US Auto Industry Down 8% Since 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
It’s time for another one of our quarterly US auto sales reports. No other media outlet compares US auto industry trends with as much history and depth as we do in these.
US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, there were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%).
US Auto Industry Up 10% In 4th Quarter — But Down 16% Compared To Q4 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 26, 2023
The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […] In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip?
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Tesla US Sales Up 104% While US Auto Industry Down 22%
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.
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Nissan reaches 50% thermal efficiency with next-generation e-POWER system; STARC
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Nissan announced a breakthrough in engine efficiency, reaching 50% thermal efficiency with its in-development, next-generation e-POWER system. Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. The Nissan e-POWER System. The Nissan e-POWER System.
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The Nissan Leaf is Eligible for a $3,750 Tax Credit Again
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 7, 2024
The Nissan Leaf was already the most affordable EV on sale, but recent changes have made it even cheaper. The car qualified for tax credits through the end of last year, but automakers have to recertify vehicles under the new rules, and Nissan has only just done that for the Leaf. Image: Nissan] Become a& TTAC insider.
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Nissan unveils Hyper Adventure EV, Hyper Urban EV concepts ahead of Japan Mobility
Teslarati
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Ahead of an appearance at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, Nissan has unveiled its second vehicle concept it plans to digitally display at the expo. The vehicle will also include Nissan’s advanced e-4ORCE all-wheel-drive control system, according to the press release. What are your thoughts?
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Nissan accelerates its electric vehicles strategy after realizing buyers prefer EVs
Electrek
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
As the auto industry moves toward a sustainable future, Nissan has made the strategic decision to ramp up their efforts in the electric vehicle market. more… The post Nissan accelerates its electric vehicles strategy after realizing buyers prefer EVs appeared first on Electrek.
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Thomson Reuters report finds established auto industry companies, not Silicon Valley, leading development of autonomous driving tech
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2016
Established automotive industry companies—not Silicon Valley—are leading the development of autonomous driving technology, according to a new report from the Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters. Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20.
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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban
EV Central
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
If Australia does legislate an internal combustion engine ban in 2035 Nissan says it will be ready to comply. The lack of direction in electrification in Australia has directly impacted the availability of the new Nissan Ariya mid-size SUV here. The Nissan Ariya could be in Australia in 2023 … or not.
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Nissan Leaf’s phaseout might be good for the Japanese automaker: Opinion
Teslarati
JULY 15, 2022
Production of the Nissan Leaf will end by the mid-decade as the company plans to phase out the once revolutionary vehicle. . According to Automotive News’ sources, Nissan plans to retire its all-electric Leaf model and replace it with a different battery electric vehicle to compete with the more tech-savvy EVs in the market.
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Nissan and Honda confirm new EV partnership as they look to play catch up with Tesla, BYD
Baua Electric
MARCH 15, 2024
Nissan and Honda are forming a new EV partnership after falling behind leaders like Tesla and China’s BYD. Nissan and Honda form EV partnership to keep pace Yesterday, Electrek reported that Nissan and Honda were considering partnering up to introduce more affordable EVs. It’s official.
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Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The industry also has suggested that rather than make incremental changes to the amount of ethanol blended with gasoline to increase ethanol consumption, a better investment would be to expand the E85 infrastructure. Earlier post.)
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Automakers Continue To Lobby For Global Heating, Against EVs
CleanTechnica EVs
MAY 14, 2024
We’ve turned a big corner when it comes to electrification of the auto industry. Just 5–10 years ago, automakers were largely laughing at electric cars, slow-walking the transition, and had modest electrification plans. That changed with the anticipation for and arrival of the Tesla Model 3, EU regulations requiring than.
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US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
DECEMBER 17, 2023
The US auto industry is bouncing back compared to the past couple of years, but it’s still significantly below its. continued] The post US Auto Sales Down 8% in Q3 2023 vs. Q3 2019 appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Growing Plugless Hybrid EV Market Share In Japan Has Direct Implications On The African Vehicle Market
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 12, 2023
The Japanese auto industry dictates the African vehicle market, especially in east and southern Africa, where 90% of the vehicles imported into this region are vehicles from Japan. Nissan and Mazda vehicles are also quite popular in […] Most of these vehicles are imported as used vehicles.
