{"id":46211,"date":"2025-02-27T13:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/?p=46211"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:27:58","slug":"soft-start-to-2025-but-growth-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/da\/soft-start-to-2025-but-growth-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft start to 2025, but growth expected\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46211\" class=\"elementor elementor-46211\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58879b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58879b0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4045524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4045524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-46214\" alt=\"Soft start to 2025, but growth expected EMF Maritime-Finance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimefinance.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/M3_article_3_cropped-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d685fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d685fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\">Car sales forecast to rise by 3% while US tariffs pose challenge<\/h4><p class=\"p1\">The PCTC market has seen little movement in early 2025, aside from major listed companies reporting quarterly results in line with expectations. GlobalData forecasts global light vehicle sales to grow by over 3% year-on-year, reaching 91.6 million units in 2025. While potential US trade tariffs pose a risk to international trade and economic growth, lower interest rates, new car model launches, and competitive market dynamics are expected to support steady sales growth throughout the year.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Slow start for China \u2013\u00a0expectations remain strong for 2025 <br \/><\/b>Chinese car sales dropped over 3% year-on-year in January, reaching 87,000 units, impacted by shipping delays and weaker demand. However, long-term projections remain bullish. China\u2019s car exports are expected to surge to 7.3 million units by 2030, up from 4.7 million units last year, reinforcing the country\u2019s growing dominance in global auto trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef65d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ef65d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Source: <\/em><i>Clarksons<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car sales forecast to rise by 3% while US tariffs pose challenge The PCTC market has seen little movement in early 2025, aside from major listed companies reporting quarterly results in line with expectations. 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