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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

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Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. Diesel’s biggest declines took place in Norway (-32%), the UK (-30%), Slovenia (-28%), Finland (-20%) and Belgium (-20%). of total registrations. There were 2.92

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Volvo’s highest-mileage plug-in hybrid is going away

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The Volvo S60 sedan—which in Recharge form is currently the Swedish automaker’s most efficient plug-in hybrid—is being discontinued in the U.S. production, the final generation, which launched for the 2019 model year, brought a plug-in hybrid powertrain. for 25 model years, spanning three generations.

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Volvo Cars sales return to growth in China, but down 43.8% in April y-o-y overall; plug-in share doubles to 14%

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Recharge is the overarching brandname for all chargeable Volvo models with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. The European sales performance was significantly impacted in April due to restriced movement in several key markets including Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Belgium. During the month, SUVs accounted for 66.3%

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Volvo has no plans to challenge low-cost EVs in China as a price war intensifies

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That includes all-electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The up to 10% will be “a limited number of hybrids” if demand calls for it. BYD Seagull EV (Source: BYD) Volvo is fast-tracking EX30 production at its Ghent, Belgium plant to overcome the new tariffs in the US and EU.

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Volvo backtracks on its 100% EV pledge: Here’s what the new plan looks like

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The plan was to sell only fully electric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” The new plans call for 90 to 100% of global sales to be electrified, including EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The announcement was made over three years ago in March 2021.

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BYD Dolphin, Seal to be available in Europe this year

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On September 28 last year, BYD introduced three battery electric vehicles (BEVs) -- Atto 3, Han, and Tang -- to the European market at an online launch event for delivery to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Han is the company's flagship all-electric sedan, and Tang EV is its flagship SUV.

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Polestar unveils Polestar 2 electric fastback; targeting Tesla Model 3

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Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1—a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 150 km (93 miles). In the future, Polestar 3 will join the portfolio as a fully electric performance SUV. Polestar 2 is the company’s first full electric, higher volume premium car.

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