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New Car Registrations in UK fall 30.9% in January; Industry Urges UK Government to Provide Scrappage Incentives to Boost Demand

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to 112,087 units, according to figures from the UK’s SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders). Alternatively fuelled vehicle (AFV) demand showed a particularly sharp decline, down 47.4%, in part reflecting strong growth in 2008. There is a clear need to stimulate demand for new vehicles in the UK market. in 2009 to 1.72

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

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A new study by Deloitte, the business advisory firm, concludes that despite rising fuel prices, the mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe is still some distance away. There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry. It is clear that this innovation is a priority for car manufacturers.

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Euro Auto Production Down 35% in First Quarter 2009; Second Half Production May be Down 25%; Small Cars Hit New Record Share

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million vehicles, according to the latest Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). While fleet renewal schemes (vehicle scrappage) have helped segments of the passenger car market in some countries, overall vehicle demand in Europe went further down as well.

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It is good to be small as auto market stumbles

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In the first quarter of the year, production fell to just 3.4million vehicles according to new statistics from the Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). This was followed by France, down 46 per cent, Spain down 40.2 per cent, Italy down 38.6 per cent and Germany down 32.3

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