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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

Hybrid mainstay Toyota remains the top-selling brand in Australia head of Mazda and Ford. It is also a big reason the popularity of Chinese-made cars is exploding in Australia, as both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in Shanghai. Chinese cars sit number three behind Japan and Thailand in terms of popularity in Australia.

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Toyota to launch electric Hilux pickup by 2025 as Japanese rival aims to beat it to market

Baua Electric

According to the company’s Thailand president, Toyota will launch an electric Hilux pickup by the end of 2025. Despite releasing its first “electrified” Hilux Hybrid 48V in December, it still featured a 2.8L Toyota still accounts for a third of Thailand’s auto sales, but EV adoption is rising. diesel engine.

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BYD Chairman forecasts falling profit margins in 2024

Teslarati

Based on the CPCA Secretary General’s numbers, BYD might not be the only Chinese automaker to see falling profit margins. BYD sells pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrids. The Chinese automaker also launched electric vehicles under premium brands , including Denza, Fang Cheng Bao, and Yangwang.

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Move over Toyota, this Japanese electric pickup takes aim at Ford’s F-150 Lightning

Baua Electric

Going forward, “Isuzu plans to produce a BEV pickup truck in Thailand,” Minami explained. Thailand is the Japanese automaker’s largest market for pickups and demand for EVs is soaring in the nation after introducing new incentives. Isuzu’s pickup was the second best-selling model in Thailand in January, behind only Toyota’s Hilux.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

Green Car Congress

Just a few months later the German-Chinese production joint venture, Beijing Benz Automotive Co. As with the EQC from Bremen and Beijing and the EQV from Vitoria, which are already on the market, the fully electric models at the Rastatt plant run on the same production line as compact vehicles with conventional and hybrid drives.

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Here’s how China’s BYD is working on its image problem

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While European automakers have been shifting over to direct sales à la Tesla, China’s BYD, for Build Your Dreams, along with Chinese peers Xpend and Great Wall Motor are looking to dealers to build sales and provide networks to help their brands build solid reputations and trust among Europeans.

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BYD confirms Shark electric pickup name as Ford F-150 Lightning rival in latest teaser

Baua Electric

Its DMO super hybrid off-road platform, used for the Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5, is designed for off-road PHEVs. The Shark will look to take market share from Toyota’s Hilux and Isuzu’s D-MAX in key markets like Thailand, Australia, and South Africa. Especially as it promotes itself as an official partner of UEFA EURO 2023.

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