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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

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The diesel crisis certainly affected the speed of growth in the market, but consumers are overcoming this by turning to more attractive gasoline and AFV solutions. The diesel decline continued during the first six months of 2018, as registrations were down by 17%. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. of total registrations.

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Audi to compete with hybrid drive at Le Mans for the first time; prototype to be presented at end of February

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Audi racked up its first win for a TFSI engine in 2001 and for a diesel-powered car (the Audi R10 TDI) in 2006. To develop the hybrid technology for Le Mans is at least as ambitious and challenging as our diesel project was in its early stages. Earlier post.).

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NOx emissions exceeded limits in 12 European countries in 2010

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Since 2001, Member States have been working towards meeting these ceilings. These were Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. —EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade. Road transport contributes approximately 40% of total NO x emissions in the EU.

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