Mexico To Triple EV Production In 2023

Credit to Author: Juan Diego Celemín Mojica| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:01:49 +0000

Giant amongst developing nations, Mexico stands currently as the seventh-largest automobile producer in the world (in number of units). It is the fifth-largest automobile exporter (in total value). The Mexican auto industry has grown sevenfold since the 1960s and doubled its output since the 1990s, when it was granted full access to the US market. […]

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Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales +9% vs. 2022, -11% vs. 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:49:15 +0000

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but […]

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Tesla Now 8th Best Selling Auto Brand In USA — US Auto Sales +9% vs. 2022, -11% vs. 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 06:49:15 +0000

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker. Furthermore, I compare last quarter’s sales not just to the same quarter last year, but […]

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Tesla Model Y Wins UK Bestseller Spot In March, Record BEV Volumes

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:38:37 +0000

The UK saw plugin electric vehicles take 22.4% of the auto market in March, down from 22.7% year on year. BEVs saw fractional market share growth YoY, and a new volume record, whilst PHEVs saw a slight decline. Combustion-only powertrains lost 2.5% share YoY. Overall auto volume was 287,825 units, up some 18% YoY, though […]

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Driving On Solar Power! MINI & Red Bull Launch Solar-Powered Charging Station In Cape Town

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:05:56 +0000

MINI South Africa has teamed up with Red Bull to launch the country’s first MINI-branded solar-powered electric vehicle charging station in Cape Town. The charging station has two connectors, each with a maximum output of 9kW AC. Both connectors are Type 2. Head of MINI South Africa, Shaun Willis, noted: “MINI and Red Bull have […]

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J.D. Power EV Experience Index Rates Mini & Rivian “High” in Driving Enjoyment & Satisfaction

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:06:45 +0000

“The electric vehicle landscape is changing quickly, and newer models are bringing in more mainstream, first-time EV buyers,” Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at J.D. Power, said concerning the results of the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study that were released at the end of February this year. […]

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Italy’s BEV Market Down 26.6% In 2022 — Will Tesla Come To The Rescue?

Credit to Author: Carlo Ombello| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 03:10:22 +0000

Originally published on opportunity:energy. 2022 was a year of defeat for electric mobility in Italy. Europe’s fourth largest market struggled to keep up with the rest of Europe’s major auto markets. While EVs made important gains in market share throughout the continent, Italian sales of plug-in vehicles suffered an unanticipated setback. It could have been […]

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Electric MINI To Be 1st MINI Produced In Germany

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:59:03 +0000

One would think that MINI, a part of BMW Group, would have vehicles produced in Germany. Apparently not, or not completely. The coming MINI Countryman will be the first MINI to be fully produced in Germany, making it a true “Made in Germany” model. That includes the fully electric MINI Countryman (and the non-electric versions). […]

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US Auto Industry Down 3+ Million Sales (19%) Since 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:46:31 +0000

The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, they were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%). But compared to 2019, they were down by more than 3 […]

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US Auto Industry Up 10% In 4th Quarter — But Down 16% Compared To Q4 2019

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 15:15:56 +0000

The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip? Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […]

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