Posted Apr 12, 2022, 7:00 a.m. Updated Apr 12, 2022, 7:08 a.m.
And three. After 2020 and the health crisis , then 2021 and semiconductor shortages , 2022 is shaping up to be a third catastrophic year for the global automotive industry. One after another, forecasting institutes are revising their forecasts for new car sales for this year downwards.
The latest, the Moody’s agency estimated on April 4 that they would only reach 83.6 million (including light commercial vehicles), i.e. a maximum growth of 3.3% instead of the 6% forecast so far. the. This is 12% less than the peak of 2017 and 2018, when the market reached 95 million vehicles sold.