US Auto Industry Down 8% Since 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these.
US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, there were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%).
How Much Is The German Auto Industry Under Threat?
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
However, at that time, the German auto industry felt confident that it could continue to mainly produce and sell ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles in Germany while at the […]
Capgemini and Audi launch XL2 joint venture to support digital transformation of auto industry
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2020
Capgemini and Audi have launched a joint venture: XL2. It will provide digital technology and consulting services, specifically in the fields of SAP S/4HANA and cloud services primarily for Audi and the entire Volkswagen Group. XL2 was founded by Audi and Capgemini to support the automotive industry in digital transformation tasks.
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US Auto Industry Up 10% In 4th Quarter — But Down 16% Compared To Q4 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […] In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip?
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Tesla US Sales Up 104% While US Auto Industry Down 22%
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.
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Audi locating high-voltage battery development center at Neckarsulm
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2021
Audi is establishing a high-voltage battery development center at the Neckarsulm site. Audi is already developing high-voltage batteries for plug-in hybrids (PHEV) in Neckarsulm. High-voltage batteries and electric engines make up an important strategic component of future value creation in a transformed auto industry.
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US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its. continued] The post US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales Up 9%, But Down 11% vs. 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 23, 2023
It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker.
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Audi BEV sales up 47% in the US in 2022 while ICE sales flounder
Electrek
JANUARY 4, 2023
Audi of America released its fourth quarter business update today that reveals delivery numbers of all its models for the last year. And, like much of the auto industry, the company’s BEV sales are growing while ICE car sales floundered in 2022.
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Legacy Auto Paid To Advertise EVs On SNL Last Night, While Tesla’s Elon Musk Hosted
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 10, 2021
In a move that proves that Tesla is the leader of the auto industry in at least one sense, legacy automakers — Ford, Audi, and VW scrambled to get some EV advertising on Saturday Night Live last night. Lucid also joined the legacy automakers in this endeavor. This is a win for those of us […].
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Insurance registrations for week ending Apr 9: Tesla 6,973, Li Auto 4,177, NIO 1,316
CN EV Post
APRIL 12, 2023
Starting this week, insurance registration data will no longer be available, with Li Auto's sharing a surprise exception. The major sources that provide insurance registration data for China's auto industry have stopped sharing the data, but Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) has shared content that allows us to still have access to some of the data.
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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2014
Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.
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273 Audi receives first autonomous driving permit issued by the State of California
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Audi will be the first company to receive a newly established autonomous driving permit issued by California. Audi has conducted research over tens of thousands of miles in Europe and various US states, where such testing is permitted. Audi envisions this technology could be ready for consumer introduction within five years.
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US Auto Sales: Tesla Had Highest % Increase from Q2 2019 to Q2 2021, 5th Highest Volume Increase
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 12, 2021
Another quarter has wrapped up and we have more grand trends in the US auto industry. In the charts and text below, I’m comparing Q2 2021 (the second quarter of 2021) with Q2 2020 and also with Q2 2019. Naturally, year-over-year changes are interesting, but given how unique last year was, I think it’s more […].
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Audi e-tron Sportback electric SUV edges closer to production form
Green Car Reports
MARCH 8, 2019
We've seen and driven the upcoming Audi e-tron quattro electric SUV, and this week got a look at the more affordable Q4 e-tron as well as four new plug-in hybrids coming from Audi. Auto-industry observers got their first.
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US Auto Sales Down 21% vs. Q3 2019 — Tesla Up 169%
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 12, 2022
US auto sales were up 1% in the 3rd quarter of 2022 compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, but they were down 13% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2020 and down 21% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2019, which we use as a bit of a control year since it was before […].
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Audi A2 Concept Electric Car Due At 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
With the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show less than two weeks away the German auto industry is starting to really crank out the concept cars. Latest in the onslaught of new German metal is the Audi A2 concept. Audi launched a production A2 subcompact back in 1999. It was never sold in the U.S.
