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Kia Sonet sales in India cross 300,000, exports exceed 86,000 units | Autocar Professional

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The Sonet, Kia India’s first compact SUV, has driven past 300,000-unit sales in the domestic market. It is Kia’s second best-seller after the Seltos (459,462 units) launched in August 2019. The Sonet’s sales reflect its strong contribution to Kia India’s overall sales.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

Green Car Congress

—Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. This is only for the operating system for in-vehicle infotainment, not for the smartphone mirroring systems of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay. Among brands, Chevrolet and Kia receive the most segment awards (four). Nissan Motor Co.,

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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China’s top new energy vehicle manufacturer, BYD, has no plans to enter the United States auto market. BYD Executive Vice President and CEO of BYD Americas sat down with Yahoo Finance , and talked about the Chinese automaker’s lack of presence in the US Market and the global electric vehicle (EV) market.

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Report: BYD Plotting New EV Factory in Mexico

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American brands love sending jobs to Mexico, as does every other company interested in moving high volume models through North and South America. BYD has likewise set aside the equivalent of $600 million USD to build a new factory in Brazil to better tackle South America. Image: BYD Auto] Become a& TTAC insider.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. million EVs sold (70% of them “pure” BEVs).

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