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

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Despite growing at a slower rate than in previous years, the shift from traditional cars to SUVs continued in 2018. million SUVs were registered in Europe throughout the year, up 19% on 2017, as their market share increased from 29.2% In total, 5.4 million registrations—a volume increase of 17%.

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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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Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. The fuel type accounted for just 37% of the total market—its lowest share since 2001. The VW Group is making the most of the positive landscape created by SUVs.

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Diesel new vehicle market share in Europe in February dropped to 39.5%; SUVs still driving growth

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SUVs were a key driver of growth in February, with the volume of vehicles registered up by 24.7% compared to the same month last year, meaning SUVs accounted for 33% of the total market in February. Demand for SUVs continued to rise, with the segment’s volume up by 24.7% in February 2018, with a total of 67,900 SUVs registered.

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JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

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If this trend continues and the adoption of alternative fueled vehicles doesn’t accelerate, the industry will need to take more drastic measures in order to meet the short- term targets. The emissions averages for SUVs worsened by 1.4 This is mostly due to the good commercial performance of the Toyota C-HR and its fuel type mix.

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Renault-Nissan’s new India strategy include new cars, renewed manufacturing push

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Renault Nissan Alliance recently held a press meet in Chennai revealing the group’s India strategy going forward. These will include a five-seater and a seven-seater SUVs, manufactured jointly. According to reports, the Renault Duster SUV is expected to make a comeback as the group hopes to emulate its success in the C segment.

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DOE publishes list of EVs eligible for new tax credit

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Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data (DOE) published a list of electric vehicles that are immediately available for the new $7,500 EV tax credit. Nissan Leaf. Nissan Leaf. GMC Hummer SUV. The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law yesterday and for electric vehicles, it changed a few things.

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EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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The report also noted that: Since alternative fuel vehicle production [CNG, PHEVs and EVs] has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. l/100 km), followed by car SUVs at 24.5 mpg, respectively. mpg per year.