles are becoming increasingly competitive in the Chinese car and minivan market, the SUV and multipurpose vehicles (MPV) segments show significant strength. The PwC forecast calls for the potential of a restrained market result of approximately 4.6% million and 1.2

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Ducker: automotive aluminum content to hit explosive growth from 2015 to 2025; 50 years of uninterrupted growth “guaranteed”

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The study surveyed all major automakers and forecasts that Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler will become the biggest users of aluminum sheet in the next decade. It also forecasts that the number of vehicles with complete aluminum body structures will reach 18% of North American production, from less than 1% today. lbs (180 kg).

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Report: Honda planning to double hybrid sales in Japan to more than 20% next fiscal year

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Honda forecasts overall domestic automobile sales to decline by 20,000 units on the year to 635,000 units in fiscal 2011. The company also plans to release a hybrid version of the Freed next autumn—its first hybrid minivan. The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co.

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Changan Acquires AVIC Units to Become 3rd Largest Automaker in China

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China Ordnance Equipment Group, Chang’an’s parent, will transfer a stake in Chang’an Auto to AVIC in exchange for AVIC’s ownership share of minivan maker Harbin Hafei Automobile Industry Group, Changhe Automobile, engine maker Dongan Power, Changhe Suzuki and Dongan Mitsubishi. SAIC is forecast to sell more than 2 million vehicles this year.

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Stellantis in a position to journey a part of Ontario EV battery output to U.S., jeopardizing Brampton

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based forecasting company AutoForecast Answers says there may be some attainable the automaker may just come to a decision to journey electrified product deliberate for Brampton, Ont., “The question is: If you remove a piece, does that change the overall formula? Sam Fiorani of U.S.-based A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM’ BREWING?

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Chrysler Changes Its Mind About EVs

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Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans, vehicles now scrapped in the sweeping turnaround plan for Chrysler announced this week by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Marchionne has forecast that Chrysler will be at break-even on a net basis in 2011. by Kevin Krolicki, for Reuters.

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