The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While the impacted automakers include Porsche, Bentley and Audi, we’ve seen plenty of brands being accused of leveraging forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China, where the country is said to have forcibly concentrated the Uyghur ethnic minority. authorities could conduct a proper investigation. custom laws.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Audi is describing its all-electric Q6 e-tron SUV – a twin under the skin with the electric Porsche Macan EV – as “one of the most important Audis we have ever launched, and the start of something really new for us”, as well as promising that it will have “class-leading range”; well in excess of 650km off a charge.

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EV Central

APRIL 18, 2024

A family of brutal 4x4s including a Toyota LandCruiser rival along with a radical supercar have been added to Chinese electrified mega-brand BYD’s rapidly expanding new vehicle armoury and are wanted in Australia. But right now my main focus is the BYD brand.” Fang Cheng Bao 3. It’s being worked on. Measuring in at 4.7m

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Baua Electric

JUNE 21, 2024

China’s leading automaker, BYD , is rapidly expanding its global footprint. BYD is closing in on a deal for an EV plant in Mexico, which is expected to be among the biggest in the region. After already becoming an EV leader in overseas markets like Thailand, Israel, and Australia, BYD is rapidly expanding its presence in South America.

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Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Can BYD compete with Toyota on its home turf? According to the latest sales data, BYD accounted for nearly 3% of Japan’s EV market in the first half of 2024. BYD launched its first EV, the Atto 3, in Japan in January 2023. As always, luxury automakers like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi held the biggest share of imports.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

The Tesla Model Y now has a direct rival from Chinese challenger BYD. BYD’s Australian distributor already has a medium SUV – known as the Seal U overseas – headed our way in the first half of 2024 , but it will only be a plug-in petrol-electric hybrid initially at least. 2024 BYD Sea Lion 07. architecture.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

BYD continues its dominant overseas expansion after accounting for over 20% of Japan’s EV imports last month. After launching just last year, BYD is already making its presence known as Japan lags behind the auto industry’s shift to electric. Of the 1,186 electric cars imported into the nation, BYD accounted for 217 of them.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 9, 2023

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on March 9 the top selling models and car companies in China in February, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry. Top-selling sedans at retail in China in Feb 2023 Ranking Model Feb 2023 Feb 2022 YoY 1 BYD Qin 30,540 24,501 24.6% 4 BYD Dolphin 22,682 8,561 164.9%

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2024

If the sub-$40,000 target is attained the Inster will become the first non-Chinese EV to break that pricing barrier. The BYD Dolphin starts at $38,890 plus on-road costs, while the MG ZS EV SUV and MG4 hatch start from $39,990 driveaway. “We haven’t even started having the pricing conversation around the specs.”

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CN EV Post

APRIL 12, 2023

The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) announced on April 11 the top selling models and car companies in China in March, presenting a panoramic view of the Chinese auto industry. Automakers with highest retail sales in China in Mar 2023 Ranking Automaker Mar-23 Mar-22 YoY Share 1 BYD 192,289 103,229 86.3% 8 NIO 10,378 9,985 3.9%

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CN EV Post

APRIL 24, 2023

Tesla is initially opening 10 Supercharger stations in the Chinese mainland for 37 non-Tesla models. Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla announced today that it is opening its Supercharger network in the Chinese mainland on a pilot basis to other brands of electric vehicles (EVs), following its practice in more than 10 other markets.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2023

Completing China’s rankings for its premium SUV segment are the Audi Q5, which sold a total of 145,778 units, and the BMW X3, which posted sales of 140,991 for 2022. Despite this, the Model Y’s pricing does put it in direct competition with vehicles from rival companies like BYD.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 17, 2024

17 October 2024 Read next BYD enjoys significant lead in global EV market 16 October 2024 Read next Tesla Model Y drives global EV market in August 15 October 2024 Read next What is the EU CO2 target for 2025? Volkswagen (VW) Group, with the VW brand, Skoda and Audi, was also in attendance. BYD used the event to unveil the Sealion 07.

