Hybrid electric vehicle

Bulgaria has emerged as the leader in new car registrations across the European Union in 2023, witnessing an impressive year-on-year growth of 31.5%, totaling 37,724 units, reports the latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The country's remarkable performance outpaced the EU average, positioning it at the forefront of automotive market expansion.

Talks are ongoing with carmakers from Europe and Asia, including China, to lure more investments into Türkiye's automotive sector, Industry and Technology Minister Fatih Kacır has said.

"We are hoping that at least one of them will announce an investment decision by the end of the year," he said.

Chinese safety regulators have ordered Tesla to recall 1.1 million vehicles because drivers might step on the accelerator for too long, increasing the risk of a crash.

The State Administration for Market Regulation said in a notice that the recall involves imported Model S, X and 3 models as well as the Chinese-made Models Y and 3.

Chinese carmaker Geely has announced that it has reached 80% of its target annual sales. For the first ten months of this year, the company was able to sell a total of 1,088,290 vehicles.

For the third year in a row, Geely's annual sales exceed 1 million units. In October alone, 130,180 vehicles were sold, 14% up from the previous year.

More than a dozen car manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen have officially asked U.S. President Donald Trump not to relax emission limits, to avoid a fragmentation of the car market, U.S. media reported.

Our country is among the 28 EU member states that have registered growth in the sale of hybrid cars, according to data from Eurostat and the Association of Automobile Manufacturers Association (ASEA) for 2018.

Where is the trend for hybrid vehicles the strongest and how alive is it in Central and South Eastern Europe, especially Slovenia?

Japanese car giant Toyota said on Oct. 5 it is recalling more than 2.4 million hybrid cars over a fault that could cause crashes, just a month after another recall affecting hybrids.

Japanese car giant Toyota announced on March 5 that it will stop selling diesel cars in Europe, beginning the phase-out this year.

A total of 1,300 vehicles powered by an alternative fuel (electric vehicles plus hybrid electric cars) were purchased in Bulgaria in 2017, according to current data from the Association of European Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Of these, cars powered by electricity are 105 new cars, and the remaining 1195 are hybrid machines combined with an electric drive.