First Quarter 2010

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Government Regulations Can Drive Industry Growth

It might be fair to say that most business people would prefer as little government intrusion into their businesses (and the overall market) as possible. It is a somewhat natural reaction for many people. However, when it comes to creating new business opportunities, government intervention can be a huge catalyst for growth.

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Market Disconnect: The Next Big Issue Facing American OEMs

The US automotive industry appears to be on the road to recovery. After a year of historically bad sales, a massive economic recession and government bailouts of former OEM titans, profits are now improving. The outlook is much brighter with Chrysler and General Motors reemerging from bankruptcy much faster than expected, the economy showing growth once again and US vehicle sales expected to rise 15% in 2010. So, one would think everything is rosy in Detroit. However, there may be a major problem on the horizon and another government intervention needed to solve it.

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Emerging from the Storm: The Prospect of Supplier Profitability in 2010 and Beyond

It would be a vast understatement to say that the past couple years have been particularly challenging for the automotive supply community. Suppliers big and small have been seriously impacted throughout the latest downturn.

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Vorsprung durch Premium

The maker of Audi vehicles has been using the slogan "Vorsprung durch Technik" ("a lead through technology") in marketing communications since 1971, though this is not limited to Germany. As the premium segment is forecast to rebound in 2010, so are the production levels of the brand and its set of relevant European contenders.

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Forecast Connection

This year's North America International Auto Show (NAIAS 2010) continued 2009's "green" theme and built upon it.

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CSM Worldwide invites you to view a high-level, forward-looking snapshot from this quarter's global production summaries. The following links contain global light vehicle production summaries by region and OEM and also by region and country. These summaries are based on CSM Worldwide's Global Light Vehicle Forecast Services.

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in the press

27 January 2010

CSM Worldwide Sees Higher Vehicle Sales and Production in Japan in 2010

Tokyo, 27 January 2010 – Vehicle sales in Japan are forecasted to grow 4 percent in 2010 as government stimulus programs continue to prop up demand, according to automotive forecasting firm CSM Worldwide.

26 January 2010

CSM Worldwide Says Europe Faces Third Consecutive Year of Falling Auto Sales

London, 26 January 2010 – CSM Worldwide, the global automotive forecasting firm, said today that it expects vehicle sales in Europe to fall for the third consecutive year in 2010, as governments in the West pull away the scrappage schemes that propped up demand in 2009. 

08 January 2010

CSM Worldwide sees annual U.S. auto sales pace reaching as high as 13 million units in the second half of 2010

Northville, Mich., Jan. 8, 2010 - Car and truck sales in North America will rebound in 2010 after a tumultuous and historic decline in 2009. But it will be the second half of the year before the sales pace reaches a reasonably robust level, forecasting firm CSM Worldwide announced today.

21 October 2009

CSM Worldwide Raises U.S. Sales Forecast for 2010

Northville, Mich., Oct. 20, 2009 – CSM Worldwide, the global automotive forecasting and advisory firm, has increased its 2010 U.S. light vehicle sales forecast from 11.2 to 11.8 million units and said that by the fourth quarter, the seasonally-adjusted annual selling rate (SAAR) could reach 13.6 million units.