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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

Electrek

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD claims one can float on water for a full 30 minutes.

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BYD wants to bring a Land Rover-style SUV that can ‘float on water’ to Europe

Baua Electric

Chinese EV behemoth BYD may bring two off-road electric SUVs sold in China to Europe that could rival the Land Rover Defender, the Mercedes G-Class, and Ford Bronco. BYD may consider exporting two SUVs – the Yangwang U8 and the Fang Cheng Bao 5­ – to Europe, company executives told Automobilwoche.

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Volkswagen, Land Rover, among those paying millions in fines for missing CO2 targets

Baua Electric

European automakers including Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover had to pay $552 million in fines for missing CO2 emission targets in 2020, the first year new regulations were put in place, according to a new report. In October 2021, Jaguar Land Rover said that it had paid a fine of about £35 million, or about $43.5

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JATO: electrified vehicles 13% of new car reg in Europe in January 2020; electrified vehicles only growth-driver

Green Car Congress

After a large increase of new vehicle registrations in Europe in December 2019, volumes for January decreased, marking another month of transition for the complex new car market. A total of 1,138,057 new passenger cars were registered in Europe in January 2020, representing a decline of 7.6% SUVs continue to gain traction.

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Electrified car registrations pass 100K units in Europe for 1st time in March; total reg down 3.6%; Model 3 top EV

Green Car Congress

Last month, 19 of the 27 markets posted negative results—including the top 10 largest markets in Europe. Thanks to strong demand for the Model 3 the brand entered the top 25 best-selling brands in Europe. The biggest drops were posted by Mercedes, Renault, Peugeot, Ford and Land Rover. for small SUVs, and 5.3%

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JATO: Euro car market drops 7.9% in June; SUV demand slows; Tesla posts highest market share gain

Green Car Congress

SUV registrations totalled 556,400 units during the month, up by only 0.7% June’s results confirm that conditions in Europe are getting worse. The results of diesel and electric vehicles contrast heavily across Europe. The second, which is more concerning, is that SUV demand may be peaking after many years of growth.

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Demand for battery electric vehicles in Europe doubles in July; growth driven by Tesla and Renault

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As usual, the rankings were dominated by Toyota and Lexus, but there were notable results from Mercedes, which came third, and Land Rover, whose new Evoque model became the 5 th best-selling HEV during the month. Consumers bought 505,900 SUVs in July, as demand increased by 8.7%.