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Euro Auto Production Down 35% in First Quarter 2009; Second Half Production May be Down 25%; Small Cars Hit New Record Share

Green Car Congress

In the first quarter of 2009, automotive production in Europe fell by 35% to 3.4 While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well. in the first five months of 2009, surpassing the record of 38.8%

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New Car Registrations in UK fall 30.9% in January; Industry Urges UK Government to Provide Scrappage Incentives to Boost Demand

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The new car market in the UK continued to decline sharply at the start of 2009, with volumes down by 30.9% SMMT expects the market to decline by 19.3% in 2009 to 1.72 Supermini demand slowed less steeply than in other segments to post a market share up almost five percentage points to 35.6%. million units.

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It is good to be small as auto market stumbles

Green Cars News

As automotive production in Europe falls by a whopping 35 per cent, small cars have reached a new record high market share reflecting consumer concerns about the general economy and the environment. This was followed by France, down 46 per cent, Spain down 40.2 Nevertheless, small cars reached a market share of 44.9 per cent.

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