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Porsche launches compact SUV Macan with diesel option

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Porsche is expanding its range to include a new class of vehicle with the Macan, which is the first Porsche model to break into the compact SUV segment. Porsche invested €500 million (US$674 million) in the plant and has established an entire production line there with a capacity of around 50,000 vehicles per year.

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Kelly Blue Book: EV prices increased slightly in March, bucking general downward trend

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For comparison, a year ago in March 2022, the average ATP was nearly $1,000 over MSRP. For comparison, in March 2018, the luxury share was 14.0% Two luxury brands now have average transaction prices over $100,000: Land Rover and Porsche. Luxury cars and luxury full-size SUVs saw price increases between 0.8% of the market.

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Porsche has sold more than 1,500 Panamera E-hybrid PHEVs this year; 9% of Panamera sales

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Porsche said it has delivered more than 1,500 Panamera E-Hybrid plug-in hybrids ( earlier post ) to customers worldwide from January to August 2014. In total, Porsche sold more than 120,000 new vehicles worldwide from January to August 2014, an increase of 12% in comparison to the same period last year. l/100 km (53.4

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Tesla Model Y tops China’s electric SUV segment despite April challenges

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Based on data from the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), the locally produced Tesla Model Y was the country’s top electric SUV in April 2021, with 5,520 units insured over the month. Max: Porsche at ¥ 834.4K Min: #Hongqi at ¥ 215.8K (CATARC) pic.twitter.com/hTfiMrHFTV. 4 X were insured last month.

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Porsche’s all-new electric Macan will use batteries from China’s CATL

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We finally got our first look at the new all-electric Porsche Macan EV this week. Porsche’s electric Macan features a 100 kWh battery pack that will reportedly be supplied by China’s CATL. Ten years after debuting the SUV, Porsche revealed the all-electric Macan Thursday.

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Tesla Model X Plaid is still dominating drag races nearly 2 years after launch

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There is nothing new about the concept of the super-high-performance SUV. Mercedes has long made the G-Class with its incredible Bi-Turbo V8, Dodge has been making its Durango SUV with supercharged V8s for years, and BMW has prided itself on the performance characteristics found in the X5M.

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Audi provides overview of its 4 distinct EV platforms

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In the US, Audi has already introduced five production models: the Audi Q5 TFSI e, A7 TFSI e and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) as well as the e-tron all-electric SUV and upcoming e-tron Sportback. The Audi e-tron SUV is the first all-electric SUV, having gone on sale in the US starting in May 2019.

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