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Ford plans affordable small electric pickup and SUV, starting around $25,000

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Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000. However, due to the pivot, plans for its three-row electric SUV have been put on the back burner.

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Kia mulls EV plant in Thailand to take on Toyota and BYD with affordable electric cars

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Can Kia challenge Toyota, which has dominated the market in Thailand, with affordable EVs? Chinese automakers like BYD are already stealing market share, but Kia is in talks over a new EV plant in Thailand that could help position itself as an early leader. Meanwhile, Kia has bigger (or, smaller and more affordable) plans.

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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed by global auto giant Stellantis. READ MORE: Beijing show: Aussie-bound Leapmotor shows off C16 three-row electric family SUV READ MORE: Here comes another one! It has a 265 km WLTP range. Leapmotor C01.

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BYD upgrades Tang electric SUV with more range to rival Tesla’s Model Y

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The BYD Tang is already due for an upgrade in Europe. Despite launching in Europe less than a year ago, BYD ‘s Tang is getting a bigger battery for more range and more. Although BYD launched its Tang EV in Norway in 2020, the electric SUV began rolling out in Germany, the Netherlands, and other major European markets last year.

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BYD teases a new compact SUV called Yuan Up, which could arrive priced below $15,000

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Fresh off earning the crown as the best-selling brand in China, BYD has (briefly) introduced a new compact SUV to its Yuan family of EVs – one of the larger contributors to its overall sales last year. By December, we were reporting that BYD would inevitably overtake Tesla as the leader in global EV market share, which it did.

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BYD unveils sleek new electric hatch and 1,000 hp tri-motor Denza Z9 GT EV

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China’s BYD is unleashing a series of new electric vehicles as it expands the brand globally. BYD unveiled two new EVs at the Beijing Auto Show: a sleek Ocean-M electric hatch and the Denza Z9 GT EV. After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered vehicles earlier this year, BYD has been on an EV release spree.

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BYD to build new $1.2B battery factory in China

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FinDreams Technology, the battery subsidiary of BYD, has filed paperwork to establish a new battery production facility in Central China. BYD has seen rapid growth in its automotive business over the past two years. Just last year, BYD tripled its annual vehicle sales, with the vast majority of those being sold in China.

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