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Nissan announces new strategy for customer ownership experience; leveraging connected car, big data, and personalization
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
In Japan, Nissan announced a new, comprehensive strategy to transform its customer aftersales experience through innovative technology and enhanced services. Connected car technology and expanding use of big data will enable Nissan to offer new services, improve the dealership experience and increase customer retention.
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Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales Up 9%, But Down 11% vs. 2019
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 23, 2023
It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker.
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Tesla bucked the industry with its Q1 results — now TSLA is seeing momentum
Teslarati
APRIL 4, 2022
Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) essentially bucked the auto industry in the first quarter of 2022. Stellantis’ sales dropped 14%, and Nissan declined by a substantial 30%. The post Tesla bucked the industry with its Q1 results — now TSLA is seeing momentum appeared first on TESLARATI.
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Cooperation of Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance accelerates, strengthens in 2015
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG accelerated and strengthened as it entered its sixth year in 2015, the companies’ leaders said today in a media update given during the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Nissan and Daimler will co-develop the vehicles.
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Tesla: As Disruptive To U.S. Car Market As Toyota, Nissan Were?
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 27, 2013
In its decade of existence, electric-car startup Tesla has accomplished many things the auto industry didn''t think it could do. But could Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] be as disruptive to the existing industry as were Toyota and Nissan, the two largest Japanese car importers during the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties?
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Nissan announces Green Program 2016; targeting cumulative sales of 1.5M zero-emission vehicles across Alliance; new fuel cell electric vehicle with Daimler, new Nissan PHEV
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2011
Nissan Motor Co., announced its new six-year environmental plan, Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016). This new plan will focus on three areas: reduction of carbon footprint; shift to renewable energy; and an increase in the diversity of resources used by Nissan. million zero-emission vehicles across the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
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Nissan and partners have now sold 540,000 plug-in electric vehicles
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 31, 2018
But the auto industry works on long product cycles and buyers tend to be conservative, only changing the types of cars they buy if life circumstances change or there's a compelling financial reason to do so.
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Rivian R2 Specs Surface Ahead of March 7 Reveal
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 6, 2024
Competitor Fisker may need to lean on Nissan for financial support, though Rivian has fleet sales and other investors to help its cause. That said, 2026 is a long time from now, and the auto industry sometimes moves rapidly, so there are no guarantees things will go smoothly.
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US Auto Sales: Tesla Had Highest % Increase from Q2 2019 to Q2 2021, 5th Highest Volume Increase
CleanTechnica EVs
JULY 12, 2021
Another quarter has wrapped up and we have more grand trends in the US auto industry. In the charts and text below, I’m comparing Q2 2021 (the second quarter of 2021) with Q2 2020 and also with Q2 2019. Naturally, year-over-year changes are interesting, but given how unique last year was, I think it’s more […].
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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants
Green Car Congress
JUNE 29, 2021
Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts. Continuing on this path would hurt the domestic US auto industry’s prospects for decades. Five automakers (Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan) that each produce about 900,000 to 1.5
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397 Nissan 'Quite Optimistic' About Electric Cars, Holding Off On Hydrogen
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 10, 2014
In the auto industry, there''s a growing divide among carmakers on the most viable form of electrified vehicle. Some support battery-electric cars, while others believe that hydrogen fuel-cell cars are the way to go.
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BNEF forecasts cumulative 26 GWh of second-life EV battery storage by 2025
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2016
The auto industry is divided on the issue. While Tesla won’t be involved in second life, BMW, Nissan and Mercedes Benz have second-life stationary storage projects in place. In contrast, repurposing used EV batteries could cost as little as $49/kWh in 2018, with an additional $400/kWh cost to convert to stationary.
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Tesla bull calls battery cost declines “good deflation” that could boost EV sales
Teslarati
AUGUST 9, 2021
To support its observations, ARK Invest used the 2022 Nissan Leaf EV’s price as an example. A few years ago, Nissan announced that the 2016 Leaf SV and SL variants would come standard with its 30kWh battery pack for an EPA-rated 107 miles of range. An increase in electric vehicle sales could lead to growth in the EV market.
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Toyota once again ranked as worst automaker on climate lobbying globally
Baua Electric
MAY 14, 2024
InfluenceMap routinely ranks automakers and auto industry associations based on how much they lobby to stop climate policy goals. The Japanese EV industry has been slow to electrify, putting an important national industry at risk. Forecasts suggest the industry will only produce 53% EVs by 2030 at current pace.
