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JULY 3, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in June and during the first half of the year in China. GM’s sales in China in the initial six months of 2013 rose 10.6% GM’s domestic sales in June were also up 10.6% Shanghai GM’s sales in China were up 16.2% Chevrolet sales in China rose 6.1%

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. for the first nine months of 2013. Monthly 2013 sales of Ford electric drive vehicles. so far in 2013: 7,635 units out of an industry total of 32,718 plug-in hybrids.

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MAY 27, 2014

In its sixth sales-weighted analysis of emissions from 8 major automakers’ 2013 model year vehicles, the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) latest Automaker Rankings report found that Hyundai-Kia unseated Honda as the “Greenest Automaker.” Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 14, 2019

In May, cumulated BMW Group electrified sales topped the 400,000 mark with a total of 406,756 fully-electric and plug-in hybrid models delivered to customers since the BMW i3 first went on sale in November 2013. Overall sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles grew by 9.8%

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AUGUST 26, 2013

Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Nissan LEAF sales in the United States are up by 335% year-over-year since the launch of the enhanced 2013 model in March. Nissan has sold 11,703 LEAFs in the US during the first 7 months of 2013—an increase of 230% from the 3,543 units for the same period in 2012.

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AUGUST 28, 2013

General Motors and its joint ventures in China have sold their 2 millionth vehicle in 2013. This is the fourth consecutive year that GM’s sales in China have reached 2 million units and the earliest in the company’s history. In the first seven months of 2013, GM and its joint ventures sold a record 1,788,972 vehicles in China.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that the world’s first plug-in hybrid SUV, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, has achieved sales of 200,000 units worldwide since its launch in 2013. Since making its debut in Japan, the Outlander PHEV has been rolled out to more than 50 countries across the world.

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AUGUST 17, 2013

Hybrid vehicle market share (excluding plug-in hybrids) in California increased to 7% in the first half of 2013, up from 6.2% in 2012, according to the California Auto Outlook for the second quarter of 2013. percentage point dip, Toyota remained the dominant brand in the California market during the first half of 2013, with 18.5%

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Clean Air Power (CAP) announced that demand for its Dual-Fuel products has resulted in systems sold to date in 2013 and forward orders from customers exceeding 400 units. This compares to 300 system sales during the whole year ended 31 December 2012.

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MAY 21, 2019

Business Korea reports that sales of Hyundai Motor’s Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicle this year reached 1,075 units on May 17, exceeding the 949 units sold for the whole of last year. This marks the first time Hyundai has sold more than 1,000 hydrogen cars annually since 2013.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Ford China posted record monthly sales of 103,815 vehicles in March, a 28% increase over March 2013, crossing the 100,000 monthly sales mark for the first time. The strong March performance brought first quarter sales up by 45%, with 271,321 vehicles sold compared to 186,596 during the same period last year.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

Nissan announced that US pricing for the updated 2013 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle ( earlier post ) will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added entry-level S grade—an 18% reduction from the $35,200 MSRP of the 2012 LEAF entry model, the SV. MSRPs of 2012 LEAF and 2013 LEAF. MY 2013 MSRP. MY 2012 MSRP.

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APRIL 13, 2013

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) posted 2013 first quarter sales of 197,309 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Europe. During that period, Toyota and Lexus full hybrid sales reached 38,673, up 82.3% Full hybrid models now constitute around 20% of total Toyota and Lexus sales in the first quarter, doubling from the same period in 2012.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Nissan announced that it sold 11,120 LEAFs in Europe in 2013, more than twice the 2012 results and 25% more than the next best selling EV in Europe. Norway’s advanced EV infrastructure and government incentives continue to spur strong sales of electric vehicles in the country.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ford China posted record January sales of 94,466 wholesale vehicles, up 53% compared to 61,567 in January 2013. Ford China passenger car sales—which include imported car—accounted for 72,598 vehicles, a year-on-year sales increase of 63% compared to 44,439 sold in January 2013.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% With sales of 1,002,216 vehicles, Toyota sold more than one million vehicles for the first time since 2008 delivering 4.5% Total Lexus sales increased by 14.5% growth on 2018.

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OCTOBER 31, 2014

A study by a team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) shows that state electric vehicle incentives are playing a significant early role in reducing the effective cost of ownership and driving electric vehicle sales. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge. —Jin et al. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 20, 2014

First launched in selected European markets (The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland) in October 2013, Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid) ( earlier post ) collected more than 12,000 orders in these markets. Beyond this initial success, the car will be progressively launched in other European markets throughout 2014.

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MARCH 4, 2014

The Federal Association of the German bioethanol industry (BDBE, Bundesverband der deutschen Bioethanolwirtschaft) announced that sales in 2013 of 10% ethanol blend (called Super E10) increased by 5.4% Sales of the other types of gasoline in Germany, Super Plus and Euro Super, decrease 4.0 Sales in 2011 were 1.8

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

million units in 2013, representing a 3.3% While there has been speculation around the long-awaited recovery of the European Union (EU), 2013 is poised to mark a turning point, setting the stage for recovery in 2014. Autofacts sees full-year 2013 sales reaching 15.6 million units in 2013, the largest amount since 2002.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

The lagging supply of semiconductors caused limitations in production throughout the course of the year, which ultimately had a major impact on the unit sales figures, the company said. if the brand’s global BEV sales in 2021. Volkswagen achieved satisfactory sales under extremely challenging conditions.

