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At the end of the third quarter, sales of these three models equated to over a third of all LCV registrations in the UK. Existing CO 2 test valuesfor plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) will continue to be used instead of revised higher results from theEuro 6e-bistest being used in the EU. of sales, down 0.6% LCV credits. of the market.
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