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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

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. for commercial vehicles. for commercial vehicles. In the first quarter of 2009, automotive production in Europe fell by 35% to 3.4

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It is good to be small as auto market stumbles

Green Cars News

Indeed even though schemes such as the vehicle scrappage concept have helped segments of the market, overall vehicle demand went down further as well. per cent, Italy down 38.6 This was followed by France, down 46 per cent, Spain down 40.2 per cent and Germany down 32.3

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