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Report: Mitsubishi Planning Dealer Expansion, More Models for U.S.

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With new vehicle prices having surpassed parody, any automaker building affordable vehicles may soon find themselves getting a lot of attention from customers who just want something that will work for under $40,000 and that’s basically all Mitsubishi sells. sales market.

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Survey Shows Auto Dealers Still Annoyed With Biden EV Strategy

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According to the 2024 Dealer Outlook Survey, 83 percent of respondents said the government was pushing the transition toward EVs too quickly and mucking up the auto market. Others likewise said that it should be the market driving EV sales, not pressure from the government.& EVs are definitely not a want of our guests today.

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Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

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It also cites an EPA proposal from last spring that Automotive News reported could force battery-powered vehicles to become 60 percent of new-vehicle sales by the 2030 model year. Some customers are in the market for electric vehicles, and we are thrilled to sell them,” state the dealers.

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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

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Beyond that it has a variety of existing models it could add here quickly including the Mini-sized T03 electric car that has already been confirmed for European sale. It is also unclear if it would stick with BEVs or also offer hybrids, which Leapmotor also builds and sells in China. Leapmotor C01. The post Confirmed!

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BYD shares first official images of its ultra-affordable Yuan Up SUV

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Just over a week after initially teasing a new compact SUV called the Yuan Up, Build Your Dreams (BYD) has posted several of the first official images of the new EV’s exterior. Despite snagging the EV sales crown from longtime leader Tesla in 2023, BYD remains a relatively unknown brand outside China.

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Right on time! VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch

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VinFast will not only sell right-hand drive models in Indonesia but also build them in a new factory with a small initial production capacity of 50,000. Even without sales here, in the short time since its establishment by Vietnam’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong in 2017, VinFast has had a significant but troubled relationship with Australia.

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Hyundai Casper EV? Just build it

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It’s chunky, funky and called Casper; Hyundai’s personality-packed city SUV currently only for sale in the Korean market. The Chevy EV – for now – is the dominant sales force on the Korean small EV market. Hyundai Australia’s Bill Thomas said a Casper EV would make sense for our market, where affordable EVs are in short supply.

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