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FY2024 India auto sales rise 12% to 23.85 million units | Autocar Professional

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The Indian automobile industry has wrapped up FY2024 with total wholesale vehicle dispatches of 23.85 Pin that down to the unabated and surging demand for UVs, SUVs and MPVs. Not surprisingly, all these five OEMs with SUV-heavy portfolios have benefited from the wave of demand for SUVs. First the good news.

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‘Agri output and rural market dynamics to be key in 2024’: Manish Raj Singhania | Autocar Professional

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We are witnessing heavy discounting in every car segment, particularly the entry-level sedans, hatchbacks, and even entry-level SUVs. On the other hand, SUVs, which had a 23 percent penetration in overall PV volumes in 2018, hit the 50 percent mark in 2023 — clearly showing the changing consumer preference towards this body style.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

However," he continued, "If carmakers decide not to take advantage of this offer, AFS Trinity intends to raise the funds to begin modifying existing hybrids or manufacture its own 150 mpg SUVs and, eventually, 250 mpg sedans. This is different from anything Ive ever seen in my 40 years in the automobile industry." ( Detroit Free Press ).

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

based technology will actually achieve any economy in production. It was a Manufacturing Failure, as GM NEVER planned to build the car in Volume, so No Economies of Scale were ever achieved. If no one wants your car (because people think it sucks), then no one will buy it, regardless of how good the fuel economy may or may not be.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

Coleman is on record as suggesting the decision would further harm the American economy, adding there is almost zero interest in all-electric vehicles within his state. Total government integration into any industry is technically a form of totalitarianism in the eyes of the law.

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