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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Specifically, the firm estimates US auto sales will reach just 12.7 AlixPartners also estimates that on-going unemployment and underemployment could cost the auto industry up to 1.5 million units in 2011 and only 13.6 million in 2012. million units in lost vehicle sales this year.

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SAE New Energy Vehicle Forum: China’s focus on NEVs may have profound impact on future of transportation

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The way cars are used here, the ways in which cars interact with the environment, the way in which human beings reside in urban centers in China are profoundly going to seed the development of the auto industry in every other part of the world. billion people, auto density is still low, but it is growing fast. Private sector.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Paul Taylor, Chief Economist for the National Automotive Dealers Association, had the following observations: At $4/gallon gas people looked at more economical versions of the same vehicle rather than going down in vehicle size—they continue to buy cars that meet their needs. How much does it cost to save weight? —Bill Cooke.

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CEO’s Take On 2024: Tech-driven auto industry targets to be smarter, greener, says Prashanth Doreswamy – ET Auto

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After two consecutive years of swift growth in the auto industry’s performance, what is your outlook for 2024? 2024 is likely to see the industry stabilize and return to normal. What are the key micro and macro indicators that will play an important role in shaping up the auto industry in 2024?

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Who Actually Owns Tesla’s Data?

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Owners can buy a special kit for $1400 that allows them to access data on their own cars’ Event Data Recorder, but this represents just a tiny subset of the data the company collects, and only related to crashes. The auto industry has a lot to learn from the ways that mobile phone operating systems handle data permissions….

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Survey Labels Automotive Sector As ‘Most Disrupted’ Industry In The World

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Alix Partners reached out to 3,200 executives 1,000 of which were based in North America and 320 of which stemmed from the auto industry to create the report. For the automotive industry, the report notes that many markets are in a period of high volatility. The industry has the highest Disruption Index score 76.7

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Similarly, in China, the sheer size of the auto industry and the country’s ambitious clean-energy goals suggest a potentially huge market for electric cars. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. IHS Global Insight in Lexington, Mass., The third phase will be released around 2015.

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