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Toyota keeps world’s top-selling automaker crown in 2023, sells 1.12 crore cars

Baua Electric

Read more Toyota held the pole position in global passenger vehicle sales hart in 2023, while BYD grabbed the top spot in global electric car sales pushing Tesla to second position. The Japanese automobile giant’s global sales, including those of its subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino, increased by 7.2

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Europe’s biggest EV market is about to hit a perfect storm of problems

Baua Electric

But now that is expected to change course, as EV sales are projected to drop – by 14% – for the first time in eight years. Add nflation, rising car prices, and “sub-par charging infrastructure,” writes Automotive News Europe, into the mix, and it’s inevitable that sales will drop. It forecasts the global market to grow by 2% to 77.4

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Tesla Aiming For New Milestone Of Two Million Cars

MyEVOnline

Only last year, Tesla beat BYD company from China, delivering more than 800,000 electric vehicles towards the end of 2019, while BYD lagged at about 700,000. Another aspect that would have been a tie-breaker for Tesla, even if its numbers hadn’t surpassed BYD, was the fact that it only produces electric cars.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

Green Car Congress

Winterkorn noted that the industry is experiencing its worst crisis in decades, with a collapse in the global market of 18% in the first half of this year. Although Volkswagen sales were down 5.1% for the first half, in June unit sales rose 6%. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements. Earlier post.).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Expected deposits in 2009 and first sales in CA in 2010.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Posted by: tons of | Apr 13, 2009 8:23:08 PM When Toyota first sold the Prius in the US, they were losing money on every sale. They can not be tied to a mileage tax, a three fold increase in the gasoline tax, and support collection of state sales taxes on a national level because people see these taxes on a daily basis.

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