SMMT New Car CO2 Report

9 March 2010

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Chart 1 UK average new car CO2 emissions (Source SMMT)

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Chart 2 New car registrations (Source SMMT)

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Chart 3 CO2 emissions of cars—SIS new, scrapped and all new (May-Dec 09) (Source SMMT)

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Chart 4 Market share by segment: SIS new, all new and scrapped (May-Dec ‘09) (Source SMMT)

Chart 5 Fuel economy colour-coded label

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Chart 6 Growth in car CO2 emissions, parc and distance travelled (Source DECC – CO2, DfT – fuel and distance, SMMT – parc)

Chart 7 Distribution of CO2 emissions in car parc and new car registrations (Source: SMMT)

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Chart 8 Distribution of the new car market by 5g/km CO2 bands(Source: SMMT)

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Chart 9 Share of new car registrations by VED bands(Source: SMMT)

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Chart 10 Change in CO2 emissions by segment, 2009 versus 2008 and 1997 (Source: SMMT)

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Chart 11 Range and average of CO2 emissions by segment (Source: SMMT)

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Chart 12 Average new diesel and petrol car CO2 emissions(Source: SMMT)

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Chart 13 Diesel penetration by segment, 2009, 2008 and 1997(Source: SMMT)

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Chart 14 UK new alternatively fuelled/propelled car registrations(Source: SMMT)

Chart 15 UK CO2 emissions by source, 2008 (Source: DECC. Includes bunkers)

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Chart 16 NAIGT Technology Road Map (Source: NAIGT)

Chart 17 UK government revenue from environmental taxes (source: ONS)

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Chart 18 Fuel duty rates in selected countries - January 2009 (Source: EC)

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Chart 19 Growth in van CO2 emissions, fuel use, parc and distance travelled (Source DECC – CO2, DfT – fuel and distance, SMMT – parc)

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For more information contact

Matthew Croucher – 020 7344 1640mcroucher@smmt.co.uk

For dataTim Bruin – 020 7344 1655

tbruin@smmt.co.uk