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BYD Debuts PHEV Pickup Truck for Mexican Buyers

The Truth About Cars

Chinese automaker BYD (Build Your Dreams) doesn’t currently sell vehicles in the U.S., The Shark PHEV pickup will be sold globally for a starting price of around $53,400, though the world’s largest truck market will have to sit by and watch. but it’s coming awfully close to our borders.

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BYD plans to launch Tesla Cybertruck competitor in 2024

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According to the Chinese company’s announcement, it has developed a midsize-to-large pickup truck for the global market. The Chinese automaker does have a presence in South America, which might be a good market for its electric pickup truck. She added that BYD does not have plans to enter the United States.

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

EV Central

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. Beyond that it has a variety of existing models it could add here quickly including the Mini-sized T03 electric car that has already been confirmed for European sale.

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JATO: Global car sales up by 2.8% in Q1 2016 due to SUV boost in China and Europe

Green Car Congress

million LCVs and passenger car units were sold across all segments globally in Q1 2016—a 2.8% increase (558,700 more units) on the same period in 2015—largely driven by growth in the Chinese and European markets. SUV growth also drove premium car volumes, with 2.15 JATO Dynamics reports that 20.44 in Q1 2016.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

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In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. The company can now post a profit in North America with a decrease in sales volumes of around 15% and in South America with sales volumes down by as much as 30%. Plans for an electric car under the ID.3

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BYD to slash EV prices even more with new platform as it looks to crush ICE car sales

Baua Electric

A new report claims BYD’s new EV platform will slash costs even further as the automaker kicks off a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars. After surpassing Tesla to become the largest EV maker globally in the last three months of 2023, BYD says Tesla is not the competition. It’s gas-powered cars.

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Report: Ford CEO Says China Strategy Changing

The Truth About Cars

Ford has introduced new models specifically designed to cater to Chinese customers. Still, Changan Ford (the automaker’s regional joint venture) only held 1 percent of all Chinese light-vehicle sales in 2022 vs the 4 percent it managed to snag in 2016. So far, direct sales haven’t been a part of that.

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