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BYD celebrates 7 million new energy vehicle (NEV) production milestone

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That time has long passed, and BYD’s presence in the hybrid, PHEV, and BEV sector has grown to a point where it has garnered the respect of the global auto industry. As noted by the Chinese automaker in a post on Weibo, its 7 millionth NEV is an N7 SUV from the company’s premium sub-brand Denza.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. “The

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

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But that proposal was watered down by automaker lobbying (which we’ve seen a lot of recently ), primarily through exceptions added for huge SUVs. And giant SUVs have, in turn, eliminated the auto emissions gains we could have had if cars had remained normal sized. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it is.

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Ford and Zotye forming JV in China for EVs; Ford’s third JV in the country

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and board director of Zotye Auto. The all-electric vehicles produced by the JV will be sold under a new Chinese brand designed to meet Chinese consumers’ aspirations for electric vehicles. Zotye Auto is a pioneer in the Chinese all-electric vehicle segment. Earlier post.). —Peter Fleet.

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

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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. GM edged out fellow brontosaurus Toyota to take the #1 spot in US sales, and also scored #1 in sales of SUVs and trucks.

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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

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According to French auto industry group Plateforme automobile and reported by RFI , 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles, amounting to 1,774,729 new cars. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. That’s compared to 2022 when only 17% of new cars sold were EVs.

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Changan's NEV brand Shenlan aims for 200,000 sales this year

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Shenlan's goals for 2023 include selling 200,000 vehicles and making both the SL03 and S7 hot-sellers, the brand's CEO Deng Chenghao said in an interview with Auto Home, according to the text of the interview released yesterday. I think the whole industry will be sustainable only if there is a value war," he said.

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