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IHS Markit forecasts 18% drop in global vehicle sales YoY to 73.3M units under extended lockdown scenario

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IHS Markit is projecting an 18% drop in global new vehicle sales year-on-year under an extended lockdown scenario to 73.3 Regionally, that breaks out to: -26% US vehicle sales decline YoY to 12.6 17% Europe vehicle sales decline YoY to 17.1 14% China vehicle sales decline YoY to 21.8 million units. million units. -17%

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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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Polk Forecasts US LDV Sales to Grow 10.2% in 2010

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million units in 2010, according to its most recent US light vehicle forecast. Light vehicle sales in 2009 were 10.4 —Dave Goebel, North American forecast consultant for Polk. —Dave Goebel, North American forecast consultant for Polk. Polk’s forecast for Real GDP US growth in 2010 is 2.9%.

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PwC’s Autofacts forecasts global light vehicle assembly to reach 81.8M units in 2013, up 3.3% from 2012

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Autofacts sees full-year 2013 sales reaching 15.6 Canada is currently on track for a record year of new vehicle sales, surpassing the previous high of 1.69 The region is now forecasted to produce nearly 16.2 The region is now forecasted to produce nearly 16.2 Capacity in the region is forecasted to grow from 15.4

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Pike forecasts 26.4% CAGR for electric-drive buses to 2018; hybrid, battery-electric and fuel cell

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Pike Research forecasts that the global market for all electric-drive buses—including hybrid, battery electric, and fuel cell buses—grow steadily over the next. North America is the leading market for this technology, with hybrids capturing 30% to 40% of annual transit bus sales. from 2012 to 2018. Li-ion batteries.

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IHS Markit: better-than-expected growth in global automotive semiconductor revenue in 2020; bolstered by uptake in EVs

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Global automotive semiconductor revenue for 2020 will exceed initial expectations, primarily due to an increase in the average semiconductor value per car sold this year, according to a new forecast by IHS Markit. In many cases this favored sales of smaller, less electronically equipped vehicles.

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China Forecast to Produce 12M Vehicles This year

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China is forecast to produce a record 12 million vehicles this year, according to an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Sales of China’s domestically-made automobiles totaled 1.09 Sales of China’s domestically-made automobiles totaled 1.09 People’s Daily. million units in July, up 63.57

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