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UK new car CO2 emissions fell 3.5% in 2010 and more than 20% since 2000

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Average CO 2 emissions from new cars have fallen by more than 20% since 2000. improvement recorded between 2008 and 2009. in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009. in the first half of 2010 compared with the same period in 2009. respectively on 2009 figures. to an average of 144.2

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Average CO2 emissions from new cars in the EU dropped by 3.7% last year

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This is the second largest annual decline since the monitoring scheme began in 2000. The decrease in average emissions in 2010 was lower than in 2009 (5.1%); the results in 2009 were possibly influenced by the economic crisis and the scrappage schemes in some member states. drop compared to last year.

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Experian Automotive: total number of light vehicles on US roads at highest level since 2008

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Increased new vehicle sales and lower scrappage rates pushed VIO to the highest point on record since Q3 2008. years in Q2 2013, almost a full year older than was recorded in Q2 2009. In Q2 2013, more than half (50.9%) of VIO were between model years 2000 and 2008. and 13.5%, respectively. of the VIO market in Q2 2013.

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

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It didn’t take long for vehicle manufacturers to jump on the scrappage bandwagon in a bid to strike while the iron is hot. One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen.

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New car sales lowest since 1991

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per cent reduction or 245,184 units less in new car registrations for the first four months of 2009, compared to the same period of 2008. However the SMMT say that the drop may in part be due to customers delaying a purchase until the introduction of the scrappage scheme in May, announced as part of the Budget.

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