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Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 shows increasing demand for semi-autonomous driving technologies in Europe

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European drivers are showing an increasing appetite for semi-autonomous driving technologies, according to a new Ford Motor Company study on buying trends in Europe. Ford Car Buying Trends 2015 , a study of new car buying habits in 22 countries across Europe, highlights regional trends and national differences.

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New cars in Europe in 2013 collectively met 2015 CO2 target two years ahead of the deadline

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2015 target: 130 g CO 2 /km. The average CO 2 emissions level of a new car sold in 2013 was 127 g CO 2 /km; the target for 2015 was 130 g/km. Thus, in 2013 the European Union fleet already collectively met its legal target for 2015. People in Malta, Denmark and Greece bought the lightest models on average. Source: EEA.

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2024 Hyundai Creta LIVE Updates: The most-awaited mid-size SUV lands today

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Back in 2015, Santro was the smallest Hyundai money could buy and was still faring decently well. As such, even the ‘Creta’ name is an ode to the Crete islands in Greece. 2024 Hyundai Creta LIVE Updates: Journey so far The first-generation Creta was launched in India back in 2015.

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New cars sold in Europe in 2011 were 3.3% more fuel efficient than those sold in 2010; increasing diesel uptake

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A combination of changes in buying behavior, improved technology and engine efficiency was mostly responsible for this reduction, according to EEA analysis. Last year the EEA reported that manufacturers had some distance to go to meet the 2015 target. The average CO 2 emissions for these cars was 135.7

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Portuguese drivers are the greenest in Europe when it comes to buying cars with an average CO2 rate of 138g/km (eg. EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them.

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Asad Madni and the Life-Saving Sensor

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the five-year period spanning 2011 to 2015, with ESCs being built into all new cars, the systems saved 7,000 lives in the United States alone. But several people wanted to buy us, and one, Schneider Electric, was relentless. According to the U.S. missile guidance systems, too.