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  • Manitou Prepares for Slowdown after Record H1 2019

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    PSR Analysis: Manitou group reported a particularly strong H1 2019 with 24% growth over H1 2018. Michel Denis, Chief Executive Officer, said: “Over the first half of the year, business was very strong in our markets, as well as in almost all geographical areas,” he said.

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  • Brazilian Motorcycle Production Continues To Grow

    In July 2019, 92,000 motorcycles were produced in Brazil, up sharply from the 68,000 units produced in June 2019. January to July production was 629,000, 6.3% above the 592,000 units produced in the same period of 2018.

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  • FAR EAST: SOUTH KOREA REPORT

    Increased Uncertainty Causes Export-Investment Slump To Continue

    In the August edition of the Economic Trend Report (Green Book), the Korean Ministry of Planning and Finance defined the recent Korean economy this way: “production has increased moderately but exports and investments continue to be sluggish”.

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  • SOUTHEAST ASIA: THAILAND, INDONESIA REPORT

    Thailand May Become New Car Sales Leader in 2019

    New car sales from January to June in six major countries in Southeast Asia were 1.7 million, unchanged from the same period of the previous year.

    Thailand and Indonesia are the two major markets. Thailand, where consumption is strong, increased by 7% year-on-year, while Indonesia, which faces a decline in resource prices, decreased by 13%. Thailand could be ranked first this year for the first time in six years.

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  • Recession May Come Before CASE Is Realized

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    President and Founder, Japan Electrification Research Institute, Ltd.

    SUMMARY. The global auto industry is bubbling with changes and dramatic new ideas, but the current declining financial performances of Japanese auto OEMs may force them to drop out of the race temporarily before they can take advantage of the growing demand for autonomous vehicles.

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  • PowerTALK August 2019

    The August 2019 issue of PowerTALK, the monthly report of world news and analysis from Power Systems Research, contains an economic outlook report for North America and a guest editorial by Mr. Kenichiro Wada who discusses the near-term problems facing Japanese auto OEMs as they develop autonomous vehicles.

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