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Tesla quarterly global volumes surpass German premium OEM

According to our exclusive research, Tesla surpassed a German volume premium manufacturer's global delivery volumes during a quarter for the first time. AUDI AG is the first German premium volume manufacturer to witness its global quarterly volumes fall behind Teslas'.

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
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Comment: EU 2035 CO2 legislation and the pseudo prohibition

It depends on how you see this last-minute swerve off the legislative Autobahn, which up until a few weeks ago was firmly heading at record tempo in the direction of new passenger cars not being permitted to emit more than a fleet average of 0g/km CO2 by 2035, or in layman's terms a complete phase-out of the humble petrol/diesel...

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

Q4 storm saw W-Europe’s BEV market record new highs

Anyone familiar with a wood-burning stove has no doubt become accustomed to the slight panic of seeing the initial ferocity of the flames dwindle following the fire's combustion of both firelighter and kindling. Left with the conundrum of adding more fuel, or remaining confident that the slow-burning stove has amassed enough energy to reach that crucial infection point where...

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

The 2022 West European BEV market ended with a bounce

Western Europe witnessed 15 per cent of its total passenger car market accounted for by pure electric BEV passenger cars during 2022 according to the next edition of the European Electric Car Study.

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

Which software option is optimal for EV charging CPOs

Which software option is optimal for EV charging CPOs of different scales in 2023: Custom or SaaS? Businesses of every size and industry share much in common, and one of those is the necessity of the software component. EV Charge point operators (CPOs) are not an exclusion. From the very first station installed, their business simply cannot run without...

Oleksandr Fedotov

CTO @ Extrawest
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Last orders! The EU calls time on patent No. 37435

On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a petrol-powered vehicle patent, which effectively democratised personal mobility up until today. With around 90 million new light vehicles fitted with an internal combustion engine entering the world's roads each year, 149 years since its birth, time will finally be called on patent 37435 across Europe. Last month the European Union...

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
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Mondial de l’Auto – promised little, yet delivered lots

Look beyond the extremely diluted exhibitor list at only the second European Auto Show to take place since COVID struck in 2020, and the number of manufacturers is thinning out faster than a middle-aged man trying to comb over a receding hairline. Glancing over the attendees at this week's Paris show, one could have been forgiven for avoiding the...

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

Is China’s tiger about to bite?

Coinciding with the year of the tiger, Chinese OEMs, once having been the butt of all automotive jokes following failed crash tests and poor quality standards, now feel confident enough to give it another shot with a fully-charged line-up. The class of 2022 is almost unrecognisable from those models arriving 15 years ago.

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

H1 West European electric passenger car market

Mention the auto industry nowadays, and a relatively young-looking Californian electric car manufacturer will surely be heard. Present on the European market for a decade with a genuine own creation, the Model S (although it shared Mercedes parts thanks to its then shareholder) got the ball rolling.

Matthias Schmidt

European Automotive Market Analyst @ Schmidt Automotive Research
3 minute read |

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