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Small, cheap EVs expected to boost market share by 40% next year in Europe

Electrek

Despite predictions of a major slump in automatic sales around the globe, the European auto industry predicts that this will spark a huge uptick in EV sales in the EU – and that’s thanks to a flood of new, cheap models hitting the market.

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BYD Europe aims to beat Tesla & big EU automakers

Teslarati

BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature] BYD Europe’s goals come at a time when the EU is wary of cheap Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). Research from Transport & Environment stated that a quarter of all EV sales this year will be China-made cars.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

Green Car Congress

—things are far from back to “normal,” or at least the normal defined by the consumer-incentive-induced sales levels of the past. —things are far from back to “normal,” or at least the normal defined by the consumer-incentive-induced sales levels of the past. million units in lost vehicle sales this year.

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Was the Jeep Wrangler 4xe 2021’s 3rd Highest-Selling EV in the US?

EV Adoption

Sorry, however, we do not break out those sales numbers; that is the same as when we communicated with one another, over 2nd-quarter sales last year (the vehicles’ 1st quarter of sales). Auto Industry Analyst. Rick Deneau, Stellantis. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow.

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Report finds US automakers remain profitable under future CAFE standards even with fuel price fluctuation

Green Car Congress

In all of our fuel price scenarios (from Very Low to High), the auto industry would be profitable if current standards stay in place. When gas is very cheap, people tend to buy bigger, more profitable trucks. —co-author and independent auto industry analyst Dan Luria. With gas at $1.80

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Tesla is redefining the “Made in China” moniker with Giga Shanghai: report

Teslarati

” In a way, such labels were quite fair considering that China had focused its exports in the past on low-quality vehicles that were sold dirt-cheap in developing countries. It comments positively by saying Tesla accelerates transformation of entire auto industry & how it redefines MIC as high-quality prod in foreign markets.

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Tesla Model Y wins UK bestseller spot in March

Push EVs

overall auto sales growth YoY, BEVs stayed just ahead of the broader market, with 18.6% HEVs and mild-hybrids are offered by manufacturers as a quick and relatively cheap way (especially in the case of mild hybrids) to improve fleet emissions, compared to ICE-only vehicles. March’s combined plugin share of 22.4% comprised 16.2%

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