(10 June 2011) While the decline in demand during the world economic crisis of 2008-2009 caused troubles for many car producers, especially in the United States, Europe, and Japan, global long term prospects for the automotive industry remain promising. Car sales in emerging countries are well below market saturation levels. Cases in point: India and China. These two countries alone represent almost 40 percent of the world's population and today there are less than 200 passenger cars per 1,000 population.

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