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AUGUST 22, 2011

Annual light-duty electric vehicle sales, world markets: 2011-2017. Pike Research forecasts that cumulative sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), the category that includes both plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles (PHEVs and BEVs), will reach 5.2 between 2011 and 2017 (this compares to a CAGR of 3.7%

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JULY 10, 2018

(CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84 GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. At the end of 2017, around 23% of CATL’s workforce was in R&D.

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JULY 10, 2018

(CATL) is building its first plant outside of China in Thuringia, Germany. CATL develops battery systems for global customers in EV, HEV and PHEV applications; its sales of EV batteries amounted to 11.84 GWh in 2017—making it Nº 1 globally. At the end of 2017, around 23% of CATL’s workforce was in R&D.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Volkswagen is offering an incentive of up to €10,000 (US$11,815)—depending upon the model purchased—for the purchase of Euro 6 vehicles in Germany if an older diesel vehicle (Euro 1 to Euro 4 standards) is scrapped at the same time. Applications for the incentives can be made with immediate effect to Volkswagen dealers in Germany.

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MAY 21, 2021

As early as 2022, Daimler Truck AG’s vehicle portfolio will include series-produced vehicles with battery-electric drive systems in the main sales regions Europe, the United States, and Japan. Now CATL is expanding globally, and has opened subsidiaries in Munich (Germany); Paris (France); Yokohama (Japan); and Detroit (USA).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In 2017, 1.1 of global sales, followed by Germany (4.8%) and the UK (4.1%). Over the next five years, global EV sales are expected to increase to over three million vehicles, primarily driven by APAC and Europe. Meanwhile, EV sales in the US, Norway, Germany and Japan are expected to grow at CAGRs of 9.2%, 7%, 8.2%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

After a steady decline from 2010 to 2016, by almost 22 grams of CO 2 per kilometer (g CO 2 /km), average emissions from new passenger cars increased in 2017 by 0.4 grams more than in 2017. This is the first increase in average CO 2 emissions from new vans since the regulation came into force in 2011, following a sharp decrease in 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2011

Stationary fuel cell revenue by market sector, world markets: 2011-2017. The stationary fuel cell market experienced 60% year-over-year growth in unit shipments between 2009 and 2010, according to a new report from Pike Research, which forecasts that sales volumes will continue to expand over the next several years, surpassing 1.2

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The MINI Electric Concept as presented at the IAA 2017. The BMW Group has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China. Around 560,000 BMW brand vehicles were delivered to customers in China in 2017—more than in the next two largest markets, the US and Germany, combined. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. This result marks a 7-point market share increase on 2017 and a 12-point increase in 10 years, confirming that gasoline vehicles continue to benefit from the demise of diesel. The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

In Germany, testing by ADAC (Allgemeine Deutsche Automobil-Club eV) has found that all the Euro 6c and 6d-Temp vehicles that have been measured on the road to date meet much stricter requirements nitrogen oxides (NO x ) than required by the EU. Our measurement results show that diesel technology can have a future.

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MAY 29, 2017

The company assumes that the proportion of electric vehicles in the total unit sales of Mercedes-Benz will be between 15 and 25 percent by 2025. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in Germany is the biggest employer in the region, with a workforce of around 6,500 employees. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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JULY 30, 2018

Ziegler GmbH (Ziegler), a leading supplier of automotive interior materials in Germany, at a cost of approximately €125 million (US$146 million). The company operates five facilities globally, including three in Germany and one each in Hungary and China, and employs approximately 400 staff. Teijin Frontier Co.,

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JULY 5, 2012

PEV Sales in China by segment: 2012-2017. Pike projects the PEV market in China will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60% from 2012 to 2017, surpassing 152,000 units sold annually by 2017. Source: Pike Research. Click to enlarge. Battery-electric (BEVs) will outsell. —research director John Gartner.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Teijin Limited will establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7 billion (US$2 billion) by 2030.

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APRIL 19, 2020

This versatile vehicle is available for sale in 80% of countries in the world and is the most successful SUV on the market in Europe. In 2008, Volkswagen manufactured more than 150,000 units, making it the most successful SUV in Germany. This makes the Tiguan the best-selling car in the Volkswagen brand and Group.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Although Germany takes the lead from France in terms of technology for this latest report, China is catching up quickly and ranks second in terms of technology for the first time. In China, battery cell production in 2017-2022 is expected to increase by more than 1,000% compared to the same period last year (2016-2021).

