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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). Even though it was only introduced in the second half of the year, it ranked in the top of the sales charts in many countries almost right away.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. million units.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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The 40 percent drop in new vehicle sales due to the recession created an acceleration in average age like we’ve never seen before. from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%. From 2018-2019, the average age of passenger cars increased 2.2% The oldest light vehicles are found in the West at 12.4

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Global sales of BMW Group electrified vehicles up 1.4% in January; BMW i3 the top seller

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Overall sales of BMW Group Electrified vehicles increased by 1.4% —Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Brand BMW. —Pieter Nota, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Sales and Brand BMW. of MINI Countryman sales. Source: BMW.

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Norwegian Post orders 29 Volvo electric trucks

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—Bjørn Inge Haugan, Sales & Marketing Director, Volvo Trucks Norway. They are for sale in Europe and production will start during the second half of 2022. They are for sale in Europe and production will start during the second half of 2022. Production of the Volvo VNR Electric for North America started in 2021.

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Data show California BEVs at 6.7% new vehicle marketshare in Q3

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The California Center for Jobs & The Economy has released an updated report ( earlier post ) on vehicle sales and the progress of ZEV sales in the state for Q3 2020. The report is based on sales data from the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA). in 2019, according to the CNCDA. Source: CNCDA. in the US.

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BMW recalls chargers for 2018, 2019 plug-in models

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BMW issued a recall for the charge cords of virtually all the 2018 and 2019 plug-in vehicles it has built for sale in the U.S. According to the recall notice on the NHTSA's website, capacitors in the charge cords could fail, resulting in a shock hazard or a fire.

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