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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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European drivers are showing an increasing appetite for semi-autonomous driving technologies, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe. In Greece that rose to 97%, and in Ireland to 96%, followed by Poland (95%). Powertrains. Body styles.

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Pike Research updates xEV forecasts; projects Ford to lead US PEV market, followed by GM

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General Motors will follow with 20% share. The economic malaise in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and other Western European countries is expected to largely end. annually across the world; gasoline is. Ford will lead the US PEV market by 2016 based on the strength of its. Energi products, reaching 23% market share by 2020.

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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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to 112,087 units, according to figures from the UK’s SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders). The UK motor industry is urging UK government to introduce a similar scheme and help sustain jobs and businesses throughout the sector. SMMT expects the market to decline by 19.3% in 2009 to 1.72 million units. No age limit.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The popularity of other routes, such as to Italy’s Lampedusa Island, 140 km from Tunis, and to Greece, some of whose islands are within sight of Turkish beaches, grew. The ones he used were made of a plastic that couldn’t endure many hours of exposure to seawater or the gasoline splashed on it by the rickety motor.

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