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Demand Forecasts for Indian Automobile Industry

Statistical methods used for forecasting, considering all the relevant demand drivers for each segment Models prepared after considering an exhaustive list of relevant variables
Macro-economic variables: eg. GDP components, industrial production, inflation, interest rates, stock indices Sector variables: eg. Model launches, vehicle price, intersegment competition Enablers/barriers: eg. Finance availability, road connectivity

Forecasts
Automobile segments Passenger cars Utility vehicles LCV (goods) MHCV (goods) Commercial vehicles (buses) Motorcycles Scooters Three wheelers (Cargo) Three wheelers (passengers) Automobile Industry 2011-12 growth over 2010-11 (per cent) 16-18% 12-14% 18-21% 10-12% 8-10% 11-13% 15-17% 4-6% 10-12% 12-15%

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