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Volkswagen wagons in US fall to SUV surge

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Over the past several years, demand among American consumers has shifted from wagons to SUVs. Through the first half of 2019, SUVs account for 47% of the industry sales, and more than 50% of Volkswagen sales. Volkswagen plans to release three new SUV models in the next 24 months. CROZZ electric SUV debuts early next year.

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US MY2018 electric-drive vehicle models were available in nine different size classes

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Fifty-six models of electric-drive vehicles were available in model year (MY) 2018 in the US. Together, small sport utility vehicles (SUV), standard SUVs and minivans accounted for another quarter. One quarter of the models were midsize cars, followed by large cars at 16% and compact cars at 14%.

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Nissan launches new Note Aura in Japan; enhanced e-POWER electrified powertrain

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Nissan introduced the system to market in November 2016 on the Note, followed by a version of the Serena minivan in March 2018, the Kicks SUV e-POWER in June 2020, the new version of the Note in December 2020 featuring the second-generation e-POWER system, and a version of the Qashqai in Europe in February 2021.

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Sales of Nissan e-POWER electrified vehicles in Japan surpasses 500,000-unit cumulative milestone

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In March 2018 an e-POWER version of the popular Serena minivan was launched, which was followed by the all-new Kicks SUV e-POWER in June 2020. Since then, the Note e-POWER model has been very well received by customers. The Note claimed the best-selling car in Japan title in 2018.1.

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GAC Motor to introduce signature sedan and new electric concept car at Detroit show

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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. This GA4 is a mainstream sedan built on GAC Motor’s own A-Class sedan platform.

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Honda hybrid minivan, SUV, or pickup coming; dedicated hybrid in 2018 too

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In recent years, Honda has announced that it planned to release advanced-technology green cars in the future—without mentioning even their names, let alone any details or specifications.

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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Five years prior, in December 2018, luxury market share set a record at 16.5%. Luxury cars at all levels were selling below MSRP in December, along with luxury compact and sub-compact SUVs. Meanwhile, vans, minivans and full-size SUVs had the lowest incentives, all less than 1% of ATP. in November.

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