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Euro car market has best H1 of century; diesels down 17%; AFVs up 31% for 5.4% of total; SUVs booming

Green Car Congress

Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. The fuel type accounted for just 37% of the total market—its lowest share since 2001. The VW Group is making the most of the positive landscape created by SUVs.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

Green Car Congress

Markets were significantly hit in Italy, France, Spain, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia, Greece and Portugal, where the combined volume fell from 634,600 units in March 2019 to 161,800 units last month. Registrations of SUVs fell by 48% to 338,300 units while increasing their market share to almost 40%. million units.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

EV Central

Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. We tested the X-Trail hybrid at its international launch in Slovenia. It’s mounted in the rear axle, so making the larger hybrid SUV all-wheel drive.

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