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EEA: All major car manufacturers in Europe met 2012 CO2 targets; 9 already meet 2015 targets

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Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. grams of CO 2 per kilometer—close to the 130 g target for the average new car sold in 2015. cars in 2014, 1.5

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France’s revised subsidies for EVs pose existential blackmail to its manufacturers in China

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Beneath a partnership with Dongfeng, Stellantis nonetheless builds automobiles for Peugeot and Citroen, even then extreme two of 4 meeting crops. Annual shipments on the three way partnership shrunk to 127,000 in 2022 from a height of more or less 700,000 automobiles in 2015.

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BMW wins overall International Engine of Year 2015 for hybrid drive system in i8 PHEV

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The other winners from the International Engine of the Year Awards 2015 were: International Engine of the Year Awards 2015. PSA Peugeot Citroen 1.2-liter The prize-winners were presented with their awards on Wednesday, 17 June 2015, against the backdrop of the Engine Expo trade fair in Stuttgart. liter to 1.4-liter.

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Citroen C5 Aircross to be revealed at Shanghai Motor Show

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Citroen has premiered what it promises is a ‘new generation SUV’ at the Shanghai Motor Show. Inspired by the Aircross concept unveiled in 2015, the

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Diesel car registrations in Europe in 2017 down 7.9%; SUV sales up 19.5%; AFVs up 46% but share still low

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volume growth experienced in 2016 and 2015 respectively. Major volume increases in 2017 were posted by the following models: Citroen C3, Dacia Sandero, Ford Kuga, Mercedes E-Class, Fiat Tipo, BMW X1, Mercedes GLC, BMW 5-Series, Toyota C-HR, Renault Scenic, Nissan Micra, Audi Q2, Seat Ateca, Audi A5 and Volvo S90/V90.

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Mitsubishi joins PSA and other French partners in second-life batteries demonstration

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The demonstration project will be inaugurated in September 2015 at Forsee Power’s new Headquarters near Paris. The system includes the following: High voltage (330 volts) Energy Storage System made from Peugeot iOn, Citroen C-Zero and Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV used automotive battery packs.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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million in April 2015. over January-April 2015. rise on April 2015, last month was the best April for UK car registrations for a decade. over April 2015, leading to a market share loss of 0.66 percentage points compared to April 2015—the largest market share fall of all the brands. over April 2015.

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