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Volkswagen wagons in US fall to SUV surge

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Volkswagen will continue building the Alltrack at the Puebla, Mexico plant through December 2019 to provide enthusiasts additional opportunity to own an affordable, European-designed wagon. Over the past several years, demand among American consumers has shifted from wagons to SUVs. CROZZ electric SUV debuts early next year.

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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

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The most affordable vehicles—compact cars, compact SUVs and subcompact cars— had incentives between 3% to 4%, which is above industry average. Luxury vehicle ATPs were a mixed bag in January, with luxury cars, luxury compact SUVs and luxury mid-size SUVs showing price declines between 0.4%

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Kia Debuts Refreshed Sorento In South Korea

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Kia’s SUVs are surprisingly premium and well equipped for the price, and the automaker has had great success with its Telluride three-row. As it did with the Carnival minivan, Kia mimicked the Telluride’s muscular lines with the updated styling, though changes focus mostly on the front end. inch screens.

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EC40, EX40, XC40… Has Volvo just reduced or increased its electric car naming confusion?

EV Central

This, says the Chinese-owned Swedish brand, makes it easier to understand where its smallest EVs sit in its all-electric line-up that is currently also inhabited by its latest EX30 SUV, large EX90 SUVs and the China-only EM90 people-mover. Except, that is, if you’re looking to buy the cheaper combustion-powered XC40 SUV.

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Toyota to increase production capacity in Indonesia

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affordable multipurpose vehicle for the Asian market. International Multi-purpose Vehicle) Project, production of the “Kijang Innova” minivan. began in 2004 and was followed by the “Fortuner” SUV in 2005, making Indonesia an. Toyota began import and sales activities in Indonesia in 1971, marking 40 years of.

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Who will be in the driver’s seat?

Electric Auto Association

“Mothers are driving the kids, the dog, and lots of stuff around town and there haven’t been a lot of electric minivans. Community choice aggregation (CCA) programs are now widespread in California, and they give families access to affordable 100% renewable energy, regardless of whether they rent or own their home or apartment.

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May 2023 – Tesla still dominates the Norwegian EV market

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For plugins to get consistently above 95% share will require more diverse – and especially, more affordable – vehicle classes to be catered for. Notice that every member of the top 10 is (approximately) a mid-sized SUV or crossover, save for the ID.Buzz. 2 concept that may be offered around this price, and an even more affordable ID.1

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