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Geely & BYD Are Top Bidders For Nissan/Mercedes Aguascalientes Plant, Potentially Expanding Mexican EV Production
Recent reports out of Mexico indicate that Nissan and Mercedes are selling their joint venture factory in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and the top bidders have been narrowed down to BYD and Geely. Overall, this represents a dramatic shift for legacy automakers in Mexico. While Chinese vehicles have rapidly risen to take … [continued]
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Reasons For The Legacy EV Retreat
This started as a response to Zach’s recent article asking “Why Have Automakers Written Off $55 Billion In EV Investments?” Zach encouraged me to flesh it out a little and post it as a followup article. Here are a few reasons why Detroit automakers were able to rack up such … [continued]
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Op-Ed: How A $14,000 Electric Kei Car Became Japan’s Best-Selling EV & Saved Nissan
While Tesla and BYD (not in that order) dominate EV headlines globally, Japan’s EV sales success for three consecutive years is a tiny 11-foot-long kei car that costs roughly $14,000 after subsidies and offers just 112 miles of range. The Nissan Sakura has become more than a sales success—it’s arguably … [continued]
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Huge Changes in Auto Group Share of European EV Sales
Looking at sales data year by year, or month by month, it can be hard to really notice significant long-term trends. However, stepping back and looking at a chart that covers several years, you can spot some quite interesting things. I recently did this with regards to auto brands’ share … [continued]
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The Nissan/Honda Merger Talks May Be Back On
Nissan has a new CEO, after its current boss agreed to step aside. The new guy has a lot of work to do to re-energize the company.
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