Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. TKM), will begin exporting the Etios series sedan and hatchback to South Africa in March 2012. The TKM Etios.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Sales of battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Africa have been quite slow over the years.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2021

One of the best ways to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles is just to make them available. In many markets, there are only a few models available for consumers to buy. In South Africa, for example, the BMW i3 was for a very long time the only full electric vehicle available on the market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Although the current EV market appears to concentrate on the left-hand-drive markets of the USA, Europe and China, a significant number of earth’s citizens live in right-hand-drive markets. Below is a summary of right-hand-drive EV markets — projections from Rethink Energy’s lead analyst, Peter White.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Mercedes-Benz’ EQS—the all-electric member in the new S-Class range—will arrive on the market next year. The EQS is the first to use the new electric architecture for electric vehicles of the luxury and executive segment at Mercedes-Benz. Test drives are currently also being conducted in China and the US.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

Arushi Kumar, the former brand head of EV business at Mahindra & Mahindra has joined Royal Enfield as AVP & global group manager of marketing for Royal Enfield. She will be reporting to Mohit Juyal – the head of marketing at Royal Enfield. It is now reinforcing its marketing team by bringing in fresh talent from outside.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 18, 2024

Hybrid vehicles have been gaining traction in the global automotive market, offering a blend of traditional combustion engines and electric power. One of the latest developments in the hybrid vehicle segment is the introduction of the Toyota Fortuner MHEV in South Africa. The Toyota Fortuner Hybrid gets a 2.8-litre

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Rental car companies and other fleet operators are some of the major drivers of vehicle sales around the world. This is why there has been a lot of excitement around Hertz’s deals with Tesla and Polestar, for example, as well as SIXT’s deal for 100,000 BYD cars. Just the other day, SIXT announced that it […]

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

A study by Ricardo Strategic Consulting has concluded that while sluggish automotive demand in Europe, Japan and North America will be balanced by the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets through 2020, thereafter the ‘Rising-15’ nations become the engine for profitable growth—assuming political stability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2019

A study by a team of researchers from Germany and South Africa forsees the gradual replacement of lead-acid SLI (starter, lighting and ignition) batteries with Li-ion batteries over the next couple of years. That will see an uptake of more hybrid-, plug-in hybrids and BEVs in the EU. —Ferg et al. Ferg, F.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2011

million vehicles globally in the first six months of 2011, the best half-year performance in Chevrolet’s 100-year history. Chevrolet sold 286,499 more vehicles in the first half of 2011 than the same time period of 2010, a 14% increase year over year. Chevrolet sold 2.35 Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

SAIC Motor, China’s largest carmaker, plans to invest up to $2 billion in India by this decade’s end and produce and sell over a million vehicles annually along with its joint venture partner JSW Group by then, a top executive told Autocar Professional. “We Two vehicles are slated for a 2024 launch. We have a very ambitious plan.

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Baua Electric

MAY 8, 2024

SAIC Motor, China’s largest car maker, has set an ambitious target of producing and selling over 1 million vehicles along with its joint venture partner, JSW Group. Our target is to produce and sell over one million vehicles. De says the aim is to offer a high-tech, affordable portfolio of products for the Indian market. “We

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2010

Strong demand for the new Ford Figo has helped Ford India record a 135% increase year-on-year in half year sales, selling a total of 32,755 vehicles compared to 13,897 units last year. The Figo has reached more 25,000 sales bookings registered in close to 100 days, Ford said. Earlier post.).

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Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Perhaps nothing illustrates the rise of electric vehicles over the past decade more than this statistic: In 2012, the total number of electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the entire world was 120,000. Finally, in the first quarter of 2022, EV sales were up 75% from that same time period in 2021!

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JANUARY 31, 2023

They said the deal would provide the startup with a significant cash runway while discussing an external round or strategic sale. However, it denied consideration of direct sales. The source claims the company wants to expand its export market. The company ships to South Africa, Nepal, Kuwait, South America, and Sri Lanka.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Sabari Manohar, Vice President of Sales-Service-Used Car Business at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, mentioned that the Fortuner Leader edition aims to enhance its bold style with more features, conveying a sense of power and distinction. Check details The Toyota Fortuner has been a staple in the Indian market since its introduction in 2009.

