Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:06:04 +0100 From: "Mike Ballinger" <mike_ballingernopsamlise.co.uk> Subject: Re: 9-5 Facelift
I thought in the UK the figure would be about 20- 30% in the family car market and probably less in the executive market. Mind you the original post did say Europe, so perhaps the market is a little different here. danny wrote in message <3B48F5E6.4C37756Cnopsamia-espresso.com>... > > >Geert wrote: > >> -snip- > >> And it's pretty good that they introduce a smaller diesel at the same >> time, that will >> boost sales in Europe (where about 70% of the cars in this segment is >> diesel-powered) > >Are you sure about the 70%? In the UK I would think it's nowhere near >that, and just as well, now everyone has realised that diesel emissions >are as bad as the 4* (leaded) used to be. Instead of lead, everyone >wants to give us carcinogenic substances instead. > >-- >Regards, >Danny > >http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) >swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > > >