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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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Even though it was only introduced in the second half of the year, it ranked in the top of the sales charts in many countries almost right away. —Klaus Zellmer, the board member responsible for Sales of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. 3 was the most frequently delivered BEV in Finland, Slovenia and Norway in December.

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Volvo Trucks and Bucher collaborate to electrify sewer cleaner trucks

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The largest markets for Volvo’s electric trucks in Europe currently are Norway, Sweden and Germany. The tractor models of the Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX Electric are released for sale now. Rigid versions will be released for sale in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. outside of Norway. Their study is published in the journal Nature.

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Volkswagen sold around 394,000 battery-electric vehicles in 2023

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“The delivery figures show that we are on the right track as a brand and that our cars are well received by our customers,” said Imelda Labbé, Volkswagen Board Member for sales, marketing and after sales. the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Norway and Belgium. Notably, Volkswagen says it plans to launch the ID.7

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BMW Group sells more than 1M vehicles in first 5 months of 2018; 4.7% electrified; electrified sales up 41%

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This record result was achieved despite the ongoing global ramp-up of BMW X3 production and volatility in China due to changes in import duties. These factors contributed to a slight decrease in the company’s monthly sales in May (204,041 / -2.1%). Examples here are Norway (4,125 / +5.8%) and Malaysia (2,313 / +37.9%).

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BYD will be present at the 2022 Paris Motor Show

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Norway has served as an effective pilot market in Northern Europe for BYD. million customers, and in the first half of 2022, reached a milestone for sales of new energy passenger cars exceeding 640,000 units. BYD has a long heritage in the global NEV sector, with extensive experience in the industry. global initiative.”.

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Volkswagen ID.2 to rival Tesla’s expected $25,000 vehicle

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JATO—a company that analyzes the European car market and global trends—shared data that revealed the VW Golf’s declining sales trend. JATO’s recent data showed that car sales across all European Union member states dropped. In the UK, Norway, Switzerland, and Iceland, car sales fell by 4.1%