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Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 percent in August, PHEV and BEV volume doubles

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Volvo Car USA and Canada reported regional sales of 11,768 cars in August, up 31.6 So far this year the Volvo Car USA and Canada region sold 89,014 cars, an increase of 22.9 The company’s line of Recharge […] The post Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 per cent compared to the same month last year.

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Volvo Car USA and Canada sales up 31.6 percent in August, PHEV and BEV volume doubles

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Volvo Car USA and Canada reports regional sales of 11,768 cars in August, up 31.6 So far this year the Volvo Car USA and Canada region sold 89,014 cars, an increase of 22.9 per cent compared to the same month last year. percent compared to the same period last year. percent of all US.

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JATO Dynamics: 17% of new passenger car registrations in Europe in April were electrified

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This represents the lowest monthly level since the 1970s, and the worst result among the big three markets: China, USA-Canada, and Europe. Registrations of Volkswagen’s, Volvo’s, Audi’s and Ford’s EVs posted double-digit growth. Volume fell from 1.34 Europe’s sharp decrease was only outperformed by India (-100%).

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Volvo’s Polestar 1 PHEV makes European debut; pre-orders open 13 March

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Polestar, Volvo Cars’ new electric performance brand, introduced the Polestar 1 plug-in hybrid to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. The European debut follows its global media reveal in Shanghai, China, in late 2017. Earlier post.).

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Tesla US 2021 Sales Estimates Range from 302,000 to 360,000

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The exceptions include Polestar, Volvo, Jaguar, Lucid (so far), and the Kia Niro and Hyundai Kona shared powertrain models. Also, except for Toyota and Mitsubishi, none of the automakers break out sales of just the PHEV versions of shared powertrain models. But this is still a lot of effort and guesswork — and just an estimate.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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As you will see in a minute, with the passing of a year and perhaps becoming a bit wiser, I’ve reduced my forecasts a fair amount for various models (although I’m comparing US and Canada to just a new US-only forecast). By comparison, in 2020 Tesla sold an estimated 242,713 units in North America (US and Canada).

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Three perspectives on China’s EV industry (spoiler alert: legacy brands are toast) – Charged EVs

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Deep down, all of the Western auto executives…understand that Chinese EV and PHEV models are more compelling than what European, other Asian, and American brands have come up with.” Tesla shipped 344,000 China-built cars to Canada, Australia, Europe and other markets last year. By no means all these exports are from Chinese brands.