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In March 2022, Porsche was targeting electric cars to make up more than 80% of its sales by 2030, however the company now admits that the transition to electric cars is progressing more slowly than expected. However, Porsche plans to replace the gasoline-powered 718 Boxster and Cayman models with electric cars by 2025, and will introduce the electric Macan in 2026. It is also expected that the Cayenne model will turn electric later this decade, and the electric Panamera that will come above the Taycan may be introduced. Other luxury brands face similar challenges. Bentley postponed its goal to become fully electric from 2030 to 2033, while Mercedes delayed achieving its electric car goal to 2030, and Audi is also facing difficulties with its Q8 E-Tron models due to declining sales. Big brands like Ford and Volkswagen are also adjusting their strategies due to changing market dynamics. Toyota is still skeptical about the dominance of electric cars in the market, while BMW hopes that its sales of electric cars will reach 50% by the end of the decade. All in all, automakers are facing challenges balancing tougher emissions regulations with the high costs of developing electric vehicles, leading to a decline in models like coupes and convertibles in favor of more popular SUVs and crossovers. #Anis_Maaouia

Ford CEO: V-8-powered Mustang not going anywhere: The V-8-powered Ford Mustang won't be heading to the glue factory anytime soon, Ford CEO Jim Farley declared in a recently published interview with Motor1. The rival Chevrolet Camaro goes on hiatus after the 2024 model year, while the current Dodge Challenger is set to be replaced with a new model without a V-8 option. The last examples of both... #car #cars #awesome

Of all shown here, the 🚘car that I believe to be iconic is Toyota Land Cruiser. Your thoughts on this list? Annie --- Here are the cars, trucks, and SUVs we want to make a glorious revival back into the lineups of BMW, Chevy, and Honda. Losing a loved one hurts, but never being able to experience the rapid kaboom from the now-discontinued Viper ACR’s 8.4-liter V-10 is downright calamitous. We’ll admit, it’s somewhat strange to grieve for a car you have never owned, but it’s also proof that a few automobiles, despite never resting behind our own garage doors, still have had a profound impact on our lives. We’ve lost some good ones, but not all are gone forever. The heartbeat of cars like the Viper might be quiet for now, but revivals of old favorites like the Ford Bronco, Acura Integra, and Toyota Supra make us hopeful. We like this trend and can think of some immediate additions automakers could apply to their promised fully electric lineups. Here are the 14 cars we wish still existed today. ...READ More... #cars #suvs #automakers #electriccars #ev #chevy #honda #bmw Hon.

Spotlight on the US passenger vehicle sales leaders for December 2023! 1. Toyota - Topping the charts with 155,000 units. 2. Honda - Securing second with 106,000 vehicles. 3. Chevrolet - Taking the third spot with 92,000 sales. 4. Ford - Moving up to fourth with 83,000 units. 5. Hyundai - Entering the top five with 73,000 cars. 6. Jeep - Tying for sixth with 62,000 vehicles. 7. Nissan - Sharing sixth place with 62,000 sales. 8. Kia - Nabbing eighth with 60,000 cars. 9. Subaru - Landing in ninth with 58,000 sales. 10. Tesla - Closing the list with 56,000 units. Data Courtesy: Global NEVS Monitoring. Explore the global auto market with Global NEVS – your new go-to for industry insights. Check them out: https://lnkd.in/gcEaGukk

Did you know that BMW had a bigger share of the UK car market in January 2024 than Ford? And Vauxhall? And Peugeot, Citroen, Honda and Renault....combined? What was once a premium brand for the few, is now a volume brand for the many, and the same can be applied to Audi and Mercedes-Benz. And yet despite that popularity, the price remains very much premium. So what do you now do if you want to tread your own path and not follow the crowd, but also want to maximise your money's value? In this week's review on AutoEV I put the new lead-in model in the BMW i4 range, the eDrive 35, against the range-topping BYD EUROPE Seal, the dual motor, 523bhp Excellence, to see if it really can topple the Ultimate Driving Machine for a lot less money. AutoEV - the channel that actual car buyers trust when it comes to choosing their next electric vehicle. #electriccars #companycar #bmw #bydseal #byd #evcharging #ev

