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GAYDON JOINS THE FRAY

Like the rise of the machines, SUVs are taking over. Sales of SUVs have been increasing for the past seven years and they had a 36,4% market share globally in 2018. It’s not even something originally pushed by the car companies but rather by consumer demand. It’s reached a point where automakers are even dropping traditional sedans. Just look at Alfa Romeo which plans a largely SUV lineup in the future.

As yet, there’s no official word on plans for it but company CEO, Andy Palmer, has already said Aston will electrify its entire range by around

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