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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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Led by strong growth in Spain and Italy, new car registrations in Europe’s Big 5 markets grew by 8.6% million, April produced further gains across the top five European markets with SUVs driving higher volume and counting for 24.4% The appeal of SUVs continues to gain further momentum at the expense of more traditional models.

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Tesla Model 3 Europe’s best-selling pure EV in February in its first full month on the market

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The Tesla Model 3 also achieved another record in February, as it became the top-selling premium midsize sedan in Europe—outperforming the popular Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series. This was due to an 8% increase in registrations in Germany, which helped to offset double-digit falls in Italy, France, Spain and the UK.

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Europe January 2021

EV Sales

In January, PHEVs were the stars of the show, not only winning the Best Seller trophy for the first time in years, thanks to the surprising Volvo XC40 PHEV, but also by placing 2 models in the Top 5, for the first time since last August, as the BMW 330e(!) 4 BMW 330e – Now this was a surprise. 4 BMW 330e – Now this was a surprise.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

Notes: SUVs are not defined, but presumably this category includes crossovers. With caps on vans, SUVs and pickups at $80,000 the proposed revisions fundamentally fails these two goals. 4 and Tesla Model Y are classified as small SUVs. —In the case of a sport utility vehicle, $80,000. ‘‘(C) PICKUP TRUCKS.—In