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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 April compared to the same month last year, according to figures from the ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% Most of the larger markets increased registrations, ranging from +7.5%

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European Sales of Chevy Spark Begin 1Q 2010 with Two Engines at Launch, LPG Variants

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GM Europe is launching the Chevrolet Spark ( earlier post ), providing more detail on the all-new mini car prior to its going on sale in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. The mini-car (A car) segment is the fastest growing area of the new car market globally. Tags: Engines Fuel Efficiency LPG. The Chevrolet Spark.

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DAF Putting LF Hybrid Truck Into Production; Eaton Hybrid System

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DAF is starting to supply the LF Hybrid in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium; countries in which market research has shown that the interest in hybrid vehicles is highest. DAF is the market leader in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. for the first half of 2010.

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European Biodiesel Production Up 16.6% in 2009

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In 2009, biodiesel production decreased in a number of EU Member States, including Germany, Greece and the UK, but expanded in other countries such as Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland and Spain, which last year took the place of Italy as the third largest EU biodiesel producer, behind Germany and France.

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EEA Report: Trends in European Transport Are Heading in the Wrong Direction

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Transport continues to contribute disproportionally to Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, poor air quality and noise, and still uses the least efficient modes to move people and goods according to a new report from the European Environmental Agency (EEA). Indexed European transport sector greenhouse gas emissions, 1990-2006.

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European release date of Chevrolet Spark revealed

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From the first quarter of the new-year, GM Europe will launch the Chevrolet Spark, an all-new mini-car. As the fastest growing segment of the market globally, the mini-car segment represents almost 10 per cent of the total European passenger car market – up from 6.5 per cent in 2008 and less than five per cent in 2005.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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Early this month the aggressors initiated the “targeted destruction” of power plants , substations and lines, prompting Ukrenergo to tag its daily social media updates with the hashtag "EnergyFront." Even if the risk is small, a massive outage in Ukraine could theoretically cascade into the European grid.

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