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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11162

25 September 2014
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 25
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport
Call for test review over inaccuracies on fuel consumption

Brussels, 24/09/2014 (Agence Europe) - Car manufacturers can be misleading over promised fuel savings with new cars, reveals an investigation by the Italian member of the European consumers' organisation BEUC. On the two models of car tested, manufacturers claimed 20-50% greater efficiency than is the case in reality. This could mean spending of almost €500 per year more in fuel than what is claimed in the advertising. BEUC Director General Monique Goyens says that it is consumers who pay...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU