Demand for EVs (BEVs and PHEVs combined) more than doubled in 2020 compared to 2019 in Europe, with a 147% increase from 575,000 to 1.42 million units sold. That represented 12% of the new passenger car registrations throughout the year, with one of four battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) registered on the continent being made by the […]
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Most of the time automakers prefer to play it safe, but once in a while someone takes a risk and launches something out of the ordinary. One of them was Renault, with the Clio V6. Previewed by a concept at the 1998 Paris Motor Show and launched two years later, its existence was a direct […]
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Renault Clio. The French supermini is one of the most successful cars ever sold in Europe, with over 15 million units made since the original model came out in 1990. Renault Clio I Designed as a replacement for the successful Renault 5, the first-gen Clio was unveiled […]
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With the petrol and diesel ban knocking on the door of the automotive industry, customers have become more interested in electrified cars than ever. Europeans, for one, bought more electrified vehicles than diesels for the second month in a row, and the continent’s best-selling battery-electric model was the Volkswagen ID.3. According to Jato’s analysis, the […]
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The current global situation has left a deep mark on the automotive industry (and numerous other sectors), with new car sales dropping by 29 percent in the first nine months of the year, to 8.54 million units, in Europe. The biggest hit was recorded by diesels, which only accounted for 24.8 percent of the market […]
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Following the Dieselgate scandal, diesel-powered cars have become less popular in Europe, both with governments and consumers who have started shifting their interest towards petrol or electrified vehicles. As a result, automakers had to reshuffle their lineups in order to stay on the competitive side of the market, so, many oil-burning models have been discontinued, […]
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Europe’s new car sales took a massive plunge no thanks to the restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, as they dropped by 57 percent in May and 43 percent during the first five months of 2020. According to information shared by JATO Dynamics and registered across 27 European markets, the best-selling car last month was the […]
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London-based law firm Harcus Parker is preparing a class action lawsuit against Renault and Nissan, citing independent test data that points to emissions cheating. The data allegedly shows that as many as 700,000 Renault diesel models and 600,000 Nissan units in the UK could be fitted with defeat devices. Models affected include the Note, Juke […]
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Buying a new car can be an excruciating process for those who don’t know anything about… well, cars. However, since most people today like to stay connected through the world wide web, Chris Harris has appealed to them in a short video that speaks about the most interesting cars launched over the last 12 months […]
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The Renault Clio became Europe’s best-selling car for the month of February, passing the long-standing champion which is none other than the VW Golf. However, it was a narrow win for the French supermini, which took the first place with 24,914 registrations over the VW Golf’s 24,735, according to data from JATO Dynamics. The latest […]
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