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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Chevrolet has introduced the all-new 2018 Equinox compact SUV with a choice of three turbocharged engines—including the segment’s first turbo-diesel in North America. The 2018 Equinox goes on sale in the first quarter of 2017 in North America and rolls out to approximately 115 additional global markets later in the year.

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MARCH 4, 2020

As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. g/km higher than in 2018, the delta was lower than the difference between the 2017 and 2018 results—where the growth was 2.4 g/km in 2018 to 111.1

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MARCH 5, 2019

An analysis by JATO Dynamics has found that average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in European increased in 2018, with the total average increasing by 2.4 g/km in 2018—the highest average of the last four years. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. The emissions averages for SUVs worsened by 1.4 g/km to 120.5

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. The diesel decline continued during the first six months of 2018, as registrations were down by 17%. There were 2.92

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MARCH 26, 2018

million units registered in Europe in 2018 so far, according to figures from JATO Dynamics. SUVs were a key driver of growth in February, with the volume of vehicles registered up by 24.7% compared to the same month last year, meaning SUVs accounted for 33% of the total market in February. decline in volume. g/km in 2017.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Part of its strategy includes bringing its Cupra EVs over to the US market, beginning with the all-electric version of the Formentor crossover as well as a larger SUV. Nearly one year ago to the day, we reported that the Spanish automaker was mulling entry into the US market in its quest to expand to a global EV brand. Per SEAT S.A.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

SUVs remained the fastest-growing segment for GM, with sales surging 64% year-over-year. Deliveries of Cadillac’s best-selling model, the XT5 luxury SUV, increased 40% from the previous October to 6,615 units. Deliveries of the Envision exceeded 19,000 units, as it remained the leader among global midsize SUVs.

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McDonough estimated that the Rivian R2 midsized SUV crossover’s price would range between $40,000 to $60,000. “From an overall price vantage point, we see this really targeting the MEB of the broader midsized SUV crossover market. I’m not just in North America, but globally as well.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

More than 10 models of the more than 50 electrified vehicles will be fully electric cars—in all segments, from smart to large SUVs. billion) in a global battery production network within its worldwide production network. The global battery network currently comprises five battery factories on three continents.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

officially launched the NIO ES6 on December 15, 2018 during the annual NIO Day celebration in Shanghai. The electric SUV starts at a pre-subsidy price of 358,000 RMB (US$52,000), and is available now for public pre-order via the NIO app, with delivery to start in June 2019. seconds for the top model.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

The European car market recorded the highest monthly decline of the last decade in September 2018, as 1.12 SUVs also bucked the general trend and continued to gain market share. in September 2018. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s Global Analyst. to 85,300 units. Despite registrations falling by 10.9%

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MARCH 5, 2020

As a fully electric version of the best-selling XC40 SUV, the first Volvo to win the prestigious European Car of the Year award, the XC40 Recharge P8 is based on CMA, an advanced modular vehicle architecture co-developed within the Geely Group. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

VinFast, the Vietnam-based automotive manufacturer established in 2017, announced the global premiere of the company’s new EVs—VF e35 and VF e36—at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show 19-28 November 2021. The VF e35 and VF e36 electric SUV models are in the D and E market segments, respectively.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Six years after Land Rover confirmed it would introduce a Range Rover plug-in hybrid, the luxury-SUV brand has now provided an official on-sale date. Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport plug-in hybrid models will both go on sale in the United States in March of 2018.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. The progress we have achieved in China is just the start. —Bill Ford.

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JUNE 15, 2021

The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan. e-POWER uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 Throughout 2018 we continued to see the effects of the diesel crisis, as announcements of policy changes by governments led to confusion and panic among consumers. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million registrations. market share. In total, 5.4

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Volkswagen will stage the world premiere of the new third-generation Touareg SUV—which the brand is calling its flagship—on 23 March 2018 in Beijing. China is the world’s strongest growing SUV market and Volkswagen’s largest individual market.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Hyundai Motor Company and INEOS signed a memorandum of understanding to explore new opportunities to accelerate the global hydrogen economy. Hyundai’s proprietary modular fuel cell system, which evaluation vehicles will use, has already proven reliable and effective in the Hyundai NEXO SUV.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. At the new plant, the Group will manufacture the same proven fuel cell systems that are used for Hyundai Motor’s NEXO fuel cell electric SUV.

