What’s Up? BYD 3Q Financials … As Expected

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:27:08 +0000

BYD announced their 3Q financials this week. To summarize, almost everything is up, quarter on quarter and year on year: sales, revenue (now more than Tesla), net profit, earnings per share, shareholder equity … all up by double digits. Gross margin is also up for Automotive, Electronics, and overall (continuing … [continued]

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EVs At 23.5% Share In France — Plugins Dip As HEVs Surge

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 11:09:07 +0000

October’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 23.5% share in France, down from 26.5% year on year. Classic hybrids (HEVs) were the only powertrain that saw YoY growth, with plugins losing ground, though faring better than combustion-only vehicles. Overall auto volume was 135,532 units, down 13.3% YoY. The new Citroen … [continued]

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BYD Sales Surge To 500,000 Vehicles A Month!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:50:21 +0000

In mid-September, I wrote the article “BYD Closer to Becoming #1 Automaker in World Than I Thought.” However, the company seems to just keep speeding up the timeline. In August, BYD had 373,083 vehicle sales (all “new energy vehicles” — either full battery electrics or plugin hybrids). In September, that … [continued]

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China — Land of Buddha & Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:40:34 +0000

As I have written previously, Majella and I went to China to see what a 53% penetration of new vehicle sales looked like. We were very impressed, to say the least. You can read about it here. Oh, and we managed to fulfill our dream of cruising up the Yangtze … [continued]

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Biden–Harris Admin Aims to Help Slash Cost of EV Battery Recycling

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:25:00 +0000

As the electric vehicle (EV) market has grown to millions of sales a year, more and more batteries are getting out there onto the roads and will need to be disposed of in some way eventually. Because the market is so young, not much has been needed in this regard … [continued]

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Hyundai IONIQ 5 Sales Grow 51% in USA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:21:59 +0000

Following up on other good news stories about EV sales jumping in October, we’ve got one from Hyundai. However, there’s also a little twist. In the US market, sales of Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 jumped a rockin’ 51% in October 2024 compared to October 2023. The model had 4,498 sales in … [continued]

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Aptera Puts Its First Production-Intent Vehicle On The Road

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 19:17:36 +0000

The first Aptera pre-production test vehicle has taken its first spin around the block as the company targets sales beginning next year.

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Zeekr Sales Soar 92% in October

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:21:59 +0000

I just covered sales increases from XPeng and NIO in October — up 20% and 30.5% year over year — but there’s even bigger sales news from a “smart electric vehicle” brand out of China. Hint, hint: the brand’s name is in the title of course, Zeekr. Zeekr, which is … [continued]

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Kia US EV Sales Grow 70% in October

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:54:25 +0000

Kia just announced its October sales for the US market, and it especially highlighted strong electrified vehicle sales. Tackling each segment of the “electrified” market separately, the company wrote: “Sales of Kia’s all-electric (EV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) vehicles increased by 70-percent, 65-percent, and 49-percent respectively compared to … [continued]

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NIO & XPeng Sales Increase 30% & 20% In October

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:22:32 +0000

It’s the first of the month, and we’ve got positive EV sales news from NIO and XPeng yet again. Both Chinese EV automakers saw strong sales increases in October 2024 compared to October 2023. NIO Sales NIO scored 20,976 sales (i.e., deliveries) in October, an increase of 30.5% over October … [continued]

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