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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China

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500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. Of course, the Chinese EV market is booming – but looking at the numbers, it’s pretty staggering.

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MINI realigning model range with emphasis on electromobility; crossover & premium compact segments; and China

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The British premium automobile manufacturer MINI is realigning its model range, with a focus on drivetrain technologies, vehicle segments and services of the future. In 2008, MINI was a trailblazer for electromobility in the BMW Group.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. Registrations of SUVs fell by 48% to 338,300 units while increasing their market share to almost 40%.

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GM China and FAW Establish Light Commercial Vehicle Joint Venture

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which is located in Ha’erbin, Heilongjiang, and FAW’s share in Hongta Yunnan Automobile Manufacturing Co., In December 2008, the two parties signed a joint venture contract. It also will engage in R&D, exports and aftersales support. The new joint venture includes Ha’erbin Light Vehicle Co.,

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Volkswagen Group to invest €51.6B over next five years; seeking to make itself future-proof

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This amount will be funded in full from the cash flow generated by the Chinese joint ventures. The Volkswagen Group is one of the world’s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe. share of the world passenger car market.

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ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets

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In 2009, China overtook the United States as the world’s largest automobile market with sales increasing 46 percent from 2008 to 13.6 million vehicles in 2009, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. ZAP hopes to leverage a stimulus from the government for plug-in forms of transportation.

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Vehicle sales on the rise in China

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This means that sales topped the one million unit mark for the fifth month in a row, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. You only need to draw a comparison with the USA to see how well the Chinese automotive market is fairing. Indeed vehicle sales have been red hot in the country throughout the year.

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