China's Combustion Cars Fall to 33% of Sales in a Market Down 28%
Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.
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Combustion cars fell to a record-low 33% of China's car sales in September as gas car sales dropped 43.5%. U.S. battery-electric share sits near 6%.
BMW says its long-wheelbase i3 50L covered 754 miles (1,213 km) on one charge in China at 8.8 kWh/100 km. The U.S. i3 is a different car.
BMW began Gen6 battery output in Shenyang, its third site. Woodruff starts iX5 packs in December with AESC cells from a plant neither firm has named.
France's EV share hit 42% in September as Macron touted four gigafactories. The top EV was a Tesla Model Y, and only the Renault 5 is French-built.
Xpeng says Magna's Graz plant can't keep up and plans a lower-cost second European line ahead of EU 'Made in Europe' rules that also count battery cells.
Gas-only cars fell to 49% of global sales in H1 2026, a first. U.S. new EV share is stuck near 6% as buyers answer $4 gas with hybrids and used EVs.
Australian testers found the Mazda CX-6e reads any typed message, profanity included, through its front speaker. NHTSA pulled Tesla's Boombox for less.
Reuters obtained hundreds of pages on Volkswagen's failed V.MO flying car. The program died in June 2024, and the Chinese manager VW promoted as the face of its innovation is now the named suspect in a Shanghai trade-secrets investigation.
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