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Car Use To Decline By 2035, Economies To Suffer: Study

The days of personal car ownership and their use as primary personal transport could be nearing an end, according to a new study. The study, 'The Impact of New Urban Mobility on Automotive Markets and Industry', by IHS Automotive and


The days of personal car ownership and their use as primary personal transport could be nearing an end, according to a new study.

The study, 'The Impact of New Urban Mobility on Automotive Markets and Industry', by IHS Automotive and Groupe Futuribles, suggests the world’s car population will go into decline from around 2035.

By then, the study predicts congestion levels will have reached a point where car ownership is far less attractive than it is today, and cities will be forced to introduce tougher regulations in order to curb both congestion and pollution.

The study estimates 30 million fewer cars will be sold around the world each year by 2035 - which the study’s authors call a “sharp reduction” - and that by the same year there will be 250 million fewer cars on Planet Earth.

Besides congestion and pollution, the study found a continuing trend toward city living is another key factor in the expected decline.

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