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BEV overtake diesels sales for the first time in Europe

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In June 2023, the EU car market grew by 17.8% to 1 million registered units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) data. Except for Hungary (-1.4%), all the EU markets grew, […] The post BEV overtake diesels sales for the first time in Europe appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Schaeffler introducing 4in1 electric axles for EVs

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In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. For the electrification of medium-duty pick-up trucks, particularly for the North American market, Schaeffler is developing and will manufacture an electric beam axle.

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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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of new-car registrations, according to data from ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. of the EU market, while electrically?chargeable powered vehicles (APV) combined held a market share of 13.2%. Despite this overall decline, some markets are starting to show signs of recovery. All alternatively?powered

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ACEA: EU commercial vehicle registrations: down 23.2% in Q1 2020; -47.3% in March

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across the EU, as measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 lead to the closure of dealerships, according to the ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association). Each vehicle segment was strongly affected by the fallout of the COVID-19 outbreak and all 27 EU markets recorded substantial declines last month. and Spain saw a 67.2%

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Toray to enter large tow carbon fiber business via $584M acquisition of Zoltec; wind and automotive markets

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However, large tow carbon fiber is anticipated to expand its applications, based on its reasonable balance between cost and performance, to wind energy-related which shows rapid demand growth in recent years, and automobile structural parts in future.

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China’s BYD tops 1.6 million BEV sales in 2023

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BYD, the country’s dominant automaker in the world’s largest auto market, released its sales numbers yesterday. Of course, the Chinese EV market is booming – but looking at the numbers, it’s pretty staggering. Of course, the Chinese EV market is booming – but looking at the numbers, it’s pretty staggering. In China, some 1.5

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