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Lamborghini confirms SUV, launch in 2018

Green Car Congress

Lamborghini, Italdesign Giugiaro and Ducati have developed very successfully under Audi parentage, and kept their Italian identity. With the decision to produce the Lamborghini SUV in Sant’ Agata Bolognese we have proven once more our commitment to Italy as an important automotive industrial nation. 2012 Lamborghini Urus.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

Setec Powerr

When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. Behind the popularity of charging piles in the oil circle, the transportation industry is undergoing a major change unseen in a century.

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

The Truth About Cars

Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The Swedish-Chinese brand had already pulled the S90 from the market earlier this summer. Volvo might lose a few would-be wagon or sedan fans to an Audi or BMW.

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Report: Honda e:Ny1 to Drop Terrible Name

The Truth About Cars

Keeping the Y element would also avoid awkward conversions with McLaren or Audi if using the P1 or S1 name. Audi has been very protective of its naming system, last year forcing Chinese EV maker Nio to change the name of its ES6 and ES8 SUVs on the basis that they sounded too much like S6 and S8.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Nevertheless, China, Europe and the United States also represent around two-thirds of total car sales and stocks, meaning that the EV transition in these markets has major repercussions in terms of global trends. Chinese car makers can undercut rivals in Europe because their production costs are heavily subsidised. million were EVs.