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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. The EV arm of the company is valued at $5.4

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

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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. Asia was Mercedes’ biggest market, continuing its sales trend, selling 987,800 units.

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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. Up front you sit quite high for a sedan – it feels almost SUV-like – and your view’s filled with a sweeping dash panel with an ambient strip running its length. It’s striking in the metal. Distinctive.

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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 Asia-Pacific region recorded an overall increase in deliveries of 2.3 4 vehicles were delivered there, making it one of the top 5 electric compact SUV models. Sportback): 49,000 units CUPRA Born: 45,300 units Porsche Taycan (incl. Buzz with long wheelbase3, the CUPRA Tavascan, the Audi Q6 e-tron and the Porsche e-Macan.