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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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New car registrations in the EU27 (data for Cyprus and Malta unavailable) decreased to 1,027,036 units in October, marking a 16.6% Ten months into the year, demand for new cars has decreased by 5.5%, totaling 11,279,542 new vehicles registered. In comparison, October 2009 saw an 12.1% contraction compared to October 2009.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% in comparison to January-April 2008. new passenger car registrations in the EU, last 12 months. New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% in comparison to January-April 2008. new passenger car registrations in the EU, last 12 months.

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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In 2007 the top polluting sources in the EU-27 were fuel combustion in households, passenger cars, heavy duty vehicles, and in power plants. Heavy duty vehicles are the single most important source of NO x , while passenger cars are among the top 6 polluting sources for CO, NO x , PM 2.5

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