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

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The expected cycle of decline, stabilization and recovery for autos varies by market, reflecting variations in containment strategies and policy responsiveness. Europe will see mixed recovery cycles, as a result of local restrictions and varied economic support and stimulus. market sales forecast is 12.5 million units.

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

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considered getting into the chip-stimulus game as well. The supply relief will not be coming from the big, national investments in the works right now by South Korea, the United States, and Europe but from older chip fabs and foundries running processes far from the cutting edge and on comparatively small silicon wafers.

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

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March appears to have been solid, on preliminary data, and April may even reach prior-year volumes thanks to strong government stimulus, but we do not see all of the lost volume being made up. This downturn in production reflects weaker demand throughout the region as well as in export markets.

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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. New vehicle sales and registrations within Eastern European continue to show diverse results between markets. year-over-year growth.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Then… instead of grinding to a halt, EV sales in most leading markets roared out of the first lockdown with such ferocity, that it made up all the deficit and then some, stopping the dials on 3.1 Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

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