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Topics covered in the report include:
- Market Context
- Market Trends
- Recommendations
- Methodology and Contact Details

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Tax incentives are the key driver encouraging use, though factors such as
LPG availability, use in other markets and conversion incentives also play an
important role to varying degrees
The potential for increased autogas use in Europe varies considerably
according to the identified issues

This report provides an overview of the fiscal incentives in the main
autogas markets that have encouraged use and gives an analysis of how supply
availability and import dependence impact on autogas use.
CDOs, meanwhile, continued a trend that began in 4Q'04 by again
posting more upgrades (35 ) than downgrades (19) in 1Q'05, the best
performance since the first quarter of last year.

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that rating activity for the U. structured finance sectors was down
69% from the same period last year,' said Claire Mezzanotte, Managing
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'While still performing very well, upgrade activity will
continue to tail off over time for CMBS until they reach more
historical norms now that ratings of seasoned deals are in line with
those of currently issued transactions,' said Ian Rasmussen, Analyst,
Fitch Ratings.

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This report examines the fiscal, economic and market based factors that have
catalyzed and encouraged autogas use in these markets.

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The commercial mortgage-backed securities sector has continued its
historically strong trend of posting more upgrades than downgrades,
according to a special report by Fitch Ratings.
Franchise loans accounted for most (58) of the total downgrades
(77) in the U.

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Upgrades roughly equaled downgrades this past quarter, down from
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structured finance sectors with 90 upgrades to 25 downgrades during
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Research and Markets: World's Seven Largest Autogas Markets Account for 68% of Demand Yet Just 15% of World's Car Parc 7.4% of Population and 22% of GDP

It will provide you with
the ability to assess the potential for increased autogas use in individual
European markets.

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governments and energy companies can learn from these markets in order to
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mortgage-backed securities fared better, but also experienced more
downgrades than upgrades, with subprime home equity RMBS accounting
for 46 of the 78 upgrades and the much maligned manufactured housing
subsector responsible for 53 of the 87 downgrades.S.

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