In the (near) future I predict the following changes for the automotive-industry:
| Europe |
- No internal borders and currencydifferences
- Growing market, expanding EU (eastern Europe)
- Cheap - no nonsense - cars (i.e. Renault Logan)
- Differing tax-structures
- Block exemption
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| United states |
- Steep rising of fuelprices
- Decreasing energyreserves
- Smaller (fuel efficient) cars
- Increasing environmental awareness
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| Asia |
- Chinese marketboom (internal / external carmarket)
- Economic balance shifting to the east
- Asian companies becoming "big players" on the global market
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| Internet |
- United consumers (together, beter deals)
- Transparent global market
- Online "testdrives" (experiencecenters)
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| Energy |
- Changing energy needs
- Exhaustion "cheap" oil
- Development alternatives (fuel / transportation)
- Increasing demand renewable / sustainable energysources
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