Toyota RAV4 retains its crown atop the best-selling charts, edging out the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux as new car sales fall for the second consecutive month. Here are some of the big talking points: 📈 Toyota continues to dominate sales, with its YTD sales share sitting at 19.7% (+2.5pp vs same time last year) 📈 Hybrid vehicles now account for almost 1 in 6 sales, up +6.5pp on 2023 YTD 📉 Tesla has lost more sales in YTD than any other brand (-7,247 sales)

Did you know that BMW had a bigger share of the UK car market in January 2024 than Ford? And Vauxhall? And Peugeot, Citroen, Honda and Renault....combined? What was once a premium brand for the few, is now a volume brand for the many, and the same can be applied to Audi and Mercedes-Benz. And yet despite that popularity, the price remains very much premium. So what do you now do if you want to tread your own path and not follow the crowd, but also want to maximise your money's value? In this week's review on AutoEV I put the new lead-in model in the BMW i4 range, the eDrive 35, against the range-topping BYD EUROPE Seal, the dual motor, 523bhp Excellence, to see if it really can topple the Ultimate Driving Machine for a lot less money. AutoEV - the channel that actual car buyers trust when it comes to choosing their next electric vehicle. #electriccars #companycar #bmw #bydseal #byd #evcharging #ev

Ford's Fastest Electric Car 😮 Mustang Mach E GT🐎 But it's still slower than: Tesla Model 3 Performance Polestar 3 Kia EV6 Why Ford ditched their hatchback platform is beyond me... Imagine a Focus "ERS" and what it could of been, it certainly would of upset the likes of Mercedes, Audi and Hyundai in the Hatchback game.🎮 Stats for the GT - Bronze 🥉 420 ps ⚡ 634 ft-lb 🐎 4.4 0-62 s (which is now only the same as a 5.0 V8) Don't get me wrong I am here for the future of electric cars, but let's not waste precious materials on sub-par performance cars.

Top 10 makes with the most private-party listings – from most to least: (data from PrivateAuto ) 1. Ford 2. Chevy 3. Toyota 4. BMW 5. Mercedes-Benz 6. Jeep 7. Honda 8. Tesla 9. Nissan 10. Dodge It’s not surprising to see the usual suspects (Ford, Toyota, etc.) so high up. What *is* interesting is how listings for Teslas have crept up to 8th place. Why? Because they have the lowest average mileage out of any of the brands listed here. In other words, Tesla owners have been selling their vehicles earlier than historical industry averages. Learn more about PrivateAuto here: https://lnkd.in/gUGnitDR (Data via CDG partner: PrivateAuto #privateautopartner)

US, May 2024 - Top 10 Car Models with the Most Speeding Tickets This Year 🏁 These stats are based on the percentage of drivers who have received at least one speeding ticket (US national average across all models is 8.3%). 1️⃣ Subaru BRZ - 23.9% (Nearly one-quarter have one or more speeding tickets on record.) 2️⃣ Hyundai Genesis Coupe - 21.9% 3️⃣ Volkswagen GTI - 18.8% 4️⃣ Chevy Cruze Limited - 17.9% 5️⃣ Nissan 350Z - 17.6% 6️⃣ Subaru WRX - 16.9% 7️⃣ Scion TC - 15.8% 8️⃣ Scion FRS - 15.2% 9️⃣ Chevy Malibu Limited - 14.5% 🔟 Toyota Yaris iA - 14.5% Interesting Highlights: - Tesla Model Y drivers have the lowest share of speeding tickets on record, at 2%. The Model Y has a speed assistance feature that warns drivers when they exceed a posted speed limit. - Foreign (non-US) cars represent eight of the 10 cars with the speediest drivers. Chevrolet is the only US domestic car brand appearing on the list. Source: insurify.com