We have revised down our forecast for new vehicle sales in Mexico to a contraction of 10.0% in 2018. This will see sales volumes reach a total of 1.4mn units by year-end 2018. Breaking down this forecast, we expect passenger car sales to fall 13.4%, light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales to experience a 5.7% contraction, while heavy truck and bus sales grow 14% and 9.8% respectively. In 2018, we expect sales of passenger cars and LCVs (which includes pickup trucks and SUVs) to decline as rising borrowing costs, high fuel prices and uncertainty caused by the renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the mid-2018 presidential election weigh on consumer spending. For heavier commercial vehicles, we expect a boom in sales in 2018 due to regulation changes coming into effect on January 1 2019, which require new heavy commercial vehicles to be either Euro VI or EPA 2010 compliant. The implementation of this regulation will prompt heavy vehicle fleet owners to rush to buy cheaper Euro IV vehicles before the deadline.

Master Motors and Changan Automobile's joint venture to produce vehicles in Pakistan highlights how the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor will make it easier for Chinese automakers to break into the Pakistani automotive market, which offers huge growth potential due to low vehicle ownership rates and a large population. The growing presence of Chinese brands in the country will pose a challenge to the existing Japanese automakers who have continuously dominated the domestic market

The report considers the present scenario of the global tractor market and its market dynamics for the period 2018−2023. It covers a detailed overview of various market growth enablers, restraints, and trends. The study covers both the demand and supply sides of the market. It also profiles and analyzes the leading companies and various other prominent companies operating in the market. While arriving at the market size, the report has included Russia and Turkey as part of Europe.

Total vehicle sales decreased by 27.1% y-o-y in June 2018 and 38.3% y-o-y in H118. Adding to the myriad risks to automakers is the increased risk of theft from automaker stocks of spare parts. With imported components, the national shortage of parts is taking hold at the same time as the country's vehicle fleet is continuing to age, creating unprecedented levels of excess demand for parts.  Our Country Risk team has raised their end-of-year forecast for inflation rate in 2018 to 539,800%, highlighting the hyperinflation gripping the economy. Owing to this, the trade of automobiles (used and new) is most likely occurring in US dollars rather than the local currency with anecdotal evidence suggesting this is the case.

Automotive safety electronics are electronic systems that enhance user experience and convenience; they are categorized by systems and sensors. The increased proliferation of safety electronics solutions offers a centralized control and seamless exchange of data and information between various systems within passenger cars. Further, there is a growing need to meet consumer demand for more interconnectedness between multiple systems in passenger cars, owing to the rising demand for connected cars and the integration of smartphones with these cars. This further increases the demand for advanced and integrated automotive safety electronics solutions among market vendors.

当前动力电池相关的标准法规尚不够完善，缺乏系统性的测试评价体系，导致产品质量一致性、安全可靠性等方面未达到市场及消费者的实际要求。基于此，本文针对动力电池安全性，依据相关的标准法规对市场典型动力电池的单体和电池包/系统分别进行了部分安全性检验项目测试。通过对测试结果的分析进行评价，对不合格的产品提出了相应的改进方法。本研究为强化标准法规的规范化作用，健全研发性测试评价能力，从而开发制造高安全性电池产品，促进新能源汽车产业化进程提供参考。

无人驾驶汽车的出现在给社会带来极大便利的同时，也诱发了诸如交通、网络安全等多种社会问题。当前，我国在无人驾驶汽车管理方面还存在不少问题。为此，我国应在参照国外已有经验的基础上，从当前国内客观实际出发，构建“政府+企业”的合作规制模式，完善市场准入与退出机制，并加快完善技术、安全的相关规制机制。