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JANUARY 03, 2024



Handicapping the 2024 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards

NACTOY picks its winners with a judging pool of 50 automotive journalists from 50 separate media outlets and hosts its own dedicated test drives. Here are my predictions.

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Autoline Daily 2024: Top Industry News for Jan. 3
BYD Passes Tesla in Q4 EV Sales; But Tesla Keeps Full-Year EV Sales Crown; Honda To Test Used Fuel Cells for Energy Storage

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BYD Leads Global EV Makers in Q4 Without U.S. Market…Yet

Chinese automaker BYD led all global automakers in EV sales in Q4, and it is expanding its emerging business in Europe and North America.

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Denso Aims for Mass Market Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Solid-state technology is being tipped as the best way to get automotive powertrains switched to hydrogen power.

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Third-Party Digital Providers Call for Connected Car Standardization

In-car app and service developers face an uphill struggle to match automakers' variety of connected car platforms.

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FROM AUTOMOTIVE DIVE
Over 20 EVs Will Lose Tax Credit Eligibility in 2024
Fewer eligible vehicles could make it harder for automakers to sell EVs by making them less affordable.
FOR WARDS INTELLIGENCE SUBSCRIBERS
Global Vehicle Sales Trending to 90 Million-Plus in 2023; November Deliveries Rise 12.0%
When final data for the year is reported, global sales in December are expected to have easily out-performed the year-ago total of 7.33 million units, meaning calendar-year 2023 volume topped 90 million for the first time since 2019.