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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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In the last quarter of 2019, EU demand for diesel cars further decreased , dropping to 29.5% of total new car sales across the region from October to December last year. Overall in 2019, almost 60% of all new cars registered in the European Union ran on gasoline (58.9%, compared to 56.6% from October to December 2019).

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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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Daimler and Geely Holding form global JV for smart; new generation of electric models

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Under the joint venture agreement, a new generation of smart electric models will be assembled at a new purpose-built electric car factory in China with global sales due to begin in 2022. The joint venture is expected to be finalized by the end of 2019. For more than 2.2 million customers, smart represents a pioneer in urban mobility.

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2023 EV registrations in Europe surpass two million units, setting new record – Charged EVs

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In 2023, Europe’s auto market achieved its best sales since the pandemic, spurred partly by strong demand for EVs. Despite this, it is unlikely we will see volumes surpass the 15 million units recorded in 2019. Chinese brands saw sales grow by 79% year-on-year. of total market share. Diesel cars still sold slightly more.)

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Plug In America joins global alliance

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For example, the market share for plug-in vehicles in Germany grew from 3% in 2019 to 13.5% By collaborating, sharing best practices, and ensuring EV drivers’ voices are heard in EV policy discussions worldwide, it’s possible to see rapid growth of EV sales globally. in 2020, and the UK market went from 3.2% in the same period.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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In May 2019 production of the EQC (combined power consumption: 21.5 In May 2019, the EQC 400 4MATIC as a purely electric vehicle, was integrated into the ongoing series production of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. kWh/100 km) in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Production of battery systems for the EQC started there in 2019.

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