this is more like a prediction not a forecast.
liftruck market is always in flux and goes up and down all the time.
at least in the US it does, can't speak for the EU though.
But with the ecomony booming in the US i can't see the market slowing down anytime soon.
Every year it slows down about this time of year anyway due to holidays etc and year end business cycles winding down, businesses always slow down a bit at the end of the year because funds allocations run out for current year budgets and as they prep for future budgets most management curb spending so they can get their annual bonus's etc ;o)

Based on his predictions is he calculating this using fuel market changes? Is he trying to combine his new energy miracle machine into this equation and starting up another angle to this here as well?
Only time will tell, we still need to see this miracle machine and it's market changing tech first don't we?

Not going to hold my breath on this one ;o)