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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

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market, and more to come, it is our top priority to ensure that our drivers have easy access to reliable, fast charging,” said Sebastian Mackensen, President & CEO, BMW of North America. and Canada will include the charging hardware by the same year. With six fully electric BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce models now available in the U.S.

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Kelley Blue Book: New-vehicle prices hit record high in November; average new EV price $65,041

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In November 2019, the luxury share of the US market was 16.1%. Porsche and Land Rover showed the most price strength in the luxury market, transacting between 2% to 6.4% Porsche and Land Rover showed the most price strength in the luxury market, transacting between 2% to 6.4%

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Genesis unveils new G80 EV Magma concept teasing latest Tesla Model S Plaid rival

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The luxury automaker’s sales have grown in the US, its second-largest market, from 7,000 in 2016 to over 69,000 last year. With sales surging, Genesis overtook Infiniti in US sales as it closes in on luxury rivals Porsche, which sold 75,415 vehicles in the US, Land Rover (71,727), and Volvo (128,350).

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KBB: Average new vehicle transaction price in US in December up 1.9% from November; EV ATP dropped 5.5% due to Tesla

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Honda and Kia showed the most price strength in the non-luxury market, transacting between 5% and 6% over sticker price in December. Five years prior, in December 2018, luxury market share set a record at 16.5%. Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover showed the most price strength in the luxury market, transacting between 2.6%

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Consumer Reports finds Cadillac’s Super Cruise outperforms other active driving assistance systems; Tesla Autopilot a distant second

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In 2018, Consumer Reports (CR) began ranking active driving assistance systems, with the initial effort focused on systems from Cadillac, Nissan/Infiniti, Tesla, and Volvo. Over the last two years these advanced technologies have become more mainstream, and CR’s testing this year now includes 17 systems, including the original four.

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Tesla Model 3 leads used EV price collapse

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The used car market has seen dramatic movement over the past twelve months. Hence, the used market has begun to collapse in reaction. In context, the entry-level Tesla was one of four vehicles that had its price drop by more than 13%, joined by the Nissan Armada, Infinity QX80, and Land Rover Discovery.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% Germany continued to lead the market, with volume up by 8.4% market share at 116,400 units.

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