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EV Central

JANUARY 24, 2024

Still the third best-selling car in Italy in 2023 with 44,929 sold despite the current model being its 12th year on sale, the next-gen Ypsilon is the car that the famous Italian brand, owned by global powerhouse Stellantis, cannot afford to get wrong, not least since it will be used to spearhead the relaunch of the famous 117-year-old car-maker.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 18, 2022

An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. We will be bringing [to Australia] whatever vehicles go through the R&D centre for mature markets,” he added.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 29, 2024

The growth of the aftermarket in India is fuelled by a steady increase in the vehicle parc, which currently stands at 340 million and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 8% for the next five years. The pre-owned cars sales are projected to grow around 17.5% The pre-owned cars sales are projected to grow around 17.5%

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2017

The goal of the strategic alliance is to bundle the expertise of both car manufacturers with a view to jointly developing vehicle components and possibly also vehicle concepts. The first step will address topics such as the application of specific market knowledge as well as local development expertise.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

It has accelerated the time-to-market for vehicle launches and has been an obvious strategic advantage for each partner. Nissan and Daimler will co-develop the vehicles. The vehicle will have all of Mercedes Benz’ distinctive characteristics and features. —Carlos Ghosn.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2021

Energy Fuels will produce its RE Carbonate from natural monazite sands supplied by US-based Chemours Company under a sales agreement between Energy Fuels and Chemours that was announced on 14 December 2020.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

This year alone, Mercedes-Benz is managing 18 vehicle ramp-ups at eight locations worldwide, among them the start of production of the new C-Class sedan on four continents. Mercedes-Benz sales top one million mark in August. Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles worldwide last month than in any previous August: 118,887 units (+9.7%).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company officially launched the new Ford Fiesta into the China market on the southern resort island of Hainan. China is the world’s first market to introduce the four-door Fiesta sedan. The Fiesta was Ford’s second best-selling vehicle in Europe’s main 19 markets in 2008.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Shoprite Group is South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalization, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers. Shoprite operates in 11 African countries, and has more than 2,900 stores across Africa. One the major components of this strategy […].

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

The new dealerships will be located throughout Ford’s sales regions in China, in cities such as Liyang, Shijiazhuang, Harbin, Wanzhou in Chongqing and Anyang. — Nigel Harris, general manager of Changan Ford Sales Company. Ford expects 70% of its growth in the next ten years to come from its Asia Pacific and Africa region.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2014

A group of 10 Key Growth countries is expected to represent an increasingly significant share of the global energy market due to their rising populations and living standards. Hybrid vehicles are projected to grow from 1% of new-car sales in 2010 to close to 50% of sales by 2040, making up about one-third of the global fleet at that time.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2012

global sales rose to more than 9 million vehicles in 2011, a 7.6% GM gained four-tenths of a point of market share to 11.9% of the global vehicle industry. On a corporate basis, GM’s two largest markets in 2011 were China, where GM and its joint venture partners increased sales 8.3% General Motors Co.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The current Ranger is Europe’s pick-up segment leader and recently set a new September year-to-date sales record of 45,539 units, with market share of 39.9%. It is one of three turbodiesel engine options available at launch, depending upon the market. — Graham Pearson, Ranger vehicle program director.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2014

Purchasing, powertrain and vehicle engineering remained the biggest contributors as the Alliance geared up for the launch of its first Common Module Family (CMF) vehicles. Vehicle engineering, which relates to common platforms and components, accounted for €714 million (US$975 million). CMF and emerging markets drive synergies.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2015

The new SP:01 is destined for one of Detroit Electric’s export markets to be delivered to the EV company’s first customer. The lightweight SP:01, which goes on sale in Asia and Europe over the coming weeks, combines a carbon fiber body with an aluminum chassis.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2011

Ford Motor Company will invest US$72 million to expand its powertrain facility in Chennai to further support its sales and export growth plans in India. Today, the plant produces five Duratec gasoline engine variants and one Duratorq diesel engine variant for Ford vehicles. Since June 2010, more than 4,000 India-built 1.4L

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EV Connect

MARCH 8, 2021

In addition to directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to tighten fuel efficiency standards, President Biden has made supporting electric vehicles a top priority, expanding consumer tax credits for EV purchases and mandating that the entire federal fleet of vehicles be converted to electric.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2009

Combined vehicle sales have increased from 4.9 In 2009, for example, Renault’s plant in Brazil will produce two additional Nissan vehicles while Nissan’s plant in South Africa builds two additional Renault vehicles. By the end of 2009, a total of 11 vehicles will be cross-manufactured.

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