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EU passenger car registrations drop 16.6% in October

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In October, all major markets faced a double-digit downturn, ranging from -18.5% In comparison, October 2009 saw an 12.1% The largest drop was noted in Bulgaria (-35.6%) and the biggest increase in Ireland (+53.2%). Ten months into the year, demand for new cars has decreased by 5.5%, totaling 11,279,542 new vehicles registered.

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Europe Passenger Car Registrations Down 7.4% in April

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in comparison to January-April 2008. The steepest decline was noted in Bulgaria (-50.8%). Most of the larger markets increased registrations, ranging from +7.5% New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% compared to the same period a year ago, while shrinking by 11.6% Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge. in Italy, +23.9%

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Emissions of Air Pollutants down in EU-27

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The data viewer can show emission trends for the main sectors and allows comparison of emissions between different countries and activities. Since 1979, the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution has addressed some of the major environmental problems of the member countries of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Europe.

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