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South Africa’s Automotive Landscape Is Changing, And That Is A Good Thing
New Entrants Such as Omoda & Jaecoo Show that They Are Not Afraid to Introduce Plugins into the South African Market The South African automotive industry is changing. As discussed yesterday, Toyota,Volkswagen, Ford, Mazda, Nissan, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, BMW, and Audi were some of the traditional dominant brands … [continued]
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EVs At 62.3% Share In Sweden — Renault 4 Arrives
July’s auto sales saw plugin EVs at 62.3% share in Sweden, a slight improvement over the same month in 2024 (59.6%), but with BEVs still below their 2023 levels. PHEVs have grown instead. Overall auto volume was 17,684 units, up some 8% year-on-year. The Volvo EX40 was the best-selling BEV. … [continued]
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South Africa’s Changing Automotive Landscape
The first time I ever visited South Africa was in the year 2008. Coming from a much smaller economy, Zimbabwe, the differences were startling. In general, the Zimbabwean auto sector was already being dominated by imports of used vehicles from Japan at that time. The situation was slightly different in … [continued]
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EVs Take A Record 98.2% Share In Norway — BEVs Alone At 97.2%
July saw plugin EVs take a record 98.2% share in Norway, up from 94.3% year on year. BEVs alone took 97.2% share, a new record high. Overall auto volume was 9,563 units, up 48% YoY. The Tesla Model Y was the best-selling vehicle. July’s auto market saw combined EVs take … [continued]
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Europe EV Sales Report — Tesla Has #1 Plus #2 Win, In A 29% EV Share Market
EVs are picking up in Europe, with some 361,000 plugin vehicles being registered in Europe in June. That’s up 23% year over year (YoY). This is a particularly positive sign when considering that the overall market (currently at ~6.8 million units YTD) does not look good this year (5% decline … [continued]
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