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India share of BMW Motorrad’s record sales in 2023 grows to over 4% | Autocar Professional

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BMW Group India, which registered its best-ever calendar year-to-date sales in CY2023 , continues to see its two-wheeler arm – BMW Motorrad India – maintain the strong momentum it has delivered since the past few years. With a record 8,768 two-wheelers sold in CY2023, YoY growth for BMW Motorrad India was 20.40% (CY2022: 7,282 units).

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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

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European consumers have no inkling of Chinese brands,” Daniel Kirchert, the head of e-mobility consultancy Noyo and former BMW executive, told Automotive News Europe. The strategy is to help get German EV shoppers closer to the brand, raise brand awareness, and build sales of its affordable EVs in Europe’s largest automobile market.

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Kia EV9 wins Women’s Worldwide Car of the Year 2024 title | Autocar Professional

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It will be the vehicle we look back on down the road and say ‘that is when EVs became truly affordable, user-friendly and desirable for all consumers’. Isadora Carvalho, Brazil. Among the 63 contenders, the finest automobiles in each category emerged victorious in the initial voting round.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

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Despite the apparent focus on electric power, seven in ten respondents to the KPMG survey say that the auto industry won’t be able to offer an electric vehicle that is as affordable as traditional fuel vehicles for mainstream buyers for at least four years. US automaker gains in market share. Forecast for Mergers and Acquisitions.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs expect ICE dominance for some time; ICE downsizing and PHEVs to receive greatest investment over next 5 years; mobility-as-a-service in cities

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Forty-one percent of executives taking part in the survey believe that government subsidies are needed if e-vehicles are to become affordable. Brazil: 35% believe the share will be 1-5%. The main growth tactics include new products and new markets, affordable vehicles and sales and price incentives. Winners and losers.

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Report: BYD Plotting New EV Factory in Mexico

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Despite frequently marketing itself as a purveyor of all-electric luxury vehicles, BYD actually has a slew of affordable EVs targeting the mass market. It likewise produces plug-in hybrids, with the extremely affordable Qin Plus sedan being its most-popular product. South Korea's Kia has said it will manufacture EVs in Mexico.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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The introduction of affordable noise management systems offers multiple benefits to manufacturers and consumers alike, achieving eco-friendly optimization of vehicle weight reductions and improved CO2 emissions. - a key Randy C. Working systems are ready for production implementation and manufacture.

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