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Current issue of fka/Roland Berger E-mobility Index drops US to 4th place

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The index—now in its tenth year—facilitates a comparison of competitive positions of the relevant automotive nations (the US, Germany, China, France, Italy, Japan and South Korea) in the field of e-mobility, based on an objective assessment of those countries in three key areas: technology, market and industry.

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How and When the Chip Shortage Will End, in 4 Charts

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As Spectrum reported in the months since this story originally posted, the broken supply chains caused by the chip shortage have practically rewired whole segments of the tech industry. considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. The auto industry is a relatively small chip end-user, but it’s growing fast.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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The China policy response to assist the commercial-vehicle industry has been broad, with a variety of direct and indirect supports announced, locally and nationally. The local industry is already recovering, with commercial vehicle plants re-opened. The local industry is already recovering, with commercial vehicle plants re-opened.

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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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This will bring the region in sync with the recent recoveries in North America and Eastern Europe and the continued growth in developing Asia-Pacific and South America, according to the consultancy. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America. South America. million units in 2012 to 18.7

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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In October, our relatives in Israel bought this amazing Hyundai Ioniq BEV, designed and built in Korea. France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. If Norway also had an auto or EV-battery industry, no country could catch it in the charts.

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