passenger car
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It said that 52 percent of its passenger car sales in Europe are now electrified vehicles -- fully electric, plug-in hybrids and non-plug-in hybrids -- up from 43.8 percent in the first half of 2025.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
China’s retail passenger car sales dropped 15% in March from a year earlier, while passenger car exports rose 74%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
A van and a passenger car had crashed in the turn lane outside the lot.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Total passenger car sales in Thailand fell 23% through September compared to the same period last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
It was almost as easy to handle as a passenger car.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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