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SUVs became the largest and fastest-growing automotive segment in 2015; up 22% from 2014

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Global sales of SUVs surged 22% in 2015, supporting an overall increase in global sales of light vehicles of 1.7% in 2014-2015, according to data released by global market research company Euromonitor International. of light vehicle sales globally. of light vehicle sales globally. Spain: +42%.

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Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

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As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). Audi will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Brussels to Martorell in Spain; in 2014, Audi Brussels produced 115,378 Audi A1 models. The plant will also produce its own battery packs.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% million in April 2015. over January-April 2015. of April’s and YTD’s totals respectively.

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JATO Dynamics: SUVs continue to drive growth in Europe’s big 5 markets

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The latest figures for Europe’s top 5 markets—Germany, UK, Italy, France and Spain—show further positive results for March 2016. million new cars, up by 5% over March 2015. SUV registrations ranked first, accounting for more than one out of four passenger cars registered, according to data from JATO Dynamics.

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European car registrations drop 7.1% in April, diesel down 15%, SUVs continue to grow

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Four of Europe’s five largest markets posted decreases in registrations in April, with Spain the only market to experience an increase in registrations—a small 0.8%. Meanwhile SUVs continued to grow, posting an increase in registrations of 7.2%, but this growth wasn’t enough to offset the double-digit drops seen by other segments.

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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

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—Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. Globally, Europe was the world’s third-largest car market behind China and the US. Strong results in Spain, Poland and the Netherlands were offset by falls in the UK, Italy and Sweden. In total, 5.4 million registrations—a volume increase of 17%.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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This equates to a decline of 7.0%, as last month saw the lowest number of registrations since 2015, when only 955,113 units were registered. —Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics. France leads among the big 5 markets, with an EV penetration of 14%, against 13% in the UK, 11% in Germany, 10% in Spain, and 8.6%

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