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BYD breaks into Toyota-dominated Japan as EV sales climb

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According to the Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA), Japan’s imports fell 7% YOY (113,887) in the first half of 2024. As always, luxury automakers like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi held the biggest share of imports. The automaker is launching new EVs in South Korea, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, Brazil, and many others.

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Nissan and Honda unite to join global software-defined EV race, play catch up with Tesla

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While domestic automakers like Toyota, Nissan, and Honda dominate the market, most imports have historically been from German luxury automakers like Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz. BYD led the way, with imports surging 184% YOY, according to the Japan Automobile Importers Association. And that’s just one market.

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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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The positive results came as a result of more electrified vehicles from Mercedes (+44%), Volkswagen (+240%), BMW (+15%), Hyundai (+25%), Volvo (+79%), and Suzuki, among others. Demand in Latin America fell by 30% to 318,000 units, following restrictions in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and more recently Brazil and Mexico.

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Report: BYD Plotting New EV Factory in Mexico

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China’s BYD is reportedly prepared to set up a new production facility in Mexico with the alleged plan to use the locale as an export hub for the United States. American brands love sending jobs to Mexico, as does every other company interested in moving high volume models through North and South America. Overall, 1.36

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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At the special high-voltage competence center near Ingolstadt, the focus is on the development of complete systems: packaging, cooling, validation and, in partnership with body development, integration into the automobile. Fully refueling with H2 takes around three minutes, roughly the same as with a conventional automobile.

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