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Audi axes PHEV sales in top market

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Audi has announced it will no longer sell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) in one of the world’s top markets, China. Now, to refocus, Audi has announced that it will no longer be selling PHEVs in the giant Asian market. In its place, Audi will now be focusing on EV sales and development.

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Lamborghini Huracan successor confirmed for debut in August 2024

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The recent unveiling of the STJ served as the finale for the supercar’s era, marking the end of Volkswagen Group models sporting naturally aspirated V-10 engines, a tradition shared with the now-discontinued Audi R8. The news was revealed in Sant’Agata Bolognese’s Q1 2024 results document. Unfortunately, the iconic 5.2-litre

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Navigant Research forecasts plug-ins will be 2.4% of global new vehicle sales by 2023; luxury brands to represent about 50% of that

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In its new report, “ Global Forecasts for Light Duty Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid, and Battery Electric Vehicle Sales and Vehicles in Use: 2014-2023 ”, Navigant notes that luxury brands, which have benefited in recent years from increased interest from the developing markets of Asia Pacific, have committed more strongly to plug-in EV platforms.

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Report: China’s Chery Considers U.S. Market Yet Again

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Exeed is a luxury brand that intends to compete with Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. soil, Wu said there would be a mix of EVs and PHEVs. Meanwhile, just about every vehicle on the planet is at least partially reliant on a supply chain that swings through Central Asia. While he declined to say what products are expected on U.S.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Of these, 170,000 will be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and 134,000 will be BEVs. million tons. More than 2.2

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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market; many other options await in Europe and Asia. Mercedes is starting to roll out its EQ line and Audi already offers is expanding its E-Tron lineup. Battery-gasoline hybrids go back more than 20 years to the first Toyota Prius, but real mainstream battery-only electric EVs are only in their second decade. Sub-brand, the ID.4

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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The main export markets for these vehicles were Europe and countries in the Asia Pacific region, such as Thailand and Australia. At the start of 2023, PHEV subsidies were phased out, resulting in lower PHEV sales compared to 2022, and in December 2023, all EV subsidies ended after a ruling on the Climate and Transformation Fund.