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Volkswagen to offer refreshed Tiguan with new plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe

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Volkswagen will unveil a refreshed Tiguan SUV later in 2020, featuring new front and rear styling, a redesigned interior and new powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid version for the European market. In 2008, Volkswagen manufactured more than 150,000 units, making it the most successful SUV in Germany. Earlier post.).

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BYD, Toyota jointly to develop battery electric vehicles for Chinese market

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The two parties will jointly develop sedans and low-floor SUVs as well as the onboard batteries for these vehicles and others with the aim to launch them in the Chinese market under the Toyota brand in the first half of the 2020s. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).

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Toyota to try to double sales in China by 2015; leveraging local subsidies for hybrids

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Toyota’s share of the Chinese passenger car market slipped from 10.3% in 2008 to 6.8% last year, according to research firm LMC Automotive.Its comeback strategy makes use of its strength in hybrid cars. Toyota’s Camry hybrid qualifies.

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BYD, Toyota to establish joint company for battery-electric vehicle research and development

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In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs). Since Toyota launched the Prius, the world’s first mass-produced hybrid electric vehicle (HEV), in 1997, the company has become a pioneer of electrified vehicle development with a focus on HEVs.

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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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BYD hits 6 million New Energy Vehicle (NEV) milestone

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Chinese automaker BYD has reached a major milestone, producing over 6 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) since 2008. It should be noted that BYD’s NEV lineup includes all-electric vehicles, EVs with range extenders, and plug-in hybrids. By discontinuing its combustion-powered cars, BYD was able to focus solely on NEVs.

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BYD Chin: World's First Plug-In Hybrid, Updated And Renamed

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Remember the world's very first production plug-in hybrid? Not the 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid either. Way back in late 2008, it was the Chinese BYD F3DM, with a lithium-ion battery pack and a combined parallel and series hybrid powertrain inserted into the Corolla-knockoff body of the BYD F3--China's best-selling.

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