Overall light-vehicle sales hit a 15-year low in September, with a fall of 27% compared with a year earlier.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consulting firm, predicts that light-vehicle sales in North America for 2009 will fall a further 17% to 10.8m.
Research firm IHS projects U.S. light-vehicle sales will rise to 14.9 million units in 2013 from an expected 14.3 million in 2012.
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Deutsche Bank forecast that light-vehicle electrification will turn world oil demand downward from 2016, falling by 2030 to 8 percent below current levels or 40 percent below most forecasts.
Industry analysts are cautiously optimistic about the sector after stronger year-to-date sales, healthier inventory levels, more favorable credit conditions and improved consumer sentiment have boosted demand for American light-vehicle manufacturing.
The report projects that by 2040, alternative fuel vehicles will consume about 13.7% of our light-duty vehicle fuel.
Unlike the light-duty vehicle market, most medium- and heavy-duty truck purchasers operate on slim profit margins where fuel costs are a major factor in their economic survival.
Ford constantly reminds auto reporters and consumers that its F-Series pickup has been the top-selling light vehicle in the U.S. for the past 30 years.
Edmunds.com is forecasting full-year 2012 light vehicle sales will total about 14.3 million vehicles.
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The Super Tucano competes with the Beechcraft AT-6 in the light support vehicle defense market.
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The start of a multi-year uptrend in light vehicle sales started in 2010, notes Levy.
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In the US, light vehicle sales for 2011 year-to-date are up 20.2% from a recent low in 2010, further bidding up metal prices.
The turboprop is used in counter-insurgency fights and as a light attack vehicle and reconnaissance aircraft that is built for various speeds.
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Together with the light-catching contour formed by the curvature of the vehicle flank and the line that rises from the level of the door sill towards the dropping line, this creates a unique interplay of lines that adds to the sense of powerful elegance.
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The vehicle involved was a small, grey or light-coloured hatchback and officers said it was "likely to have front-end damage as a result of the collision".
It used a proprietary magnetic-pulse welding process, for example, to develop a lightweight, one-piece aluminum driveshaft that improves fuel efficiency for both light vehicle and commercial truck customers.
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For such a big vehicle, the Q7 feels light on its feet, and the 4.2-liter V-8 provides plenty of oomph, accelerating the beast to 60 miles an hour in seven seconds.
The proposed regulations would portion "light trucks" into six categories based on the square footage of the vehicle, or its so-called footprint.
The proposed solution was the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a more survivable light truck that could serve the needs of soldiers, marines and special-operations forces battling elusive adversaries.
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