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MARCH 1, 2014

of CO2/km per vehicle (source: AAA-DATA) based on its passenger car sales over the full year 2013. Meanwhile, Renault electric vehicle sales have also contributed significantly to the Group’s low average CO 2 emissions, the company said. Overall, the New Renault Clio range emits 18.5 km to 114.7g/km km (-8.6%).

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JANUARY 3, 2014

In their third full year of sales, more plug-in electric cars were sold in the U.S. The 2013 total of roughly 90,000 electric vehicles didn''t quite double the 2012 total of about 53,000, but with 16 different plug-in cars offered for sale as of this month, the numbers seem likely to grow again this year. than ever before.

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JUNE 5, 2014

Polk and Company) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia through 31 December 2013, diesels represented 2.8% of the 252,714,696 passenger vehicles registered in the US in 2013; hybrids represented 1.1%. Fastest growth diesel cars and SUVS from 2012-2013 was in Illinois (+25.08%), followed by Arizona (+15.56%).

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APRIL 1, 2014

The Volkswagen Group, which accounted for 79% of the light-duty diesels sold in the US in 2013, reported that TDI diesel sales accounted for 26.6% of its Volkswagen brand sales in the US in March, and 15.5% of Audi sales in the US. Volkswagen Passat TDI sales in March were 4,549, representing 41.2%

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JANUARY 20, 2014

Nissan LEAF global sales have reached the 100,000 mark; the 100,000 th unit is being bought by a customer in the United Kingdom. Since its launch in December 2010 Nissan has seen the pace of sales increase consistently and 2013 was a record year. The LEAF is now available to customers in 35 countries on four continents.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

Ford projects utility vehicles will account for 29% of its global sales by the end of the decade. Ford utility vehicles—ranging from the compact EcoSport to the eight-seat Expedition—accounted for 23% of brand sales globally in 2013, up from 17% a year earlier.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Tesla Motors announced record deliveries of 6,892 Model S vehicles worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 22,477 vehicles in the full year. GAAP net loss per share for the quarter ending 30 Sep 2013 was $(0.32), and for Q4 of 2012, $(0.79). In 2013, Tesla pulled in almost $2.5 on a non-GAAP basis and 25.8% 2014 Outlook.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

The new 2013 Range Rover luxury SUV, to go on sale in September and with deliveries to begin in 2013, is the first SUV with a lightweight all-aluminium monocoque body structure. It offers a 420kg (926 lb) weight saving over the outgoing model, delivering improved fuel economy and CO 2 emissions.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Between 1 October 2012 and 30 September 2013, electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors transferred out 1,311.520 ZEV (zero emission vehicle) credits, according to the latest report by the California Air Resources Board (ARB)—by far, the largest of any automaker in the state. delivered for sale in California. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 7, 2014

Ford China posted record sales in the first half of 2014, with 549,256 vehicles sold in the first six months of 2014, up 35% compared to 407,474 sold during the same period last year. CAF’s June sales reached 67,187 vehicles, up 23% compared to 54,774 sold in June 2013. billion) transmission plant in Chongqing.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Plug-in electric vehicle sales in Canada rose by half in 2013, with sales poised to top 3,000 units once end-of-year vehicle registration data arrives. This is a year-over-year improvement of more than 50 percent on 2012''s total Canadian sales of plug-in cars, helping their share of new-car sales rise from 0.12

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APRIL 1, 2014

This represents a doubling from 2013, according to ZSW. Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins Sales' According to ZSW, the number of registered electric vehicles worldwide has increased at an annual rate of more than 100% over the last three years. At the beginning of 2012, nearly 100,000 of the cars were on the roads worldwide.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Earlier this month, we covered January's plug-in electric car sales in the U.S., noting that sales fell by about half from the last few months of the prior year. percent of the American market in January 2013--down from 0.5 As a percentage, plug-in cars were 0.3 percent in December, but still twice as high as the prior January.

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JUNE 17, 2014

When measured by cell shipments, more than 99% of advanced batteries were made with lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistries in 2013. share in 2013), where some systems utilize flow, sodium metal halide, sodium sulfur, and aqueous sodium ion batteries. billion in sales. The global shipment volume of 47.4 billion, produced and sold.

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MAY 5, 2014

Global sales at Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) continued to grow in April, rising 10.5% All Volvo models on offer in China grew in sales with the Volvo XC60 being the best-selling model, while also demand for the S60L and V40 models continued to build strong sales numbers. Overall, sales in Western Europe were up by 6.2%

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

2013 Pathfinder. Nissan’s new 2013 Pathfinder SUV—the 4 th generation of the vehicle introduced more than 25 years ago— utilizes a new drivetrain featuring a 3.5-liter The 2013 Pathfinder’s 0.34 In September, Pathfinder SUV sales in the US rose 38.7% Click to enlarge. to 23,542 units.

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