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Renault-Nissan previews four new SUVs for India, 5 & 7-seater SUVs in the works

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Read more The upcoming SUVs will arrive in five and seven-seater configurations and will have heavy localisation The Renault-Nissan alliance has announced plans to launch four new SUVs in the Indian market as part of its future product strategy. Also Read : Nissan plans to launch three new cars, including SUVs in India in next 3 years.

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Honda takes ‘Made-in-India’ Elevate SUV to its home bastion of Japan

Baua Electric

Read more Honda Elevate is the SUV that the brand currently has in its lineup. Honda Cars India has launched the Elevate in Japan which is their home market. This is the first time in Honda Cars India’s business that a car is being exported from India to Japan. litre, four-cylinder naturally aspirated unit.

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

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million LCVs and passenger car units were sold across all segments globally in Q1 2016—a 2.8% The SUV boom continued, with seven of the eight regions analyzed posting double digit growth. Sales of SUVs in Europe (including Russia and Turkey) gave the overall market a boost with 20% growth and 1.11 compared to 23.0%

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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All are aspirational and have grand plans, although not all may survive the competition and challenges of establishing a car maker. Sedans and SUVs are in development using BMW component technology and Foxconn electric architectures. The latest SsangYong model to launch is the Torres EVX electric SUV. Let’s check them out.

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Accelerating green wheels: BYD’s EV lease deal with Arval will electrify Europe’s roads

Baua Electric

We saw the automaker break ground on its first sodium-ion battery plant, unveil the first sedan under its new luxury brand Yangwang, and tease its Sea Lion 07 SUV , designed to compete against the Model Y. This partnership enables us to provide competitive solutions to both businesses and private individuals.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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Passenger electric cars recorded 1.26 It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. Overall, 2018 marked a somewhat challenging year for the global car market, as sales fell for the first time since 2009, logging 86.01 million units.

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Ford planning to cut 18% of production capacity, 13% of workforce in Europe; anticipating more than $1.5B loss in Europe in 2012

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New car registrations in the EU, 1990-2011. Manufacture of Transit will be consolidated in Ford’s principal commercial vehicle manufacturing facility operated by Ford Otosan in Kocaeli, Turkey, in 2013. The challenges facing the European car industry have become more structural than cyclical in nature and require decisive action.

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