Company: CCIXW
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001193125-25-309933
Chunk: 125

Company: Churchill Capital Corp IX/Cayman
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 125
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MARKET ANDINDUSTRY DATA</div>

This proxy statement/prospectus contains estimates and information concerning our industry, including market size of the markets in which we participate, that are based on various third-party sources, industry publications and reports, as well as our own internal information. This information involves assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates and information. The markets in which we operate are subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these sources, publications and reports.

The sources of certain statistical data, estimates and forecasts contained in this prospectus include the following independent industry publications or reports:

American Transportation Research Institute, An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking: 2024 Update, June 2024.

American Trucking Associations, ATA U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2035, January 16, 2025.

Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, State of AV 2024.

DAT Freight & Analytics, Truckload Volumes, Rates Slipped in April Amid Freight-Market Uncertainty, May 9, 2025.

Eurostat, Road Freight Transport Vehicle Movements by Loading Status, Type of Transport, and Territorial Coverage - Annual Data, July 29, 2025.

IVECO Group, 2024 Annual Report.

Market Data Forecast, Europe Road Freight Transportation Market, February, 2025.

McKinsey & Company, Will Autonomy Usher in the Future of Truck Freight Transportation?, September 25, 2024.

Richard Bishop, Plus Autonomous Truck Aces Driverless Safety Maneuver Testing, Forbes, April 29, 2025. Mr. Bishop is an equityholder of and advisor to PlusAI.

S&P Global Mobility, Medium- and Heavy-Commercial Vehicle Industry Forecast.

TRATON GROUP, 2024 Annual Report.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Highway Policy Information, Highway Statistics 2022.

U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Highway Policy Information, Our Nation’s Highways - 2000.

U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. No. 2 Diesel Retail Prices, September 9, 2025.

World Road Transport Organisation, Global Driver Shortages: 2023 Year in Review, December 21, 2023.

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