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

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Europe will see mixed recovery cycles, as a result of local restrictions and varied economic support and stimulus. Though production remains essentially shuttered in Europe, North America and South America, China has resumed. The forecast is for Europe to see sales fall 24.6% million units.

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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. South America. Forecasts Manufacturing Sales' Capacity in the region is forecasted to grow from 15.4

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

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GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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