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Europe clamors for diesel engines
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Chicago Sun-Times
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April 30, 2001
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FRANKFURT Diesel engines in Europe have left their old black cloud
of an image in the dust. No longer smelly and slow, they're now
fresh, fast and among Europe's hottest-selling cars.
In fact, diesel engines have become a make-or-break ingredient for
carmakers' success in Europe's increasingly tough auto market.
European new passenger car registrations slumped more than 2 percent
in 2000, and fell 4.9 percent in the first quarter of this year
compared with the same period last year. However, sales for diesel-
powered autos are surging.
Manufacturers like France's PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Germany's
Volkswagen AG, which were quick to develop sharp technology to meet
raging demand, have gained ...
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