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APRIL 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved sales of 200,000 units worldwide since its launch in 2013. It also has been Europe’s best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle for continuously over the past four years (2015-2018).

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MAY 5, 2024

Stellantis-backed Aussie-bound Chinese electrified car brand Leapmotor has revealed the three-row C16 SUV at the Beijing auto show. The sort of vehicle that would shape as a logical model for Leapmotor to bring to Australia, it shapes as a cut-price family SUV alternative to the Kia EV9. 2025 Leapmotor C16 interior.

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APRIL 16, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 sedan and the Tesla Model X SUV are Google’s most searched for electric vehicles globally, according to new data from a price comparison website. One of the most notable is China, which has been a hot spot for Tesla’s expanding global footprint thanks to the rollout of the Model 3 and Model Y.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2014

By 2025, more than 75% of all new pickup trucks produced in North America will be aluminum-bodied, according to a survey of automakers conducted by global consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide and commissioned by The Aluminum Association’s Aluminum Transportation Group (ATG). lbs (248 kg), SUVs at 410.3 Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 27, 2016

over the first three months of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics. The SUV segment was the biggest growth driver, with its registrations counting for 25% of sales in March Q1 2016, an improvement on the 21.7% share this segment registered in March 2015 and during the first quarter of last year. 11.97% in Q1 2015).

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APRIL 15, 2016

million new cars, up by 5% over March 2015. SUV registrations ranked first, accounting for more than one out of four passenger cars registered, according to data from JATO Dynamics. Last month SUV registrations in the big 5 European markets totalled 343,400 units, making up more than 25% of the total.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Ford projects utility vehicles will account for 29% of its global sales by the end of the decade. Ford utility vehicles—ranging from the compact EcoSport to the eight-seat Expedition—accounted for 23% of brand sales globally in 2013, up from 17% a year earlier. Both Edge and EcoSport are new entries for Ford in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2016

Volvo Cars sold 503,127 cars worldwide in 2015, the first time it has sold more than half a million cars in its 89-year history. Volvo reported strong sales from all three core global regions. of total global volume. to 70,047 units in 2015. to 70,047 units in 2015. Sales in Europe rose 10.6% in the fourth quarter.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2016

China-based JAC has sold 300,000 units of its S3 compact SUV during the last 20 months. The S3 has set several records since its launch, from achieving a breakthrough of 10,000 units in its first month, to overtaking sales of other compact SUVs in the global market within three months. JAC released the S3 II in September 2015.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON — Stellantis mentioned Tuesday it’s recalling simply over 219,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs globally for hearth dangers and threat homeowners to soil out of doors till maintenance are made. It’s the 3rd recall for the problem since 2015. About 132,000 of the cars have been recalled within the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. g/km in 2015 to -1.4 The arrival of new SUVs last year, including the launch of 16 new models, paired with an increase in demand for the car type also contributed to the overall increase of average CO 2 emissions in Europe. The emissions averages for SUVs worsened by 1.4

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hyundai Motor India, which introduced the refreshed version of its best-selling mid-size SUV – Creta – in New Delhi today, at introductory prices ranging from Rs 10.99 lakh, ex-showroom, aims to grow SUV contribution in its total volumes in CY24. lakh to Rs 19.99 percent in CY22, and over 24 percent in CY21.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2014

Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. In addition to the 2015 Honda Fit, the plant will begin production late this year of an all-new compact SUV. million units.

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MAY 13, 2016

million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% million in April 2015. over January-April 2015. rise on April 2015, last month was the best April for UK car registrations for a decade. over April 2015, leading to a market share loss of 0.66

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Total global electrified vehicle sales. Pike forecasts that PHEV and BEV sales will reach just over 1 million units in five years (1,081,294 vehicles in 2015), with PHEVs accounting for 44% of that amount. CAGR between 2010 and 2015 (compared to 4.8% Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. Pike anticipates HEV growth of 12.7%

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JANUARY 28, 2015

Mercedes-Benz is reorganizing its SUV production and will expand production capacities in the USA. Within our growth strategy we are expanding our global production network and will additionally use the capacities of a contract manufacturer. 2015 will be the year of the SUV for Mercedes-Benz.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Gasoline car registrations benefited from the decline of diesel, growing by 10.9% (+760,000 units) to a 50% market share; SUVs led growth with a record 4.56 volume growth experienced in 2016 and 2015 respectively. The vast majority of market growth in 2017 was driven by SUVs, which posted a record 4.56 higher than in 2016.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

from the previous high in 2015. China remained GM’s largest market in terms of retail sales for the fifth consecutive year, accounting for more than one-third of the company’s global sales. It is focused on the luxury, SUV and MPV segments. About 40% of GM’s product launches in China through 2020 will be SUVs and MPVs.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

2015 GMC Canyon All Terrain SLE Extended Cab Short Bed Click to enlarge. GMC revealed the new 2015 Canyon midsize pickup on the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Based on a proven global architecture, the new Canyon will initially offer two engines, with a Duramax 2.8L The standard 2.5L

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JANUARY 20, 2016

As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). The model rotation will benefit all the sites of its global production network, Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler said. The plant will also produce its own battery packs. Rupert Stadler.

