Tag: Geely

Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model

Car makers haven’t given up on the dream of selling cars direct to customers, even as the number actually doing so has dwindled to just four. Currently Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Mini are the only car makers of any scale in the UK using the so-called agency model of selling directly to customers via their network of dealers,… Continue reading Car makers still dream of move to agency sales model

Zeekr Group Announces the Election Deadline for Merger Consideration

HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Holding Limited (“Zeekr Group” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ZK), the world’s leading premium new energy vehicle group, today announced that: the deadline for holders of the Company’s ordinary shares (each, a “Zeekr Share”) to elect their preferred form of merger consideration by completing the election… Continue reading Zeekr Group Announces the Election Deadline for Merger Consideration

Clean Technica: A Tale of Two Markets — BEVs Up 20% YoY & PHEVs Down 10% YoY in China004260

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BEVs represented 36% the total Chinese car market in October. We saw plugins score another million-plus sales in September (1.3 million plugins, in a 2.2-million-unit overall market, down 1% YoY), but growth has been slowing down, with October showing only a 7% increase over October… Continue reading Clean Technica: A Tale of Two Markets — BEVs Up 20% YoY & PHEVs Down 10% YoY in China004260

Clean Technica: Tesla Is Back on the Offensive: The USA’s EV Giant Has Just Entered Colombia’s Market Looking for Blood004258

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I hope our readers will pardon my hyperbolic language, but believe that nobody, nobody, expected to see what’s now unraveling in the Colombian market. I knew Tesla was going to (finally) arrive on our shores at Bogota’s 19th International Automobile Hall, but to be completely… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Is Back on the Offensive: The USA’s EV Giant Has Just Entered Colombia’s Market Looking for Blood004258

Van Mossel buys Breeze Motor and Ocean Automotive

Van Mossel Automotive Group has hit the acquisition trail, buying dealer groups, Breeze Motor Group and Ocean Automotive for undisclosed sums. Both companies are based on the South Coast, with locations in Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Wimborne and Yeovil. This expansion further strengthens Van Mossel’s position in the UK on the mainland. The acquisition includes… Continue reading Van Mossel buys Breeze Motor and Ocean Automotive

Wonderfuel gas: how operators are using fuel to start cutting emissions

Demand for natural gas as an alternative low-carbon fuel for trucks continues to grow as transport firms focus on immediate steps to reduce their carbon footprint as part of a longer term transition to zero emission vehicles. Recent months have seen Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sites open around the… Continue reading Wonderfuel gas: how operators are using fuel to start cutting emissions

The all-new 2026 Audi Q3 sets a new benchmark with best-in-class performance, and upper-luxury levels of tech and refinement

The Audi Q3 receives a dynamic, more emotional, exterior design language paired with a spacious interior with more storage and technology Best-in-class acceleration of 5.5 seconds delivers an engaging drive with best-in-class 255 horsepower 2.0L TFSI four-cylinder gas engine paired to a 7-speed S tronic dual-clutch transmission. RESTON, Va., Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Audi… Continue reading The all-new 2026 Audi Q3 sets a new benchmark with best-in-class performance, and upper-luxury levels of tech and refinement

Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms

Swedish automaker Volvo has canceled a five-year-old contract with Luminar, the latest escalation in an increasingly ugly brawl between the lidar sensor company and its biggest customer. The fight is happening during an existential moment for Luminar. The company recently defaulted on several of its loans. While it’s working with those lenders on a resolution,… Continue reading Luminar is fighting with its biggest customer as bankruptcy threat looms

IEA Predicts 20M Electric Car Sales in 2025: ETFs Poised to Gain

According to the International Energy Agency’s (“IEA”) flagship report, the World Energy Outlook, published on Nov. 12, 2025, global electric car sales are expected to reach more than 20 million in 2025, accounting for over one-in-four cars sold worldwide. This reflects an increase of 17.6% from the previous year’s electric car sales.  Against this backdrop,… Continue reading IEA Predicts 20M Electric Car Sales in 2025: ETFs Poised to Gain