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4Q 2019: EU diesel demand continues to drop while gasoline gains; plug-ins up 80.5% y-o-y

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of total new car sales across the region from October to December last year. digit gains were also seen in Belgium (+17.7%), Slovenia (+18.2%), Hungary (+18.4%), Sweden (+30.5%) and Romania (+31.1%). Gasoline car sales grew in all 28 EU countries, with Italy recording the highest percentage increase (+20.9%) of the five major markets.

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BYD is ‘just getting started’ in Europe with plans to triple its EV market share

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However, the company is “just getting started” in the region, says Europe CEO Michael Shu, and expects to ramp up sales quickly. Although Shu said increasing sales will take time, it expects to gain EV market share in Europe this year. BYD aims for a 5% share of EV sales in Europe, even before production begins in Hungary.

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BYD says EVs have entered the ‘knockout round’ with next-gen tech rolling out

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Global EV leader BYD believes new energy vehicles, including EVs and PHEVs, have entered the “knockout round” with gas-powered cars. BYD plans to more than double its overseas sales this year, as it aims for one million in 2025. We reported earlier this month that BYD looks to crush gas-powered car sales with its newest platform.

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EEA: average CO2 emissions from new cars and new vans in Europe increased in 2018

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Sales of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) continued to increase. With around 150,000 registrations, sales of BEVs increased by 50% compared to 2017. However, the combined share of PHEVs and BEVs in all car sales remains low (2% compared to 1.5% of sales in 2018.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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Against this negative backdrop, electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) were once again the outlier in the industry. February 2020 registrations of HEVs were up 46% to 59,000; PHEVs were up 153% to 28,700; and BEVs were up 92% to 38,700 units year-on-year. Their global sales totaled 18.85 However, their volume fell by 6.8%.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

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BYD was also the first automotive OEM in the world to announce it would be ceasing production of ICE vehicles this year to focus on BEV and PHEV products. BYD has ranked as number one for sales of new energy vehicles in China for 9 consecutive years. Global leader in new energy vehicles.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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DISCLAIMERS AND CREDITS The score is multi-faceted rather than representing solely consumer sales. The lion’s share of credit for source data goes as usual, to Jose Pontes and his EV Sales Blog. more than the original Sales Blog, since it was more detailed and up-to-date. It *is* literal madness to keep doing it.

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