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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. According to JATO Dynamics’ data from 28 European markets, a total of 988,116 passenger cars were registered during the month. This is the highest increase among the top 10 origins – allowing the market share for these vehicles to reach 4.0%, up from 3.0%

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Hyundai Opens €1B Manufacturing Plant in Czech Republic

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The third model to be built by HMMC will be the Kia Venga, a B-segment MPV, production of which will start in the last quarter of 2009, while a fourth model will be added in 2011, when production capacity will be increased to 300,00 units per annum in a three shift operation.

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Eight new EV brands you’ve never hears of – and they don’t come from China

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The Middle East is the initial target market. The Moskvitch 3, which is a small SUV about the size of a Kia Seltos, is planned as both an EV (dubbed 3e) and ICE model. Essentially the state-supported electric vehicle company of Turkey, Togg is launching its first production model into the domestic market in March.

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JATO: 2018 record year for EVs; sales up 74% to 1.26M units; overall market stable, as SUVs rule

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It was one of the highest increases among all car categories on the global market, which can be explained by several factors, JATO said. Overall, 2018 marked a somewhat challenging year for the global car market, as sales fell for the first time since 2009, logging 86.01 Passenger electric cars recorded 1.26 of total global sales).

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2024 Toyota C-HR Review

Baua Electric

The new model is only sold in Europe and Australia, and it’s sourced from Turkey. So, it’s not the cheapest option for imports to our market. Even so, it’s a tall ask this time around, with pricing having risen about 35 per cent for the C-HR range, thus positioning it in a different spot to the first-gen model.

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