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Beware Toyota HiLux, look out Ford Ranger! BYD reveals plug-in ute headed for Aussie sale soon

EV Central

Chinese car-making giant BYD has released its first official pictures of the all-new mid-size ute that will challenge the best-selling Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger when it lands in Australia later this year. But rumours suggest the total output will be in excess of 364kW – more than 70kW more than the fastest Ford Ranger Raptor.

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Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 lead the way as Chinese-built electric vehicle sales soar in Australia

EV Central

The Tesla Model Y continues to lead the electric car surge in Australia, finishing fourth outright on the sales ladder in July. Add in 604 Model 3 sedan sales and Tesla claimed eighth overall in July with 3934 sales. It also sits eighth for the year with 29,511 sales. Tesla’s tally is obviously the key to the 385.4

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%).

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Report: Ford's EV Skunkworks Team to Create Three Affordable Electric Models

The Truth About Cars

A few weeks ago, Ford announced that it had created an internal skunkworks team to focus on affordable EVs and a new platform to underpin them. Ford is also expected to build an EV for ridesharing services, and Bloomberg reported that Ford has fewer than 100 people working on the project. Image: Ford] Become a& TTAC insider.

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2024 LDV Chinese electric ute to take on Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux with big power, style and tech

EV Central

As for taking the fight to the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux – the two top selling vehicles in Australia in 2023 – Chinnappa believes the new ute has got the goods. “We That would translate to something like 15,000 sales annually. We’d be expecting to do with the GST…those sorts of numbers as a minimum.”

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Ford China first half sales up 35% to record 549,256 units

Green Car Congress

Ford China posted record sales in the first half of 2014, with 549,256 vehicles sold in the first six months of 2014, up 35% compared to 407,474 sold during the same period last year. CAF’s June sales reached 67,187 vehicles, up 23% compared to 54,774 sold in June 2013. billion) transmission plant in Chongqing.

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Farley: Chinese language automakers turning into EV ‘powerhouse’

Baua Electric

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley says Chinese language electrical car makers are its primary competitors within the sector, however the corporate has hurdles competing on charge at a smaller scale. “The Chinese are going to be the powerhouse.” “The Chinese are going to be the powerhouse.”

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