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on Chinese EVs are designed to protect its struggling auto industry from Chinese competition, with Chinese automakers flooding the bloc with cheap imports. But the caveat is that hybrids are excluded from increased tariffs, giving brands such as BYD a loophole to keep growing in the region. for Geely, and 35.3%
As it struggles to keep up with low-cost rivals like BYD, GM expects to suffer a $5 billion blow to its business in China. BYD Seagull (Dolphin Mini) testing in Brazil (Source: BYD) Like most legacy automakers, GM is struggling to keep pace with low-cost EV makers like BYD in China. million EV and PHEV models.
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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). BEVs saw record volume of 30,636 units (up over 54% YoY), with PHEVs at a near record 15,717 units (up 34%). Outside the top 20, newer faces that we can detect for the first time in the March data include the Opel Astra, the BYD Atto 3, and Genesis G80. March’s combined plugin result of 25.4%
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Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. Aston Martin DBX PHEV and EV – electrified versions of AM’s first SUV on the cards. No surprises there are promises of big performance for a PHEV due late in 2022 or early 2023.
But this still doesn’t take away from a 47% EV market share, more than double 2019’s, and also a sharp shift in composition from a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) dominated island to an evenly balanced 2020 mix (yes, there are points for that too). In South America BYD seems the only E-bus act in town. Or have subsidies been cut too quickly?
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