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2023

The Australian arm of the Swedish-Chinese electric car-maker Polestar has turned its back on Tesla as a rival, saying it won’t get into a discounting and pricing war with the EV market dominator. That tally means Polestar has sold only a 10th as many vehicles in Australia as its intended rivals BMW and Benz so far in 2023.

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EV Central

JANUARY 12, 2023

And Polestar’s tally of 1524 cars was second best in the premium space, outdoing Volvo (1474), BMW, (1293), Mercedes-Benz (1166) and Mini (455). Of 22,263 medium cars sold – everything from the Mazda6 and Volkswagen Passat to the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class – 57 percent of them were EVs. percent of them were EVs.

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EV Sales

MARCH 30, 2021

Interestingly, the other three models on the February Best Sellers list are all Chinese, with the highlight being the full-size #5 BYD Han EV, with 4.100 units (the PHEV Han had 928 units), with the big BYD now ruling the full-size category. Others re-joined the table, like it was the case of the Volkswagen ID.3,

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EV Sales

MAY 30, 2021

Speaking of records, right now there are two models scoring consecutive record performances, with the BYD Qin Plus PHEV registering 3,603 units last month, it's 3rd record score in a row, while Hozon's Neta V had 3,846 units last month, it's second consecutive record, expect the BYD model to continue ramping up production (up to five-digits?),

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CN EV Post

APRIL 12, 2023

For the week of April 3 to April 9, Li Auto sold 4,177 units, far outpacing other new car brands and again becoming the weekly sales leader for new brands in the Chinese market, the automaker said yesterday on Weibo. Li Auto didn't specify what the sales figure was based on, though they were apparently insurance registrations. Lexus was No.

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EV Central

MARCH 22, 2023

625km: BMW i7 xDrive60, $297,900 Australia’s reigning range champion with a price to match. The BMW i7 limo unashamedly has Rolls-Royce vibes , and includes a 31.3-inch 2023 BMW i7 614km: Hyundai Ioniq 6 Dynamiq RWD, $74,000 Kinda funny looking, but that super-slippery body gives the Ioniq 6 a CD of just 0.21

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Many Chinese vehicle makers recorded impressive growth between January and June. However, BYD is not yet present across all vehicle segments and it does not offer mini-EVs. BYD is also China’s largest OEM by production and sales volumes, despite only offering BEV and PHEV models. It is also late to the EREV party.

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EV Central

MAY 17, 2024

China is firing up with a barrage of brands set to infiltrate Australia – Leapmotor, Xpeng, Zeekr, Lynk & Co among them – and relative newcomers such as BYD, Chery and GWM are forecasting big sales growth as more EVs head our way. Volvo has been here for decades of course, while the other two Chinese newcomers are on the way.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Wuling Mini EV secured the Silver medal, beating BAIC's EU-Series yearly score (111k) and becoming the Chinese EV with highest score in one year, while also winning the Rookie of the Year title, ahead of heavyweights like the Tesla Model Y or VW ID.3. so the flagship BYD is looking to become a familiar face in the 2021 table.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Polestar and BYD were two of the new EV brands that arrived during the year and brands as diverse as Volkswagen and GWM confirmed their intention to start selling electric vehicles here in 2023. The BYD Atto 3 was my biggest surprise of 2022. The Audi e-Tron GT , Kia EV6 GT and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N would be at the top of that list.

