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

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million vehicles were registered—just 346 more than in 2017— according to JATO Dyanmics. Diesel vehicles posted their lowest market share since 2001, as demand fell by double digits in 20 of the 27 markets included in JATO’s analysis, with the biggest drops in the UK (-30%), Scandinavia (-22%) and Benelux (-22%).

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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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on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. 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. Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3%

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DAF trucks showcases electric and hybrid trucks at IAA CV

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The DAF CF Hybrid has been developed for driving electrically with zero emissions in urban areas, while offering a much longer range to operate beyond those urban areas, thanks to the latest, ultra-clean diesel technology. in 2017 to 16.5% The DAF CF Hybrid features the very efficient 10.8 in the first half of this year.

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