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MAY 24, 2017

Meanwhile SUVs continued to grow, posting an increase in registrations of 7.2%, but this growth wasn’t enough to offset the double-digit drops seen by other segments. —Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. The decline in registrations particularly affected traditional car segments.

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

Cadillac introduced the 2015 Escalade, the fourth-generation of the luxury SUV. Senior Vice President Global Cadillac Bob Ferguson unveils the 2015 Cadillac Escalade in New York City. Production of the 2015 Escalade begins next spring in Arlington, Texas. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 9, 2013

Mix of the global vehicle fleet. By contrast, gasoline demand will be relatively flat, despite the doubling of the global personal vehicle fleet over the Outlook period from more than 800 million vehicles to more than 1.6 By 2040, new cars globally will average around 47 mpg US (5.0 Source: ExxonMobil Outlook. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 15, 2013

2015 GLA-Class. Mercedes-Benz previewed the new 2015 GLA-Class compact SUV prior to its global debut at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt next month. The GLA, which will go on sale in 2014, is Mercedes-Benz’ first entry into the fast-growing compact SUV segment. Mercedes-Benz, SUVs and compacts.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2014

With stricter global emissions standards taking effect, carmakers are looking to improve the efficiency of their entire fleets, including the biggest gas guzzlers. Diesel engines are making their way from heavy-duty full-size pickup trucks to half-ton models, but could they also work in full-size SUVs?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

Working together with partners from its global competence network, Daimler AG has developed an all-new fuel-cell system. The 9 kWh battery pack is housed at the rear of the SUV to save space. The SUV is produced at the Mercedes-Benz Bremen plant, which acts as the competence center for the model series. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2014

Chevrolet will add the Trax, a new small SUV, to its US portfolio. Chevrolet Trax was launched in late 2012 in Mexico and Canada as a 2013 model; about 90,000 have been sold in more than 60 global markets. In addition to the United States, the 2015 Trax will also go on sale in China, adding the small SUV to Chevy’s two largest markets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2014

There will be a common engine package for full-size truck, large SUV and large sedan/coupes, and the technologies and benefits will be more substantial than cylinder deactivation was in 2003, Lee said. FCA also plans to consolidate its small gasoline engine lineup with a new family to be launched in 2015. —Bob Lee.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. Despite growing at a slower rate than in previous years, the shift from traditional cars to SUVs continued in 2018. In total, 5.4 million registrations—a volume increase of 17%.

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MARCH 27, 2020

This equates to a decline of 7.0%, as last month saw the lowest number of registrations since 2015, when only 955,113 units were registered. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. As EVs have increasingly become a viable alternative to gasoline and diesel cars, SUVs are now struggling in the competitive environment.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The all-new 2015 Lincoln MKC small premium utility, unveiled last week, offers an all-new engine—a 2.3-liter EcoBoost technology is available in every region Ford serves worldwide, and will be offered on approximately 80% of the company’s global nameplates by the end of this year. Lincoln MKC is the first to get the new 2.3L

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MAY 27, 2013

In a newly published research report (“ Fuel Cell Vehicles ”), Navigant Research forecasts that worldwide sales of light-duty fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) will reach the 1,000 mark in 2015 and then begin a period of strong growth, surpassing 2 million vehicles annually by 2030.

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OCTOBER 13, 2018

Novelis, the global leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, broke ground on the expansion of its automotive aluminum manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

Global light vehicle assembly will reach 81.8 Consumer demands and regulatory requirements are motivating the global automotive industry to push ahead with technological breakthroughs on a larger scale ,” said Rick Hanna, PwC’s global automotive leader. Global automotive industry regional highlights include: North America.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

The company has announced a massive investment in excess of $4 billion or Rs 33,000 crore in the country which will go into capacity expansion, battery assembly, development of new technologies like EVs and hydrogen, and also build the R&D and design capability in the country which is linked to the global R&D hubs.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 21, 2015

Today, read about 240-volt Level 2 charging for the 2016 Volvo XC90 T8 "Twin Engine" plug-in hybrid SUV, the end of dealer markups for the 2015 BMW i8 coupe, and the potential true amount of global fossil fuel subsidies. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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AUGUST 28, 2021

Analysis of new vehicle registration data through June indicates that the overall brand loyalty rate of 51% in the US market is the lowest since August 2015. This decline in loyalty is inevitably due, at least in part, to the major declines in dealer inventory stemming from the global microchip shortage, IHS Markit said.

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