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Tesla Commits To IAA Mobility Show In Munich
The Truth About Cars
JULY 14, 2023
We’ve been hearing for years that auto shows are a thing of the past and that the internet has killed the personal touches we all loved about the industry. But while it might be true that auto shows aren’t the extravaganzas they once were, it can also be true that there’s still life in the industry and a reason to attend.&
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Best-selling Bolt?; Genesis goes green; Audi's big bet: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
MAY 12, 2016
Today, one analyst seems to think the Chevy Bolt could go gangbusters, Total goes all in on a storage battery maker, and Audi's big bet on electrification (definitely not the other stuff) is all up next.
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Volkswagen is financially ready for electrification, says CFO
Teslarati
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz said that the auto group is in an excellent financial position to fund electrification. According to Reuters , the Volkswagen CFO clarified that he believes the auto group is financially ready for electrification.
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Are Traditional Automakers Still Investing In Gas & Diesel Engines?
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 2, 2021
On Wall Street, the company’s market value has outpaced its auto industry counterparts who specialize in internal combustion engine (ICE) technology. Originally posted on EVANNEX. Right now, Tesla is at the vanguard of an all-electric future. Are things changing, though?
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Google, NVIDIA and automakers form open alliance to bring Android platform to cars
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2014
Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA have formed the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the Android platform to cars starting in 2014. —Ricky Hudi, Head of Electrics/Electronics Development at Audi AG.
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199 Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2016
Under a class action settlement agreement filed today ( earlier post ), Volkswagen and Audi in the US will pay more than $14.7 The class-wide settlement in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation will provide owners and lessees of Volkswagen and Audi 2.0-liter liter diesel engines.
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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Mar
CN EV Post
APRIL 12, 2023
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on April 11 the top selling models and car companies in China in March, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry. 7 Li Auto 20,823 11,034 88.7% 7 Li Auto 52,584 31,716 65.8% 11 Audi A6L 15,614 9,453 65.2% 13 Audi A6L 40,246 30,673 31.2%
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Full CPCA rankings: Top-selling models and automakers in China in Feb
CN EV Post
MARCH 9, 2023
The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on March 9 the top selling models and car companies in China in February, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry. 14 Audi A6L 12,167 8,153 49.2% 12 Audi A6L 24,632 21,220 16.1% 6 Audi A4L 6,935 9,460 -26.7% 14 Audi A6L 12,167 8,153 49.2%
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Big DEED turnout in Dayton
Electric Auto Association
APRIL 22, 2021
Interest In EVs accelerates in Ohio BY TIM BENFORD: PRESIDENT OF DRIVE ELECTRIC DAYTON, PAST VICE-PRESIDENT OF ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. General Manager Jeffrey Pizza and EV Specialist Zach Johnson of White Allen Euro Group presented a Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron that were very well-received.
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Electric-car vs gas costs, self-driving Bolt, more 2018 diesels, Workhorse orders open: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 12, 2018
Today, we've got a Chevy Bolt EV without a steering wheel, an update on available 2018 diesel vehicles, an analysis of the per-mile costs of electricity versus gasoline, and predictions by auto-industry execs. The next wave of long-distance electric cars will arrive from European luxury makers, with the Audi.
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Volkswagen Group launches trade-in incentive for Euro 1 - Euro 4 diesels; pan-European software update for Euro 5 and some Euro 6 diesels
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2017
The incentive is currently being prepared by the Group’s Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA, Porsche and Volkswagen Commercial vehicles brands and will be on offer soon. The auto industry and the Federal government will each contribute €250 million.
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Tesla gets new neighbor as Germany’s IG Metall union builds office near Giga Berlin
Teslarati
JANUARY 3, 2022
With over two million members today, IG Metall currently represents workers from some of the auto industry’s biggest players, such as Daimler, Porsche, BMW, Audi, and Volkswagen. IG Metall and Tesla actually dealt with each other in the past.
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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales
Baua Electric
JANUARY 3, 2024
REUTERS) The just concluded year 2023 was a cheerful one for the Indian auto industry, as the car manufacturers in the country breached the four million mark for the first time. This created quite a ruckus in the global auto industry. per cent growth over 39 lakh units registered in 2022.
