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European car market logs best year for alternative fueled vehicles, lowest diesel share since 2001

Green Car Congress

The European car market remained stable during 2018, as 15.6 It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 Strong results in Q2, where the market was up by 4.8%, and Q3, where the market was up by 1.1%, were enough to offset the large decline posted in Q4, where the market dropped by 7.5%

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Mercedes-Benz to invest ~€500M to produce electric compact EQ model at Hambach plant

Green Car Congress

In 2007 smart launched a battery-powered vehicle as a pioneer in e-mobility and has been producing electric smarts in series since 2012. In Germany the smart brand is the market leader among all-electric vehicles in the first quarter of 2018. The preparations for the new model in Hambach will start shortly.

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