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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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The European car market recorded its best H1 performance of the century, with 8.6 Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3% on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. of the German market. of total registrations. of total registrations.

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JATO Dynamics: in decline of Euro new car market, electrified vehicles increase share to almost 13%

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The decline of the European new car market has continued throughout February. As of 29 February, JATO data has shown that the impact of COVID-19 had yet to hit the European automotive market. The volume of electrified vehicles more than doubled in Germany and France—their biggest markets. This is also pre-COVID-19.

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JATO: new car average CO2 emissions highest in Europe since 2014; slow EV uptake insufficient to counter fewer diesels and more SUVs

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In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Last year, the volume-weighted average CO 2 emissions for European markets were at their highest recorded levels since 2014. —Felipe Munoz.

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars lifts global deliveries of BEV vehicles by 197% and of electric vehicles overall by 158% in 2020

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3 with 56,500 units sold—even though this only came on the market in September—followed by the e-Golf with around 41,300 units and the Passat GTE with approximately 24,000 units. 3 was the most frequently delivered BEV in Finland, Slovenia and Norway in December. in Germany in the BEV market and 23% in the Netherlands.

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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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The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. The introduction of WLTP in September 2018 has been a challenge for the market, as a large number of available vehicles had not been homologated yet. The emissions averages for SUVs worsened by 1.4

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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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Production for the US market will start in Chattanooga in the fall. Following its market launch in early 2021, the ID.4 Following its market launch in early 2021, the ID.4 4 is now produced at the Emden and Zwickau sites and at the Anting and Foshan plants in China. The global production network will then grow to five locations.

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Volkswagen nearly doubles deliveries of all-electric vehicles in 2021 to 263K; all electrified vehicle sales at 369K

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In the company’s home market, one in four Volkswagen vehicles was a plug-in vehicle. This brought Volkswagen up to fourth place among BEV manufacturers in that market. 4 compact electric SUV is Volkswagen’s most popular BEV worldwide, accounting for 45.5% 6, which Volkswagen offers exclusively in the Chinese market.