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

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The largest decrease in Europe’s biggest five markets was posted by Italy, where registrations decreased by 24.2%; JATO attributed this to the introduction of lower incentives that have cooled private demand. This was followed by the UK, where registrations decreased by 19.8%, as the market felt the impact of the new VED rates.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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Conversely, registrations were up by a huge 36% in Romania, due to the Government’s scrappage scheme in Q4-18, which led to an increase in vehicle deliveries in Q1-19. This was due to an 8% increase in registrations in Germany, which helped to offset double-digit falls in Italy, France, Spain and the UK.

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