JATO Consult CO₂ Report

What is the challenge for the automotive industry?

High on everyone’s agenda is the constant change in the automotive industry: the car's relationship with the environment is near the top of the list. JATO Consult understands these demands and has recently launched the first of a number of automotive-white papers, the JATO CO₂ Report. Focusing on pan-European new car trends since 2003, the report provides essential insight into how markets, manufacturers and consumers are embracing new legislation and ecological responsibility - can you afford not to know?

This report studies the new car market in Europe, with particular emphasis on the official CO₂ emissions of the cars sold and registered. The report covers 21 countries, of which 19 are EU member states. It includes trends in volume-weighted average CO₂ emissions by country, segment and brand and investigates the effects that CO₂-based taxation has had on the markets in recent years and highlights where it has affected particular vehicle models.

Below is an extract of analysis contained in the CO₂ report:
BMW has long been regarded as a performance and luxury brand, but in recent years it has put a lot of effort into reducing the CO₂ emissions of its vehicles. Its emissions in 2004 were higher than in 2003, thanks to the success of its SUV models, but have fallen considerably since. The introduction of more efficient diesel engines…

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