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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

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India’s growing role in global markets Reviewing 2023, Felipe Munoz, global automotive analyst at JATO Dynamics, told Autocar Professional that Japan is finally recovering from the pandemic and shortage of components and hence the demand is returning. .” In terms of output of light vehicles, India registered growth of 6.8%

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

Build quality’s excellent, and you score LED lights everywhere (boomerang-shaped at rear), leather heated seats, 10.25-inch Kia Australia would have had to bring it in a fair bit less than that to compete with the current crop of Chinese electric cheapies.

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BYD Atto 3 review: Chinese newcomer previews our EV future

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If you read our recent year-end review , you’ll notice the BYD Atto 3 got mentioned a lot. A majority of the EVcentral writing staff acknowledged the compact Chinese battery electric vehicle for one positive reason or another. That makes it great for zotting around town between traffic lights and, of course, it does it quietly.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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Want the latest EV news and reviews deliverd to your inbox? The B2 (a cousin to the B1 wagon) hasn’t been completely killed off and in 2023 the company said “engineers are once again working on developing the SUV and pickup” The B2 wasn’t looking like being cheap despite the simplicity of its aluminium body.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

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To continue the earlier theme, I’m looking forward to driving three new Chinese EV entries to the Australian market, all of them potentially offering outstanding value for money. The Renault is relatively light for an EV its size, too. Kia Niro EV GT-Line review. The EV I’m most looking forward to in 2023.

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2024 MG4 Essence 64: this Chinese electric vehicle changes everything | Opinion

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In my “working” life (people get very angry when I call driving new cars work), there are a very few “this changes everything” moments, but I just had one when testing the alarmingly good, and relatively cheap, MG4. In short, the Chinese have reached near parity with some of their competitors in almost alarmingly quick time.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

ACE-EV X1 Transformer – Australian-based start-up plans a small range of affordable EVs focused on light commercial duties. $5 Get all the latest EV news and reviews delivered to your inbox with our weekly newsletter. For a car that’s long been about light weight it’ll be a big change. Subscribe now!