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Global Top 20 November 2020

EV Sales

On the second half of the table, two more small Chinese EVs are on the rise, with Great Wall's Ora Black Cat jumping three positions, to #14, while the Chery eQ climbed to #18, and in #19 we now have the much antecipated Volkswagen ID.3, 3, that should jump a few more positions in December, possibly ending the year in #15.

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Electric cars shine in Shanghai

Green Cars News

Another Chinese manufacturer, Great Wall Motor, which is based in Hebei, unveiled its all-electric car at the show - the GWKulla. Chery Automobile also took the opportunity to debut a concept battery car - the Riichi M1. However, it wasn’t just the home-grown acts that took the spotlight at the event.

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Global Top 20 - December 2020

EV Sales

Other position changes benefited small Chinese EVs, with the Baojun E-Series climbing to #9, the Great Wall ORA Black Cat jumping to #10 and the Chery eQ reaching #17, underlining the most recent trend in China: The Rise of City EVs. In December, the Climber of the Month was the VW ID.3, But more on that later.

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Firm reveals plug-in hybrid projections

Green Cars News

Company representative Dave Hurst believes that Toyota, General Motors and Ford will together account for three-quarters of the world market but adds that emerging Chinese manufacturers including Chery and BYD Auto will be an emerging market force.

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Can green cars solve automotive crisis? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

In the US, Chrysler and General Motors fell into bankruptcy; while in Japan even its major automakers have been left reeling from significant profit falls. With few of us having the cash or credit to buy an expensive new addition, the bottom seems to have fallen out of the automotive industry which has been plunged into crisis.

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AFP: China's BYD eyes alternative energy vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD Auto beat other products, such as General Motors? General Motors Asia Pacific president Nick Reilly, however, expressed reservations about the current level of technology being offered by BYD and other Chinese car makers, such as Chery. "I Volt, when it launched F3DM, a plug-in hybrid, in China late last year.

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When Will EVs Hit Primetime?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. In China, leading automakers BYD and Chery have announced plans to roll out their own electric models within the next two years.

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