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The révolution is on: France has record year in EV sales

Baua Electric

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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XPeng is scouting production sites in Europe to circumvent imposed tariffs on Chinese EVs

Baua Electric

XPeng Motors appears to be the latest Chinese automaker looking to bring localized EV production to Europe. Now that the European Commission has imposed its initial tariffs on Chinese-built EVs , we are seeing some of the response from overseas automakers that appear to not be deterred in their plans for global expansion.

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SAIC’s MG to open second Europe parts centre by the summer – ET Auto

Baua Electric

MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country’s growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. The new European site will be operated by a partner near Lens, in Hauts-de-France, near the Belgian border.

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The US and EU take different approaches to the threat of Chinese EV imports – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Chinese automaker BYD recently surpassed Tesla as the world’s leading seller of EVs, and it’s only one of several Chinese-owned brands that are already selling cars in the US and the EU. However, the world’s #2 and #3 auto markets differ in terms of their response to the threat from #1. The US currently imposes a 27.5

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BYD Reveals Pre-sale Prices of European Passenger Car Range

Electric Cars Report

Chinese EV maker BYD revealed the pre-sale prices of its new European passenger car range. Before the end of the year customers in France […] The post BYD Reveals Pre-sale Prices of European Passenger Car Range appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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China’s BYD tops 1.6 million BEV sales in 2023

Baua Electric

The Atto-3 SUV / Source: BYD Europe It was a huge year for profits at Chinese auto behemoth BYD. Adding up sales for all so-called new energy vehicles, including battery-only vehicles and hybrids, BYD sold 3 million vehicles in 2023. Tallying up its year-end sales, it’s a massive 62% growth from 2022. million vehicles.

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Renault, Minth Group agree to expand EV battery plant in France

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Renault Group announced yesterday that it would be entering a joint venture with Chinese parts manufacturer Minth Group to expand an existing production facility to manufacture battery parts. And in the meantime, we thus reaffirm our willingness to produce popular, affordable, and cost-effective electric cars in France”.

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