Automotive Industry Outlook: Assessing Opportunities in a Multi-Speed World

Automotive Industry
Outlook:
Assessing Opportunities in a
Multi-Speed World
Mike Wall
Director, Automotive Analysis
IHS

May 2013

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World Economic Growth
Eurozone Crisis Remains Greatest Threat to Forecast
16.0
Annual Real GDP Growth (in percent)

14.0

2007

2008

2009

2010

12.0

2011

2012

2013

2014

10.0
8.0

World Average
2013

6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
-2.0
-4.0

Political issues create potential headwinds to growth -6.0
-8.0
World

US

Japan

Hard landing averted? Eurozone crisis remains a threat

Euro
Zone

Brazil

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Russia

India

China

Source: IHS Data Insights

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Unemployment Rates
Eurozone Still has Major Employment Problems
12

Unemployment rate in % monthly data 2008-13

10
8
6

March 2013

4
2
0
China

Japan

Russia

United
States

Brazil

Euro
Zone

Germany
Source: IHS Data Insights

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