Tag: car-sales

BYD is aiming for half of its total car sales to come from markets outside of China, by 2030.So far this year, approximately 14% of BYD's total sales have come from outside ChinaA large...

Recent data gathered by JATO Dynamics shows that BMW topped the BEV brand sales chart across Europe, for July.14,869 BMW-branded BEVs were sold across the continent, compared to 14,561 Teslas, and 12,213 Volkswagens.However, Tesla...

Hyundai Motor recently held its annual Investor Day, where CEO Jaehoon Chang outlined the company's updated strategy to electrification on the road to 2030 - which it has named the 'Hyundai Way'.This includes a...

In what Vauxhall say is a first in the UK for any car manufacturer, its new Vauxhall Frontera crossover will have the same starting price, whether consumers go for either the fully-electric or petrol...

The Government of Canada will introduce a 100% tax this October, on EVs manufactured within China.Taxes will impact all manufacturers producing EVs within China, including manufacturers foreign to China itself.This puts tariffs in line...

There is a new top end to the all-electric Volkswagen ID.3 Hatchback, with order books for the ID.3 GTX Performance opening this month.The ID.3 GTX Performance will be the fastest variant of the ID.3...

Volkswagen Group's sportier take on the Volkswagen ID.5, the CUPRA Tavascan, has arrived, with order books for the electric coupe-SUV opening in the UK on the 11th of September.The Tavascan will start at £47,340...

Polling carried out by Onward, on over 2,100 UK drivers, found those in the market for buying a car this year had intent to purchase an electric car.The relatively high proportion of intent comes...

As part of the British Motor Show Best Cars of the Year Awards, the all-electric MG Cyberster won the prestigious award for the best sports car.The Cyberster was commended for its blend of environmental...

As revealed in Lucid Motors' Q2 financial report, the manufacturer has received an additional $1.5bn worth of funding from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the PIF.PIF already owns a majority 60% stake in Lucid...

Used electric cars in the UK are officially cheaper than the equivalent used diesel or petrol car, according to data gathered by UK vehicle check service, HPI.Used EVs are on average 8.5% cheaper than...

July car sales for Norway, published by the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV), shows that fully-electric cars in the country hit a record high market share last month.91.9% of passenger cars sold, or 5,933, were...

Ford plans an affordable and profitable $30,000 all-electric vehicle, shifting away from large SUVs to compact models.CEO urges Americans to embrace smaller cars for EV success and profitability.Ford benefits from high tariffs on Chinese...

The UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have released the UK's July car sales figures.The results showed that 18.5% of cars registered last month were fully electric models - which equated to a...

The US state of Washington has launched its instant EV rebate program, offering eligible EV buyers up to $9,000 in rebates.The program, which has $45 million worth of funding behind it, will run until...

The latest sales figures from Volvo show a global growth in its fully-electric sales for July, compared to the same period last year.Additionally, 25% of the vehicles sold last month by the manufacturer were...

Chinese EVs grab 11% of Europe’s EV market share in June as buyers rush to beat new tariffs.SAIC, owner of MG, sold nearly 13,400 cars, surpassing BYD’s 4,000, with 40% of imports dealer-registered.State-owned SAIC,...

Kia has begun revealing European pricing for its Kia EV3, one of its cheapest electric cars yet.Already on sale in its home territory of Korea, order books for the EV3 in Europe are set...

The flagship electric model from Volkswagen has been on sale for a number of months now, but a sportier GTX variant is going on sale for the UK market this week.Starting on 1 August,...

Renault has succeeded at putting its fully-electric Scenic E-Tech at the front of British media, after an advertising and promotional campaign we can confidently say has never been done before.Renault’s ‘Relationship Breakdown Cover’ promotion...

EV SUMMIT UK draws to a closeThe final day of the EV SUMMIT has come to a close, and what a way to round off what represented the most significant two-day gathering of over...

China’s longest-running passenger car brand, Hongqi, has announced its plans to target European markets over the coming years, with a range of electric vehicles.Whilst the brand already sells EVs in Scandinavian countries, the manufacturer...

Volvo Cars released its June sales report, highlighting that the manufacturer shifted 18,435 fully electric cars last month.From January to June, this number now stands at 90,760. Will Volvo crack the 200k EV sales...

Australia’s Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries revealed the country’s June passenger car sales, revealing how EV sales have performed in the first half of 2024.A total of 48,872 electric vehicles were sold from January...