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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems
Baua Electric
JANUARY 31, 2024
Germany is Europe’s biggest auto market, and it’s been one of the main drivers of EV growth. Germany’s VDA, an interest group for the country’s automobile industry, says that battery-powered vehicles are likely to see a decline from 524,000 units last year – more than any other European market – to 451,000 units this year.
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USA Q1 2021 Auto Sales Up 13% vs. Q1 2020, But Down 1% vs. Q1 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 26, 2021
Tallying up US auto sales for Q1 2021 at long last, I was only slightly curious to see how they compared to Q1 2020 (and perhaps that’s why it took me so long). Clearly, with the US in lockdown for part of Q1 2020, it was just a poor quarter to compare to and this […].
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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2016
The two will partner to develop an embedded, end-to-end parking solution for the auto industry. INRIX is the preferred provider of parking information and services to leading automakers, including Audi, BMW, Lexus and Porsche, as well as transportation agencies and drivers around the world. INRIX, Inc.,
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Jaguar Electric SUV As Soon As 2017? 'Radical' Styling Planned
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Since a concept version was unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, all eyes have been on Audi's electric crossover to be the auto-industry establishment's first true rival to the Tesla Model X. But another luxury brand could beat Audi to the punch.
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China's Tesla-Beater (Or Not): Aoxin Ibis Electric Full-Size Sedan
Green Car Reports
MARCH 8, 2015
It''s safe to say that the success of the Tesla Model S electric car hasn''t gone unnoticed in the rest of the auto industry. Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche are all rumored to be working on Tesla-rivaling luxury plug-in cars.
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Tesla Now Selling More Vehicles In USA Than Lexus, Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW, & Many Others
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 18, 2021
I just published a report highlighting the fact that Tesla’s US sales have been growing as the overall auto market has tanked, and I also published one looking at companies’ EV share of auto sales (Tesla being at 100%, of course). I nearly closed all my Google Sheets and left the topic of US EV […].
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SEAT reduces waste by 34% since 2010, expects to achieve 60% reduction by 2025
Green Car Congress
MAY 18, 2019
One of SEAT’s landmark environmental initiatives is the SEAT al Sol solar power park on the roofs of the Martorell factory, the largest facility of its kind in Europe and one of the largest in the global auto industry. The company invested €23 million on these implementations.
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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March
Push EVs
APRIL 13, 2023
of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though still some 19% down from March 2019 levels. The Tesla Model Y was the UK’s overall best selling auto in March. overall auto sales growth YoY, BEVs stayed just ahead of the broader market, with 18.6% year on year.
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May 2023 – Tesla Model Y conquers Sweden
Push EVs
JUNE 14, 2023
Overall auto volume was 28,492 units, up some 8% YoY, though year to date volume remains some 5% down compared to 2022. Further back, the Audi Q4 e-tron saw its best monthly performance in a couple of years, with 387 units, taking 8th spot. What are your thoughts on Sweden’s near term auto market prospects, and EV transition?
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59 How Self-Driving Cars Will Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption
Green Car Congress
JULY 20, 2018
Another hot topic in the auto world is autonomous rides. Maybe you own a Tesla Model X or Audi e-tron. A marriage of these two powerhouse technologies would completely change the auto industry, the environment and our lives. Electric Vehicles: Right Now. Maybe you’ve ridden in an EV. The solution? Make all AVs electric.
Pininfarina grows its U.S. footprint in early bid for EV hypercar market control
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Moreover, mainstream brands like Porsche, Mercedes, and Audi have yet to electrify their highest-performance offerings. Pininfarina is once again on the very cutting edge of the auto industry, blending beauty and the future of mobility in amazing harmony. Lamborghini outlines massive $1.8 All for the low, low price of $2.2
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April 2023 – Good month for Volkswagen in the UK
Push EVs
MAY 17, 2023
Overall auto volume was 132,990 units, up 11.6% Most of the auto market’s volume growth, in fact, came from plugins. Outlook The UK auto industry body, the SMMT , note that the annual growth in auto sales is one of the bright spots in an otherwise gloomy UK economy. share of sales in April 2023, up from 16.2%
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