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

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This brought the share of BEV and hybrid vehicles in Europe up to 12.4% 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. in Germany in the BEV market and 23% in the Netherlands.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity. Indeed, the BEV figures were only 10,000 units less than the hybrids.

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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? BBAC), launched EQC production for the local market in China.

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power with e-4orce is a taste of EV-lite

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Nissan’s new hybrid tech has the potential to challenge Toyota’s dominance in Australia’s medium-size SUV segment with the RAV4. litre engine, and more again than equivalent RAV4 hybrid models. litre engine, and more again than equivalent RAV4 hybrid models. Nissan X-Trail e-Power e-4orce. Nothing else.

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