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EV Sales

MARCH 18, 2021

Looking at February Best Sellers, we have 2 midsize models (the two Teslas), 2 City EVs (Wuling Mini EV and Ora's Black Cat), and one big sedan (BYD Han EV), with the highlight being the Tesla Model Y winning its first (of many) podium spots. Last month plugin share reached 9% (7.5% BEV), pulling the 2021 share to 8.7% (7.3%

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EV Central

JANUARY 6, 2024

As well as new models from heavy EV hitters such as Tesla, BYD, Polestar and Volvo, there will be a raft of traditional brands jumping on board the electric car race. BYD Seal U BYD Seal U. Due in the second quarter, the BYD Seal U is available globally as a plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) and a fully electric model.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 30, 2024

Just 54 units behind Hyundai is BYD India , which sells the Atto 3 SUV, e6 MPV and launched the Seal sedan on March 5. The Indian arm of the Chinese EV giant has sold a total of 1,618 units till end-March 2024. The Ioniq 5 accounts for the bulk of the sales, which have given Hyundai a 2% market share.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Source: Audi Audi has confirmed its presence too. Two Mini premieres BMW and Mini will represent BMW Group at the event. BYD will bring a range of models to the Paris Motor Show 2024. A test drive centre will also provide an opportunity for attendees to experience BYD’s models in person.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Chinese car makers can undercut rivals in Europe because their production costs are heavily subsidised. New subsidies, including for domestic battery manufacturing, and lower import and excise taxes, combined with the growing presence of Chinese carmakers, have contributed to rapidly increasing sales. China exported over 1.2

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EV Sales

DECEMBER 30, 2020

On the PHEV side, the favorite for the 2020 Selling trophy is the VW Passat PHEV, that thanks to strong results in both China and Europe, was last month Best Selling PHEV, and only a surprising score by the BMW 530e/Le twins in December will change the current chain of events.

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EV Central

JANUARY 2, 2023

Audi e-Tron GT and RS e-Tron GT. Audi e-Tron GT quattro. It won’t be cheap, but Audi’s e-Tron GT and its more potent RS e-Tron GT sibling promise big performance. The recently-arrived X1 compact SUV will soon spawn an EV sibling in the form of the BMW iX1. BYD Dolphin. BYD Dolphin. MG4 compact hatchback.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Audi e-Tron S – triple motor version of the regular e-Tron arrives early in 2022 priced from $165,600 (plus on-roads), delivering more performance and slicker dynamics. Audi e-Tron GT – the BEV guts of the regular e-Tron (also shared with Porsche’s Taycan) in a coupe-inspired four-door body. Audi RS e-Tron GT.

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EV Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In the start of VW's Year 1 of its Plan to become #1 in the EV World, the Volkswagen Group had a strong January, with 35% share, with Volkswagen (19%) in the front, while Audi started in 4th, with 8% share, below Mercedes (14%) and BMW (13%), while Renault and Smart are tied in 5th, both with 5% each.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Here’s the complete list of the contenders in this year’s winter EV range test, along with their results: Make/Model Advertised Range (WLTP) Consumption / 100 km El Prix Winter Range El Prix Winter Consumption / 100 km Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback 515 km (310 miles) 22.4 kWh (+10.4%) BMW i5 (eDrive40) 505 km (314 miles) 18.7 km (-14%) 19.4

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EV Sales

APRIL 29, 2021

On the YTD table, the Tesla Model 3 returned to the 1st place, and the 30,000 units advance it has over the #2 Wuling Mini EV should be enough to keep the tiny Chinese EV at bay during the next couple of months.

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Get Electric Vehicle

DECEMBER 30, 2023

BYD Seal A few months back, the Chinese EV giant BYD introduced the Seal EV India. kWh battery, the BYD Seal has an amazing range of up to 700 miles on a single charge. Moving on to the other specifications of the car, the BYD seal has a power train of a long-range 82.5 The BYD Seal has a 10.25-inch

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EV Central

MAY 3, 2024

Chinese ones. No longer is Beijing a shameful sideshow of copying designs from Ranger Rover and BMW (although there were still hints when you delved deeper), but rather fresh style with unique Chinese fingerprints. Some brands may never bring a car to market, others will remain strictly Chinese-sold only. seconds.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The battery-powered cars that Chinese companies are showing are intended to be much less expensive than those planned by big foreign companies. Chinese auto makers also showed other types of "new energy" vehicles, including regular gasoline-electric hybrids to compete with Toyota Motor Corp.s Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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