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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2020
Nissan will suspend production of its manufacturing facilities in the US starting 20 March through 6 April. Honda will suspend production for six days beginning 23 March, with current plans to return to production on 31 March. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.
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2015 Volkswagen Golf: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2015
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
Sometimes it goes to a moonshot car, like the first Nissan Leaf (in 2011) or the Tesla Model S (in 2013). Those are cars that radically redefined what green transportation could be, changing the auto industry forever. Our Best Car To Buy award can go one of several ways here on Green Car Reports.
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Mitsubishi wants to launch Australia’s cheapest electric car, but there’s a very expensive reason it might not
EV Central
DECEMBER 9, 2023
But in a recent report industry super funds warned the transition risked falling behind without increased investment. We tend as a motor industry to focus on the charging infrastructure, but we need bigger solutions. The federal government target is to have 82 per cent of Australia running on renewable energy by 2030.
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Android Auto makes its debut with support from multiple automakers and tech companies
Green Car Congress
JUNE 26, 2014
Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.
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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Nissan's new electronic vehicle, the Leaf. (AP Nissan began accepting reservations for its eagerly anticipated Nissan Leaf today. Read more about it in the San Jose Mercury News Article: Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday. Reservations for the all-electric Nissan Leaf start Tuesday.
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FCA proposes 50:50 merger with Groupe Renault
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2019
FCA also said that the case for combination is strengthened by the need to take bold decisions to capture at scale the opportunities created by the transformation of the auto industry in areas like connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving. Further, there would be no carryover of existing double voting rights.
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Renault-Nissan and Daimler Announce Strategic Cooperation; Equity Exchanges, Common Small Vehicle Platform, Powertrains and Light Commercial Vehicles
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2010
The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG today announced a broad strategic cooperation that also involves equity exchanges that result in giving the Renault-Nissan Alliance a 3.1% stake in Nissan. Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The result of the equity exchanges. Click to enlarge.
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Tesla (TSLA) now has 4.2% of the US auto market
Baua Electric
JANUARY 8, 2024
market share of the US auto market. It wasn’t that long ago that many bigwigs in the auto industry didn’t see Tesla ever being more than a niche automaker. I don’t know if Tesla can surpass the next automaker, Nissan, this year with over 300,000 more vehicles. Electrek’s Take That’s very cool to see.
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52 Groupe Renault, Brilliance form JV for LCVs in China in three segments with three brands; accelerating electrified powertrains
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 17, 2017
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance gives us access to a wide array of technologies, with more than 50 billion euros in R&D investment over the next six years, part of which will enable Renault-Brilliance-Jinbei Automotive Company to develop products tailored to the Chinese market. —Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of Groupe Renault.
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BYD offers discounts for Song and Seal as China's auto price war intensifies
CN EV Post
MARCH 9, 2023
Image from BYD's Weibo) As the price war intensifies in China's auto industry, BYD has also started offering discounts for its two models, even though the official prices remain unchanged. Consumers who order BYD 's Song Plus lineup this month will receive a discount of RMB 6,800, or RMB 8,800 for the Seal.
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SiriusXM buying connected vehicle unit of Agero for $530M
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2013
Following the acquisition, SiriusXM will provide connected vehicle services to more automotive manufacturers—including Acura, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Infiniti, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota—than any other telematics provider. The acquisition of Agero’s connected vehicle business is a natural fit for Sirius XM.
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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did
Baua Electric
MARCH 26, 2024
These include the Toyota LandCruiser, Ford Everest, Isuzu MUX, Nissan Patrol and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport – all mid- or full-size SUVs. These changes were pushed for by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, Australia’s primary automaker lobbyist. The other threat is possible future Chinese dominance in the auto industry.
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52 Five Electric Cars You'll Still Be Able To Buy In Five Years
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 23, 2011
The electric auto industry -- more than the conventional auto industry -- is an extremely volatile and competitive place.
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EV prices nipping at gas-powered vehicle heels with discounts and cheaper options
Baua Electric
JANUARY 9, 2024
With an average transaction price of $50,051, Tesla is slightly below the industry average and within $1,300 of the average gas-powered vehicle. 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) EV inventory also remains above the industry average. 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 (Source: Hyundai) EV inventory also remains above the industry average.
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