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. @BYDCompany delivered the most Chinese-brand BEV pure electric passenger cars across Western Europe during August, surpassing SAIC's MG brand for the first time, according to Schmidt Automotive Research's monthly European Electric Car Study data.
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Chinese new passenger car brands saw their share of the W-European new BEV passenger car market fall to just 8.3% of the total regional BEV market during August, according to the latest research of the European Electric Car Study published by #SchmidtAutomotiveResearch each month
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After nine months this year, 🇬🇧 is within 6,500 units of becoming 🇪🇺's largest BEV market, according to Schmidt Automotive Research using industry data. The introduction of the ZEV mandate has boosted UK BEV volumes. During the same time last year it trailed 🇩🇪 by 149K units.
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Chinese passenger car brands fell at a far faster rate than an already sluggish total regional W-European car market in August... But why? We provide the data, the narrative behind the data, and the answers each month/quarter in our exclusive studies: schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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The UK government (new/old), as well as commentators and enthusiasts falling over themselves with a 2035/30 populist @BorisJohnson ICE phase-out policy... that never was, is getting very farcical; it's not far off from turning into a #montypython sketch. Thinking dead 🦜sketch
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It was just a rumour that @NIOGlobal, which registered fewer than one thousand models across Europe during the opening seven months of 2024, was prepared to take over @AudiOfficial's Brussels facility. Who would have guessed?
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Published: Quarterly China OEM Passenger Car Study focusing on Chinese OEMs' progress across Western Europe 🇨🇳 / 🇪🇺 inc. 🇬🇧 Avaiable here (€) schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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A really interesting @EUconfidential podcast last week on artificial lab meat being a threat to the agricultural industry. From an automotive perspective the transition to incorporating more vegan and alternative material interiors is also worth a look at.
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As covered in our latest H1 Study (€) our belief that #Chinese OEMs may add more focus distributing BEV models to non-EU European markets, post the provisional implementation of additional import tariffs, #BYD’s Explorer One vessel docks in the U.K. for first time. 🇬🇧🚗⛴️🚗🇨🇳
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.@VolvoCars approaching ICE on gross margins, covered in the current H1 European Electric Car Study Made in China #EX30 contributor along with material cost savings raw material price falls Volvo to stop supplying granular breakdown Q3 Source: OEM/Schmidt Automotive Research
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It is nice to see @bloomberg pick up on our latest study. Full study available here: schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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Our latest H1 2024 European Electic Car Study We cover why the Chinese double-digit share of the new BEV market was likely down to an inventory dump special effect. Taiwinds ahead for Sino OEMs / partially off-set higher tariffs... among other things schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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From our latest monthly market intelligence study (€) published later this week, #Geely are the main winners across W-Europe when it comes to new BEV passenger car registrations on a three-month trailing basis All background info in the full study... schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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Almost every fourth BEV delivered across Western Europe this year was imported from China, according to our data published in our monthly in-depth European Electric Car Study (€). schmidtautomotiveresearch.co…
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🇨🇳 🚘 🇪🇺 Top 3 passenger car manufacturers importing BEVs from China to Western Europe: Jan-May 2024 (registrations) 1. Geely: 51.6K 2. Tesla: 46.3K 3. SAIC: 30.4K Source: The European Electric Car Study Link: schmidtmatthias.de/electricc…
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We were on the BBC News channel this week giving some granularity on the EU/China BEV provisional import tariffs that were introduced this week. Full interview here: schmidtmatthias.de/press
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I'm sure lots of people are asking why Keir is being driven around in an Audi?!?! Surely he should be sat in the back of a... 👇 KIA Sorry.
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