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JULY 14, 2014

The new mid-size SUV is based on the CrossBlue concept. The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of its new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. The CrossBlue made its global debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 7, 2017

The Mondeo Energi, to be launched in early 2018, will be the first plug-in hybrid to be manufactured by the Changan Ford JV. Ford also confirmed plans to bring an all-new fully electric small SUV to China within five years; the electric SUV will feature a range of up to 450 km (279 miles) and will also be marketed in North America and Europe.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Volvo Cars will unveil its new small all-electric SUV in 2024-2025. The range-topping EX90 SUV will also join the portfolio Swedish luxury car maker Volvo Cars plan to retrofit a small SUV in the next 12 to 18 months. This will be a turning point for them in emerging markets like India.

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JUNE 2, 2017

With the new joint venture, the Volkswagen Group is also consistently pursuing the ambitious targets of its program for the future “TOGETHER - Strategy 2025” in China and is reinforcing its global endeavors for sustainable mobility. The objective is to deliver 400,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market in 2020 and 1.5

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Hyundai Motor India, which introduced the refreshed version of its best-selling mid-size SUV – Creta – in New Delhi today, at introductory prices ranging from Rs 10.99 lakh, ex-showroom, aims to grow SUV contribution in its total volumes in CY24. lakh to Rs 19.99 percent in CY22, and over 24 percent in CY21.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2018

US and global demand for the Chevrolet Bolt EV has been very strong in 2018, with global sales estimated to be up more than 35% year over year in the second quarter and up more than 40% in the first half, according to GM. Bolt US deliveries in the first half of 2018 represented 1% of all GM vehicle deliveries during the period.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). The model rotation will benefit all the sites of its global production network, Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler said. The plant will also produce its own battery packs. Rupert Stadler.

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APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

China-based GAC Motor will feature its existing sedan, SUV, minivan and NEV at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC Motor will debut the GA4, an all-new signature sedan at 2018 NAIAS. A new sedan model and a concept car will also make their world debuts during GAC Motor’s press conference.

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MARCH 16, 2018

years as it replaces three-quarters of its lineup and adds four new trucks and SUVs. By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix. It is the first of six electric vehicles coming by 2022 as part of the company’s $11 billion global electric vehicle investment.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Among the 2018 Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Bolt EV, and the Tesla Model 3, which electric car will sell best globally over the next year? Today, a surprise Mongol Rally entrant, VW's growing electrification plans, the new 2019 Volvo XC40 small crossover utility vehicle, and your views on electric-car sales.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Audi has previously collaborated with Arcadia in 2018 and 2020 to provide e-tron customers the opportunity to address a portion of their environmental impact as they transition to renewable energy. Audi aims to achieve net CO 2 neutrality globally across the lifecycle of its vehicles by 2050.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This partnership, along with other collaborations with global industry partners, will help address technical barriers and enable progress in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies across applications and sectors. Hyundai provided its first NEXO SUV to the DOE in 2019. Kia Motors Corp. and parts-maker Hyundai Mobis Co.—announced

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MARCH 28, 2017

billion in three Michigan manufacturing facilities to strengthen its leadership in trucks and SUVs and support the company’s expansion to an auto and mobility company. Employees at Michigan Assembly Plant will begin building Ranger at the end of 2018 and Bronco in 2020. Ford Motor Company is investing $1.2

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APRIL 26, 2016

Carmakers need to launch more plug-in electric vehicles to meet global regulations on emission reduction and energy efficiency. And small to mid-size SUVs are the fastest-growing segment in auto markets around the world.

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AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. Purchasers of SUVs, who represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the auto market, almost always opt for a diesel engine.

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APRIL 15, 2022

The 3rd-generation Honda Insight is one of America’s top-selling compact hybrids, with more than 70,000 sold since it was introduced in 2018. Honda will introduce the Prologue SUV in 2024, its first new volume battery-electric vehicle (BEV). —Mamadou Diallo, vice president of Auto Sales at American Honda Motor.

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