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It’s a buyers’ market! Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y dominate  rapidly growing used EV sales in Australia

EV Central

That’s the findings from the Automotive Insights Report analysing March 2024 used car sales compiled by AutoGrab and the Australian Automotive Dealer Association. EV sales grew more than 13 per cent in March, which was substantially faster than petrol, diesel and hybrid vehicles. READ MORE: We buy a used Porsche Taycan!

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

Green Car Congress

Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He has been Head of the Design Department at Porsche AG since 2004 and was also given responsibility for styling the 2007 Porsche Cayenne, the Panamera and the 918 Spyder. Wolfram Thomas takes charge of Group Production.

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VW Group restructuring in response to emissions testing scandal; greater focus on the modular toolkits; Klinger out, Horn stays

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Vahland’s successor as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Škoda will be Bernhard Maier, until now Board Member for Sales and Marketing of Porsche AG. These toolkits (Baukasten) feature standardized technical components for each automotive vehicle segment (volume, premium, sport and commercial vehicles).

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Porsche Taycan 6,822. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Volkswagen Group delivers more than 10M vehicles in one year for first time

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city car to heavy commercial vehicles. —Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler. Including the figures for heavy commercial vehicles, Group brands delivered a total of 3.95 (3.75; +5.1%) million vehicles to customers on the overall European market in 2014. In total, 10.14

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Volkswagen Group: 10-million vehicle sold mark for 2014 within reach; China largest single market

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The ten million mark is within reach in spite of all the uncertainties in the global automotive sector ,” Christian Klingler, Group Board Member for Sales, said in Wolfsburg. Porsche delivered a total of 169,200 (147,300; +14.9%) vehicles from January to November.

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

Nissan, which seeks a more mass market buyer, runs commercials exclaiming, “Don’t get an EV for the ‘E’, but because it will pin you in your seat, sparks your imagination and takes your breath away.” Ford believes it will earn $20 billion, Stellantis some $22.5 Right now, there is a dearth of EV-certified mechanics and repair shops.

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