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 auto market weakened further in May, with retail passenger car sales falling 22.1% from a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
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 will be the firm's first passenger car factory in Europe and is expected to create thousands of jobs.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2024
“I love you, son,” she said as I stepped up into the passenger car.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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