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BYD’s New Shark PHEV Pickup Could Be A Good Option For Some African Markets

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Pickups are a big deal in several traditional auto markets as well as in smaller markets in Africa. About 60,000 Toyota Hilux pickups are sold in South Africa each year and a similar number in Australia. This is excluding sales of other popular pickups such as the Ford Ranger and.

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BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show

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BYD is expected to unveil its electrified pickup truck at the Beijing Auto Show on April 25. Pictures from the tests conducted in Mexico hint that the BYD Shark will go to right-hand-drive markets first, like Australia and South Africa. The post BYD to unveil electrified pickup truck at Beijing Auto Show appeared first on TESLARATI.

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BYD Shark pickup truck to debut in Mexico this month

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The Chinese automaker was initially rumored to unveil it at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2024. However, the BYD shark will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with the Asian automaker’s DMO (Dual-Mode Super Hybrid All-Terrain Off-Road Platform) technology). The BYD Shark will make its global debut in Mexico on May 14, 2024.

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GAC Group begins construction of $6.5B industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles

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GAC Motor unveiled its first pure electric vehicle, the GE3, at the 2017 North America International Auto Show this January, and released the new plug-in hybrid sedan GA3S PHEV and plug-in hybrid SUV GS4 PHEV at Auto Shanghai 2017 in April.

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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not

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Mitsubishi Triton to target BYD Ute and Ford Ranger with all-new plug-in hybrid system READ MORE: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV long-term review: Laziness destroys our fuel savings, but plug-in potential is clear READ MORE: Is this a window into the Mitsubishi Triton’s all-electric future in Australia? READ MORE: Confirmed!

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

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Its DMO super hybrid off-road platform, used for the Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5, is designed for off-road PHEVs. The Shark will look to take market share from Toyota’s Hilux and Isuzu’s D-MAX in key markets like Thailand, Australia, and South Africa. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

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To be distributed in Australia by independent BLK Auto, JAC has already commenced sales here with the N55EV electric van and will follow with the turbo diesel T9 Hunter dual cab ute in mid-2023. The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. 2023 JAC T9 Hunter pick-up. “We 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.