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Mercedes more than doubles EV sales in 2022, announces upcoming model

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Mercedes-Benz has announced its sales statistics for 2022, revealing that the company more than doubled its EV sales compared to 2021. Compared to its traditional rivals, BMW, Audi, and Porsche, it has a far more aggressive electrification plan and has introduced significantly more EV models than its competitors.

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Lotus in ‘a good place’ to go public, valued at $5.4b

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Catteron Asia Acquisition in the first quarter, according to company head Mike Johnstone. Lotus is aiming to reach 76,000 annual volume by 2025, and that’s based on sales of the Eletre SUV , Emeya sedan , and its Emira ICE sports car, at least that’s what the company said back in October.

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Polestar to Utilize Former Saab Plant as European R&D Facility

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The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. Despite technically being a Swedish automotive brand tied to Volvo Cars, both companies are presently subsidiaries of China’s Geely and Polestar production takes place in Asia.

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Polestar 4 mid-sized EV SUV revealed ahead of 2024 Australian on-sale

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EV brand Polestar has unveiled its new 4 mid-sized SUV that arrives in Australia in the first half of 2024. But the five-seat Polestar 4 doesn’t have a traditional SUV profile, instead adopting a coupe-inspired roofline. With Polestar 4 we have taken a fundamental new approach to SUV coupe design,” says Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar CEO.

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Honda reveals radical new electric Saloon concept at CES 2024 | Autocar Professional

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It showed two concepts previewing this new family at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: a rakish, low-slung flagship simply named the Saloon and the larger Space-Hub, a flexibility-focused people-mover that blends elements of SUVs and MPVs. The Space Hub.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

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Spy the back end at the wrong angle and it could be the lovechild of a Porsche 993 and Ford AU Falcon. ” Local pricing isn’t locked in either, but we know the first on sale here will be top-spec Techniq AWD versions on 20-inch wheels: the Ioniq 5 equivalent is $77,500 before on-roads. It’s striking in the metal.

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Volkswagen Group sells 9.24 million vehicles in 2023, BEV share increases to 8.3% | Autocar Professional

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The Volkswagen Group increased its global sales in CY2023 by 12% to 9.24 Hildegard Wortmann, Member of the Group’s Extended Executive Committee for Sales, added:”We achieved a solid delivery performance last year given the geopolitical and macroeconomic situation. million vehicles. despite a challenging market environment.