Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

Conversely, registrations were up by a huge 36% in Romania, due to the Government’s scrappage scheme in Q4-18, which led to an increase in vehicle deliveries in Q1-19. Meanwhile, diesel registrations fell once again in February, although their market share did stabilize at 34%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

In January, diesel penetration rose 0.7 percentage points to match its second highest level ever (45.6%), but diesel volumes still fell by 29.7%. A number of EU member states have launched scrappage incentive schemes, which have the benefit of boosting consumer confidence and delivering significant environmental improvements.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2025

The same is true in Eastern Europe, with Poland, Romania and Hungary also seeing lower shares. This is thanks to recent governmental incentives, with a scrappage scheme up for consideration as well. Instead, diesel was calculated to have the best TCO at the set age and mileage.

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