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MAY 18, 2018

The company assumes that unit sales of electric models will represent a share of somewhere between 15 and 25 percent of total Mercedes-Benz sales by 2025. In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. From 2020, the brand smart will only offer electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Photo by Wallace Chuck on Pexels.com Ford is laying off some 3,500 workers in Germany as the automaker ends the production of the Focus – the once crazily popular car that never managed to get off the ground with its electric version – in 2025. But Ford pulled the plug on European sales in 2017, and 2018 in the US due to weak sales.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

FAW seeks to boost Hongqi’s annual sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2020 and 300,000 and 500,000 vehicles by 2025 and 2035, said Xu Liuping, Chairman of FAW Group. In 2020, Hongqi will launch sales of battery EVs developed on FME platform that will have a range of 600 kilometers (373 miles). Annual sales exceed three million units.

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. Since then, sales have increased every year, for the past four consecutive years. In the case of the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, 13% of the models sold in 2017 were plug-in hybrids.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2015

Already sold in Japan since last December, the Toyota Mirai will be launched in Europe from September in the UK, Denmark and Germany. Toyota is targeting annual sales of 50-100 units per year in 2015 and 2016. Markets beyond the UK, Germany and Denmark will be added from 2017 as the hydrogen infrastructure develops.

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MARCH 3, 2015

At the Geneva motor show, Toyota announced that it would begin sales of the new Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) in Europe by September. Sales of the FCV began in Japan last December. European launch markets in 2015 will be the UK, Denmark and Germany; more markets will be added in 2017. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 27, 2013

Annual light-duty fuel cell vehicle sales through 2030. 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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JULY 10, 2018

The BMW Group said it is firmly committed to continuing the successful cooperation with the established sales structure and channels in China and has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China for future MINI electric vehicles from this joint venture.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

Closing is expected in the first half of 2017. Following the closing of the transaction, approximately 900 employees and six production sites in Germany, Austria, Spain, USA, and Malaysia will be transferred from SGL Group to their new owner. The final proceeds will be determined based on the balance sheets at closing.

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MAY 18, 2017

According to a recent analysis of European diesel sales by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), European cities are setting the tone in the diesel debate. ICCT chart of diesel shares of new car registrations in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK. Round markers denote policy developments.

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JULY 10, 2018

The BMW Group said it is firmly committed to continuing the successful cooperation with the established sales structure and channels in China and has no plans to set up an additional sales organisation in China for future MINI electric vehicles from this joint venture.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

million vehicles were registered—343,000 less than in September 2017, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. in September 2017 to 36.4% Most of the decline occurred in Germany, where volume was down by 61%, and it was the car maker’s compact and midsize segments that recorded the biggest drops. in September 2018.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Tesla is outselling Audi, BMW, and Mercedes in their home market.

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JULY 19, 2017

per share represents a 61% premium to the closing sale price of common stock of the Company on Friday, July 14, 2017 and a 64% premium to the 30-day volume weighted average price of common stock of the Company. France, Germany, Italy, China and the Asia Pacific region, as well as through an international dealer network.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The VinFast VF 8–now on sale in the U.S. VinFast VinFast is a Vietnam-based company that was established in 2017 by Vingroup. Now, they plan to sell to markets abroad, already launching dealerships in the US and Germany. Below are just some of the EV manufacturers worth knowing about.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Musk arrives in Germany just days before German Chancellor Candidate Armin Laschet plans to visit Tesla’s European factory ahead of the election. A popular body style in Europe, the Model Y has overtaken the Model 3 in sales in the United States. The same could occur in the EV-heavy continent where the production facility lies.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Mercedes-Benz Cars has begun production of the first Mercedes-Benz compact vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive ( earlier post ) at the Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant in southern Germany. The Mercedes-Benz Rastatt plant gained its initial experience building electric vehicles from 2014 to 2017. l/100 km, combined power consumption 15.0-14.8

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APRIL 30, 2019

in March 2017. However, their sales performance is not as strong as it has been in the past, with volume growing by “only” 5%. The best performer of the top 10 was the Opel/Vauxhall Corsa, which posted strong growth in the UK, Germany and France. Last month, they recorded the lowest monthly market share since September 2000.

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JUNE 22, 2017

In the latest E-Mobility Index report (2Q/2017), consultancy Roland Berger and partner Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen Aachen (fka) find that China has for the first time moved into the pole position. France, however, has moved past Germany to take the lead in technology, according to the index. Technology. Technology.

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JULY 2, 2018

Besides affordability, the report identified a balanced supply of charging and refueling infrastructure as a pre-requisite for stronger sales of alternatively-powered vehicles across the EU. The Commission has proposed a ‘benchmark’ for the sales of full battery-electric cars at the level of 15% by 2025, and 30% by 2030.

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