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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in comparison to January-April 2008. The decline in April registrations, the first in ten months, is linked to the upturn in registrations last year when a growing number of markets had started to benefit from fleet renewal incentives. New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge.

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EEA: Fuel efficiency improvements of new cars in Europe slowed in 2016

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Registrations increased in all EU Member States except in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Slovenia. In comparison with 2015, the average mass of new cars sold in 2016 in the EU increased slightly to reach 1,388 kg. A total of 14.7 million new passenger cars were registered—an increase of almost 7% compared to 2015.

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