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EEA: almost all Euro car makers met specific 2017 CO2 targets on new sales, but emissions up year-on-year

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Automobiles Peugeot and Automobiles Citroen followed with (105 g CO 2 /km) and (106 g CO 2 /km), respectively. The demand for passenger cars has been the main contributing factor to the trend in CO 2 emissions since 2000: when demand decreases, the emissions follow.

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Citroen confirms scrappage scheme

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One of the first manufacturers to react to Alistair Darling’s Budget 2009 announcement was Citroen. Under Citroen’s terms, new car buyers can obtain £2,000 for their old vehicles when they trade them in for any new Citroen.

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Scrappage scheme sees end to Jags, Mercs and even a Morris Minor

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The i10 with emissions starting from 119g/km CO2 and the i20 with emissions rating from 116g/km CO2 are proving popular with motorists looking to take advantage of the scrappage scheme which gives them a £2,000 discount on a new car when they scrap a car aged 10 years or older. Tags: Hyundai government scheme scrappage £2000.

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GKN Driveline introducing eAxle for mass-market C-segment vehicles

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GKN Driveline has developed an eAxle module—derived from the technology used in cars such as the Porsche 918 Spyder and BMW i8—that will enable C-segment vehicles to offer buyers a plug-in hybrid option with improved performance and a reduction in CO2 emissions of more than 50%. A two-staged geartrain with a gear ratio of 12.5

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