News in Numbers

Steel Dynamics has signed an agreement to supply 50,000 tonnes of CO₂-reduced steel a year to Mercedes’ US assembly plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama which builds the GLE, GLE coupe and GLS SUVs along with the EQS and EQE EVs.

According to GlobalData, the diesel share of Western Europe’s new car market dropped to 15% in August.

According to Ford, demand for hybrid powertrains, currently offered as a US$3,300 option on some versions of the F-150 pickup, has risen to 10% of total model line sales.

According to GlobalData, the global light vehicle annualised selling rate (SAAR) rose for the sixth consecutive month in August, reaching 99million units/year.

BYD has announced the European launch of its C-segment BEV hatchback, the Dolphin. Deliveries start in Q4 of this year.