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Europe’s Most Financed Luxury Car Brand

EV Info

It’s a 3-way tie for 2nd place as Porsche, Tesla & Mercedes-Benz are the most popular luxury car brands in 3 countries each. average monthly Google searches each) and in Russia, the top spot is a tie between BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz is most popular in Russia, Czechia and Slovakia.

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

Green Car Congress

The first step will address topics such as the application of specific market knowledge as well as local development expertise. In the long term, the Volkswagen Group is looking to further expand its product portfolio in the fast-growing emerging markets. That is why we are systematically pursuing our regional growth strategy.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

Green Car Congress

Positive effects from exchange rates and from the efficiency program were unable to compensate for negative effects arising from the markets in Brazil and Russia as well as from market support measures linked to the emissions issue. billion, Porsche sales revenue exceeded the prior-year figure by 25.2%. year-on-year.

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How EV adoption is soaring in unlikely circumstances, and what could make it better

Teslarati

How this optimism remains was examined in a recent white paper from Cox Automotive , which outlined how EVs continue to defy all odds and gain market share, despite monumental challenges standing in the sector’s way. EV Adoption grows despite rough conditions.

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European Auto Industry Expresses Concern Over Iron Ore Price Hikes

Green Car Congress

Major producers like India and Russia hardly export their iron ore. ACEA also encourages the EU to rapidly develop and implement a raw materials strategy to ensure a level playing field on the world’s raw material markets and facilitate broad access to raw materials from third countries at competitive conditions.

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

Green Car Congress

That is impressive confirmation we are vigorously implementing our Strategy 2018 despite challenging market conditions. That is an outstanding performance and an impressive result, and all Group brands have played their part in achieving this despite at times very difficult market conditions.

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Volkswagen Group global deliveries up 4.8% in 1st 3 quarters to 7M vehicles

Green Car Congress

million vehicles to customers on the overall European market in the first three quarters, down 2.4% In Western Europe (excluding Germany), where the market situation remained difficult, the Group delivered 1.40 from 479,000 in 2012, of which 226,100 (-3.7%) were handed over in Russia, the region’s largest single market.