KIA AMERICA REPORTS FEBRUARY SALES
Kia America closed February with sales of 59,059 units. Sales of Kia’s EV models continued to climb, up 65-percent year-over-year through February with the ongoing launch of the award winning EV9 3-row EV SUV. Kia’s rugged and capable SUVs were…
Hyundai Motor America Reports All-Time February 2024 Sales
Hyundai Motor America reported record-breaking total February sales of 60,341 units, a 6% increase compared with February 2023. Hyundai set total sales records in February for Tucson (+8%), Tucson PHEV (+280%), Tucson HEV (+29%), Palisade (+16%), and Kona EV (+15%)….
GM Announces Start of EV Sales in France as it Slowly Reenters Europe
On Monday, GM announced its direct-to-consumer sales of the Cadillac Lyriq will start March 23 in France, said GM spokeswoman Chiati Sen. France is the third market in Europe where GM is launching the direct-to-consumer Cadillac business. Last year, GM…
Battery Recycling Can Boost EV Sales in the United States
Beyond protecting the environment from hazardous materials, lithium-ion battery recycling creates a secure domestic supply of critical materials and promises to make new electric vehicles (EV) cleaner and more affordable. It may be what finally boosts EV adoption in the…
Global EV Sales Up 69% y/y in Jan
Global electric vehicle sales jumped 69% in January from a year earlier but were down 26% from December, reflecting subsidy cuts or tighter rules in Germany and France and seasonally weaker sales in China. Sales of fully-electric cars, or battery…
January Blues Driven Away As EV Sales Go Up
New energy vehicle makers in China saw rising deliveries in January, which is usually not a popular car-buying month. Analysts said the good start is expected to drive the burgeoning sector to a new high in the year. Car buyers…
Nio Delivered 10,055 EVs in January, Down 44% MoM
Nio delivered 10,055 EVs in January, up 18.2% from 8,506 in previous year, the company announced in a press release. However, the comparison doesn’t hold as last year, the Chinese New Year fell on January 22. Nio deliveries fell 44%…
KIA AMERICA BEGINS 2024 WITH STRONG JANUARY SALES
Coming off the highest annual sales volume in company history in 2023, Kia America delivered 51,090 units in January with growth across the brand’s SUV, utility, EV and electrified vehicle offerings. Sales of Kia’s rugged and capable SUVs increased over…
Europe Over-reliant on Chinese EV batteries, Warns South Korea’s SK On
Europe is in danger of becoming overdependent on Chinese electric-car batteries, said a leading South Korean industry executive, as the continent struggles to agree on a coherent strategy to boost domestic production. With European carmakers set to increase imports of cheap…
European Car Sales Jump as Electric Vehicles Take the Lead
New car sales in Europe rebounded with a bang in 2023, rising by 13.9 percent as electric vehicles overtook diesel for the first time, an industry group has said. Sales of new electric cars shot up by 37 percent year-on-year…
