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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

Green Car Congress

Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% Germany continued to lead the market, with volume up by 8.4% market share at 116,400 units.

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Audi unveils h-tron quattro fuel cell SUV concept at Detroit; MLB evo platform

Green Car Congress

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Tesla Model 3 Shines in France As Plugin Vehicles Reach 20% Market Share!

CleanTechnica EVs

The French plugin vehicle market took its usual holiday in August, with last month’s plugin registrations ending at 17,404 units, divided between 9,916 BEVs and 7,488 PHEVs. The former jumped 78% year over year (YoY), while the latter were up 42%. In isolation, these numbers might sound meh.

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2023 electric car sales record led by Tesla, BYD and MG – but luxury brands are also doing plenty of EV heavy lifting

EV Central

Spurred by new vehicle arrivals, government incentives and a freer supply of stock, the electric car market surged 161 percent over 2022. But delve deeper into the figures and there’s serious strength in some market segments. For a category that includes the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson it’s a significant change of pace.

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Revealed: Maruti Brezza beats Tata Nexon to No. 1 SUV title, India’s Top 25 UVs revealed | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The charge of the utility vehicle (UV) battalion continued in CY2023 in the booming Indian passenger vehicle (PV) market and how. The Top 10 models account for 13,55,656 units or 33% of total UV sales in CY2023, indicating their dominant market positions and popularity. million (41,01,600 units) PVs sold. 20 and the Jimny No.

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Revealed: Maruti Brezza beats Tata Nexon to No. 1 SUV title, India’s Top 25 UVs revealed | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The charge of the utility vehicle (UV) battalion continued in CY2023 in the booming Indian passenger vehicle (PV) market and how. The Top 10 models account for 13,55,656 units or 33% of total UV sales in CY2023, indicating their dominant market positions and popularity. million (41,01,600 units) PVs sold. 20 and the Jimny No.

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Hyundai, Kia U.S. gross sales go eleventh directly pace

Baua Electric

Amongst Hyundai’s key fashions, June gross sales have been combined: Elantra, up 60 %; Tucson, up 13 %; Santa Fe, up 9 %; Ioniq 5, up 10 %; Palisade, i’m sick 14 %; and Sonata, off 19 %. and Audi will let go second-quarter effects. deliveries rose 53 % in April 2022. Blended first-half U.S. 4 dealer within the U.S.

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