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Ford doubles German production capacity of 1.0L EcoBoost to 1,000 units per day

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Ford of Europe has previously announced plans to triple annual production of vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 by 2015, from 141,000 in 2011. liter EcoBoost is also built in Ford’s Craiova, Romania, engine plant. Ford in Europe recently announced a new version of the Focus 1.0-liter

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EU formally approves sales ban of combustion engine cars by 2035

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A ban on all petrol and diesel-powered vehicles made its way through the European Parliament on Tuesday, February 1. Proposed in July 2021, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Romania all pushed to delay the sales ban in mid-2022.

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Strong growth for the EU LCV market in 2024

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Of the five-digit sales markets, notable performances were recorded in Hungary (up 19.4%), Romania (up 17.3%) and Portugal (up 13.3%). Hungary and Romania saw volumes rise 16.4%, followed by Portugal (up 14.9%), Austria (up 11.1%), Ireland (up 6.5%), Poland (up 4.9%) and Denmark (up 2.7%). Volumes surged 87.4% with 4,941 registrations.

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Hybrids shine as EU new-car market sees summer growth

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Meanwhile, the Czech Republic (up 8.5%), Romania (up 7.9%), Austria (up 7.6%) and Denmark (up 2.5%) also increased volumes. The gap to petrol shortened too, going from 11.8pp one year ago to 5.5pp. was recorded in Romania. Petrol share plummeting With a total of 284,270 registrations, petrol endured a 7% slump in July.

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Renault to introduce brand new vehicle

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In total there will be two petrol versions: a 1.6 The vehicle will have three main markets - Turkey, Romania and Russia and is expected to go on sale in November. 16V 110hp with automatic transmission; and a 2.0 16V 140hp with continuously variable transmission. The Renault Fluence is 4.62

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EU new-car market suffers worst performance in over two years

Baua Electric

Elsewhere, Poland (up 14.8%), Romania (up 8%), Portugal (up 2.5%), the Czech Republic (up 2.3%) and Denmark (up 1.5%) saw growth. However, Romania improved diesel deliveries by 29.4%, as Poland and Ireland were both up 1.8%. Puzzling Petrol Petrol did not fare much better than its internal combustion engine (ICE) counterpart in August.

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EEA report suggests road charges for heavy-duty goods vehicles should reflect varied health effects of pollution in different countries

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Diesel, used by most HGVs, causes more air pollution per kilometer than other fuels such as petrol. Costs are also high in Luxemburg, Germany, Romania, Italy and Austria, at around €0.08/km Exhaust emissions from diesel engines were recently labelled as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. km (US$0.10).

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