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Geely Aims to Double Zeekr’s and Lynk & Co’s Sales Outside of China

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As we’ve been covering much of this year, while the Chinese EV market is still the largest EV market in the world (by far), it has shrunk quite a bit this year as the broader auto market has shrunk significantly. As a result, Chinese automakers are looking for sales opportunities … [continued]

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BYD & Tesla Play Tag for Top Spot in Australia in May 2026

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May 2026 saw the Tesla Model Y regain the top spot in BEV sales in Australia, after losing it to BYD’s Sealion in April. In fact, the Model Y was Australia’s best-selling vehicle of all powertrains — the first EV to take the gold. In May 2026, 107,000 passenger vehicles … [continued]

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March Sees Record New Plugin Vehicle Sales in Australia

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Ever increasing petrol and diesel prices are fueling a surge in interest in plugin cars. As reported by CleanTechnica here and here. It looks like every second-hand EV has sold and the ones still available have increased in price. But what about the new car market? Data released in the … [continued]

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How The West Lost The Automotive Industry And Its Mojo, Part 2

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This is the second of three articles seeking to contextualise the failure of the West to grasp or even understand or manifest technological change over the past 15 years. The touchstone used here, and in our previous article, is “New Energy Vehicles” (plugin vehicles). The first article focussed primarily on … [continued]

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