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BYD to Chinese Auto Industry: "Demolish the Old Legends" in the EV Race

The Truth About Cars

Build Your Dreams, or BYD, is likely one of the largest companies you’ve never heard of. Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. The Chinese giant is one of the world’s busiest EV automakers, with almost 1.9

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LG Energy Solutions & Hyundai team up for battery plant in the United States

Teslarati

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) and Hyundai teamed up to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. Hyundai Motor Group is focusing on its electrification efforts to secure a leadership position in the global auto industry. manufacturing facilities producing Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis EV models.

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June 2023 – Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Sweden

Push EVs

Sweden’s June auto market saw plugin EVs take 59.2% Overall auto volume was 28,283 units, up some 9% YoY, though still below pre-2020 norms. of the market (from 14.0% 4, and the Kia EV6 took third. They can build on this foundation with more BEV models in the future. share, up from 55.1% year on year.

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Hyundai Motor Group plans to become top 3 EV manufacturer by 2030; investing US$18.2B in Korean EV market

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) today announced its goal to become one of the world’s top 3 EV manufacturers by 2030 through the combined sales of Hyundai Motor, Kia and Genesis electric models, at the groundbreaking ceremony of Kia’s dedicated plant for purpose-built vehicle (PBV) production in Korea. million units by 2030.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

Clean Fleet Report

The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. A bigger concern for industry is the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain, which has throttled back the capability of building modern cars. Fisker looks to join the crowded market.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

Instead, it’s aiming to build an authentic-truck brand among what we suspect are current buyers of Land Rovers, top-end GMCs and German luxury trucks. Most already had gasoline pickups or SUVs, and some had Teslas, but for an electric vehicle, they wanted a truck—not one of the compact hatchbacks that made up the market of non-Tesla EVs.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University. Experience in business & market development.