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

Baua Electric

In contrast, petrol cars performed almost as well as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic. 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%). of the total coming from China, compared to 66% for BEVs.

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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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Audi reveals A3 plug-in hybrid in Shanghai

Green Cars News

The increasing importance of the Chinese automotive market has been clearly emphasised at this year’s Shanghai Auto Show, with Audi unveiling the A3 E-Tron plug-in hybrid concept at the event. TFSI four cylinder engine with turbocharging and petrol direct injection, as well as an electric motor [.].

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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. The Emira is going into production to replace three Lotus petrol mainstays, the Exige, Elise and Evora. 2033: Audi. 2022 Lotus Evija hypercar.

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Audi Q6L e-tron, Q5 e-tron RS, SQ6 coming to Beijing motor show 2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Audi is set to make quite a showing at the upcoming Auto China 2024, which will be held in Beijing from April 24 to May 4, 2024. While the models showcased will be specific to the Chinese market, the German brand’s showcase will provide an indication of its future EV plans for China and other international markets.

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Germany December 2020

EV Sales

In a completely disrupted market, while diesel (-31% YoY) and petrol (-20%) were down in December, all electrified categories were shooting up, with HEVs up 133% YoY, while PHEVs jumped six-fold(!), 4, e-Up) in the December Top 10, with 4 other belonging to the Group (Seat Leon, Audi Q5 and A3, and the not-yet-dead VW e-Golf) in the Top 20!

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France December 2020

EV Sales

With the small Dacia said to have an unbeatable price, the Chinese-built EV could be come a big success story in Europe (and Latin America? With the 2020 plugin share firm in the two-digit region, expect this market to be disrupted further next year.

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