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Audi axes PHEV sales in top market

Teslarati

Audi has announced it will no longer sell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) in one of the world’s top markets, China. Now, to refocus, Audi has announced that it will no longer be selling PHEVs in the giant Asian market. According to the executive, Audi’s PHEV sales have more than halved in China since 2020.

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BYD #1 In World In Plugin Vehicle Sales In 2022

CleanTechnica EVs

Top Auto Brands in World in EV Sales — December 2022 In the last stage of the 2022 race, BYD scored another record month, this time with 228,502 […] After looking at the top selling plugin vehicle models of 2022 across the world, let’s look at the auto brands that sold the most plugin vehicle models.

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Tesla Just Had Its Best Year, but Still Got Passed By BYD

The Truth About Cars

Tesla just had its best sales year ever, beating its sales target and delivering more than 484,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter. Despite that success, the company fell behind Chinese automaker BYD for the first time. While Tesla enjoyed the top EV sales spot for a long time, Chinese automakers have rapidly gained ground.

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales. That tally will spiral when the BYD Dolphin arrives.

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2023 electric car sales record led by Tesla, BYD and MG – but luxury brands are also doing plenty of EV heavy lifting

EV Central

BYD, Tesla and MG accounted for 74 percent of a record 87,217 EVs sold in Australia in 2023. Sales figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries showed its was relatively new brands leading the way with electric car sales – with Tesla accounting for 53 percent of all EV sales. percent industry average.

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BYD takes 20% of Japan’s EV imports in January after launching just last year

Baua Electric

BYD continues its dominant overseas expansion after accounting for over 20% of Japan’s EV imports last month. After launching just last year, BYD is already making its presence known as Japan lags behind the auto industry’s shift to electric. Of the 1,186 electric cars imported into the nation, BYD accounted for 217 of them.

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BYD and Mercedes-Benz tease new co-branded luxury electric vehicle coming this year

Baua Electric

A new BYD and Mercedes-Benz co-branded luxury electric vehicle will roll out before the end of the year. Denza was founded in 2010 as a 50:50 joint venture between Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) and BYD. Mercedes has since reduced its stake to just 10%, leaving BYD with the other 90%. It’s expected to go on sale by the end of the year.

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