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SUVs are getting wider, outgrowing roads and parking spaces in these countries

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Also Read : Maruti Suzuki Ignis to Hyundai Exter: Top 5 automatic cars under ₹ 10 lakh The study has further called for regulatory intervention from the European Union. This is causing trouble for traffic management in European cities.

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JATO Dynamics: growth slowdown in Euro auto sales in March; SUVs still lead

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Volkswagen was the best-selling brand in March and across 2016 so far, leading the rankings in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia and Switzerland during the first quarter. B-Segment (subcompact cars) and MPVs suffered most, posting the highest market share loss. 11.97% in Q1 2015).

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T&E: VW sells least polluting Euro 6 diesels in Europe; no brand meets Euro 6 in real-world driving; loopholes & defeat strategies

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Among the real-world findings per car brand: Fiat and Suzuki diesel cars on average exceed the NO x limit by 15 times; Renault-Nissan vehicles by more than 14 times; General Motors’ brands Opel/Vauxhall by 10 times; and. million) and Belgium (1.4 Volkswagen by 2 times. The largest number of such diesels is found on French roads (5.5

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Belgium / 148 / 153 / 5. Suzuki / 9 / 156. Country/Average CO2 2008(g/km)/AverageCO2 2007/Rank 2007. Portugal / 138 / 144 / 1. France / 140 / 149 / 4. Italy / 145 / 147 / 2. Denmark / 146 / 160 / 12. Malta / 147 / 148 / 3. Spain / 148 / 153 / 6. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7. Hungary / 153 / 155 / 10. Czech Republic / 154 / 154 / 8.

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London taxis to be fueled by UK’s first network of hydrogen stations

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A new project will soon see 15 hydrogen-powered London black-cabs and five hydrogen-powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters carrying passengers around the city. HyRaMP , Belgium. There are 16 Members of the HyTEC consortium from five different countries in Europe: Air Products Plc , UK. Element Energy Ltd , UK. LTI Vehicles , UK.

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