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BYD launches best-selling ATTO 3 in Italy

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BYD recently launched its best-selling all-electric ATTO 3 in Italy alongside the pure electric BYD Han. The ATTO 3 is already featured on BYD Europe’s website , showing that the all-electric 7-seater SUV has 420 KM (261 miles) of range according to the WLTP standard. The BYD ATTO 3 is a top-selling pure electric vehicle worldwide.

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Stellantis-Leapmotor eSUV details revealed in sales license for China

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Stellantis-Leapmotor C16 SUV details were leaked after the companies filed for a sales license with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The C16 SUV will be a mid-to-large SUV with two powertrain variants: battery electric vehicle (BEV) and extended-range electric vehicle (EREV).

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Mercedes-Benz delivers its four-millionth SUV; SUV sales up 40% in August

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The main contribution towards this increase came from the strong rise in unit sales of SUVs of approximately 40% during the month, which also saw the company deliver its four-millionth SUV since market launch. Since 2011, unit sales of SUVs have more than doubled. Their popularity is rising year on year.

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Total new car sales in Europe drop 2% in July; SUV sales up 12.5%

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In terms of segments, SUVs continued to grow their market share, with their registrations in July accounting for more than a quarter of the total market (25.8%). The drop in traditional segments outweighed the growth of SUVs, with large/luxury cars, city-cars and MPVs posting the biggest losses of the month. Spain grew 4.4%

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Maserati reiterates all-electric ‘Made in Italy’ strategy in wake of delays, rifts with local gov’t

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Italian automaker Maserati is doubling down on its roots and letting the world know that its vehicles will continue to be 100% designed, developed, and manufactured in Italy. Meanwhile, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is in a battle with the Italian government over EV sales support.

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

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SUV registrations totalled 556,400 units during the month, up by only 0.7% But the most worrying result from June was not the continuous diesel decline, but the slowdown in demand for SUVs. The first is that the poor conditions of the wider market are finally impacting SUVs, which are usually more expensive than regular car types.

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Volvo Cars sales return to growth in China, but down 43.8% in April y-o-y overall; plug-in share doubles to 14%

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In the January to April period, Volvo Cars global sales reached 163,649 cars, down 24.9% China sales in April reached 14,724 cars, up 20.8% In the first four months of the year sales declined by 15.6 US sales in April stood at 3,866 cars, down 53.8%, compared with the same month last year. year-on-year.

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