Govt spends millions on petrol-hybrid cars for 'eco-force'

Car sales accelerate, with hybrids leading the charge

Sales of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles in Australia continue to charge ahead. (HANDOUT/KIA AUSTRALIA) By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson The Australian automotive market may have turned a corner after recording the first boost in new car sales in eight months.  Motorists purchased more than 108,000 new vehicles during March, according to figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council on Thursday,…

Govt spends millions on petrol-hybrid cars for 'eco-force'

For more than a decade, Lahore has choked under a thick blanket of smog and air pollution. But successive governments seem more focused on polishing their green credentials than making a real difference. Continuing this trend, the newly formed Environment Protection Force aims to lead by example in a city where most commercial and private vehicles still run on petrol, with no proper emissions monitoring. Its solution? Patrolling the streets and …

The Opel Corsa scale placed in the ranking of cars most registered in renting. In the month of March 2025 the registrations of new cars in Spain made by the renting companies reached 35,929 units, which represents an increase of 4.58% compared to the same period of the previous year. The Opel Corsa scale placed in the ranking of best sellers and surpasses the SEAT Ibiza.The Spanish market of renting cars improves its growth. In March 2025 the re…

The registration data for the month of March 2025 in the automobile sector are already available in Spain, and it is time to talk about the brands and models that have triumphed notably among drivers, as well as the technologies preferred by them. The truth is that we can talk about an annual variation with an improvement of 23.08% in terms of total car registrations (116,725), when the truth is that in March last year it was necessary to speak …