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Suzuki Motor working on affordable hybrid for small cars, says R C Bhargava, Maruti to consider plug-in hybrids too | Autocar Professional

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Amid slowing adoption of electric vehicles, Maruti Suzuki -the country’s largest car maker continues to explore different alternatives to move towards carbon neutrality. Given that Maruti Suzuki is also expanding its portfolio into higher priced mid-size SUVs, a plug-in hybrid is also a potential being explored for the future.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 This represents the largest year-on-year monthly decrease since 1980, when JATO Dynamics started to collect data—even surpassing the global financial crisis in November 2008, which saw a 25% decline in sales. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units. million units.

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The Jeep Renegade Will Soon Leave the U.S. and Canada

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and Canada after several years of declining sales, ending the run of its most affordable model. To be fair, the Renegade was launched in 2015, and sales peaked just a year later. It’s been a downhill steam for the subcompact off-roader since then, so it’s not surprising to see Jeep pull the plug.

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

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JATO’s data revealed that these vehicles were responsible for 61% of total sales in February 2024, in comparison to the 62% registered in February 2019. Chinese-made cars drive growth In Europe, sale of cars made in China saw the highest levels of year-on-year growth in February 2024 (+45%) and in January-February 2024 (+43%).

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India: Sales of Electric Scooters & Motorcycles: September 2022

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By Kamlesh & Karthikeyan Palanisamy Electric Two Wheeler Sales Increased by 206% in September 2022. of the overall two wheeler sales in September. Ather Energy registered a slight increase in September with sale of 6165 units compared to August. However this was a decline compared to sales of 1648 units in August.

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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AFVs—including hybrid, electric and plug-in vehicles—accounted for 4.8% The small increase can be attributed to the Skoda and Seat brands, which increased SUV sales by 74% and 254% respectively. Thanks to the C-HR and Ignis, Toyota and Suzuki were the best performing groups of the year, with volume increasing by 12.4%

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India: Sales of Electric Scooters & Motorcycles: December 2022

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By Kamlesh & Karthikeyan Palanisamy Electric Two Wheeler Sales increased by 103 % in December 2022. The EV 2-wheelers accounted for 6 % of the overall two wheeler sales in December. This increase even though overall sales of EV's dropped slightly the drop in ICE two wheeler sales was even steeper.