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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%). Munoz added: “Chinese brands still have a long way to go before they occupy a significant part of the European market.

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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

It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. Chinese cars sit number three behind Japan and Thailand in terms of popularity in Australia. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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

The Truth About Cars

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. Volkswagen, Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, and Audi also picked up steam in 2023.

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Bruce Newton’s best electric car of 2023: MG4

EV Central

There are other small Chinese EVs such as the BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora that compete in this pricing space too, but neither of them offer the same broad range as the MG4. It’s becoming a constant lament but the Chinese brands don’t know how to properly tune lane keeping and driver monitoring systems to be supportive rather than intrusive.

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Electric car and SUV sales jump 90% to 90,000 units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The Indian arm of the Chinese EV giant has sold a total of 1,618 units till end-March 2024. Hyundai’s sibling Kia registered sales of 429 e6 MPVs. BMW India maintains its lead with 1,414 units, followed by Volvo Auto India (590 units), Mercedes-Benz (556 units), Audi (164 units), Porsche (112 units) and Jaguar Land Rover (7).

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

Audi E-tron 5,612. The German Juggernaut — the Volkswagen ID4, Audi E-tron(s) & Porsche Taycan. Volkswagen Group (which includes VW, Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley in the U.S.) Audi has already spun off one additional E-tron model, the fastback GT, but others are due shortly. Tesla Model 3 80,681.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

EV Central

British-Chinese sports car specialists Lotus is confident it will win the race to become the first mainstream sports car manufacturer to offer an all-electric product range. 2033: Audi. 2040: Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Volkswagen. Other brands that have committed to go all-electric include : 2025: Genesis, Jaguar. 2028: Chrysler.

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