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GM’s rosy year-end figures obscure the fact that legacy automakers are in deep trouble – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Duplicitous doublespeak has become de rigueur dialect in the auto industry. “We We strongly believe in EVs,” say auto dealers as they support efforts to slow the EV transition. Hyundai/Kia and the Chinese certainly aren’t waiting. The other 82% were the Bolt EV and EUV—which it has taken out of production.

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

EV Adoption

I’m estimating 28,000 as an executive with a leading auto analyst firm confirmed to me privately that their registration estimates for 2021 put the RAV4 Prime and Wrangler 4xe as a toss up. Auto Industry Analyst. I can’t tell you our exact number but if they beat RAV it was very narrow. Flip a coin.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. The transition to software-dominated cars is challenging.

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KPMG survey finds global auto execs ranking fuel efficiency the top consumer priority

Green Car Congress

The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. Sixty-two percent also think M&A will increase for tier-one suppliers versus 71% in 2010, tier-two suppliers (47%) and dealers (46%). Investments.

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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. Virtually every car dealer—and a growing number of used car lots—will have full EV or plug-in hybrid offerings. There may be no more “return to normal” or even a semi-normal. Mass events may become a thing of memory.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Some wanted to convert a Maruti Dzire, some an Audi A4, some an Hyundai i20, and some a Tata Nano. So if you have an Audi A4 or Hyundai i20 or a Tata Nano, you are out of luck. Once a kit is fitted, you can never take your Swift dzire to a Maruti dealer. And the interest in electric car conversions was immense.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

auto industry jobs could rise by 150,000 by 2030 if battery electric vehicles sales reach 50 percent by 2030 and the vehicle market share of U.S.-assembled Including suppliers, dealers, service centers, etc., million employed in the industry at large, or about 5 percent of the U.S. there are more than 7.25

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