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An increase to car excise duties is being examined by the Ministry of Finance. The new rules being considered will charge car duties according to mileage as well as a reduction (but not abolition) of the annual rate that car owners pay.

Business Insider journalists wandered about that on the occasion of the car-free day Paris has enforced.

Combined sales of cars and light commercial vehicles grew by 38 percent in July over the previous year, the Automotive Distributors Association said on Aug. 5.

Car sales numbered 64,218, and light commercial vehicles were at 19,618, an increase of more than 47 percent. Total Turkish sales were 83,836 in July, according to the report from the association.

The Bulgarian Eco Ministry has projected an increase in eco-taxes for old vehicles, as they are more responsible for air pollution. This has been stated to be one of the measures to improve air quality in Bulgaria, as stated by Minister Ivelina Vasileva Tuesday, Presa Daily reported.

Sales of cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey grew by more than 50 percent to 432,550 in the first half of 2015 from the same period of last year, the Automotive Distributors? Association (ODD) said in its monthly report on July 3.  

The 1st edition of the Auto Expo exhibition of motor vehicles, trucks and utility vehicles will be held by Romexpo, May 28-31, 2015.

Photo credit: (c) RADU TUTA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

The latest version of Google's self-driving car - a pod-like two-seater that needs no gas pedal or steering wheel - will make its debut on public roads this summer, a significant step in the technology giant's mission to have driverless cars available to consumers in the next five years.
     

Students from the Technical University of Sofia will return to Shell Eco-marathon Europe later this month after a one-year pause, targeting a leading position in the UrbanConcept category.

The demand for new passenger cars in Bulgaria in March increased by 21.4 % compared to the same month last year.

There was also an increase in the demand for new passenger cars for the first quarter of 2015, which amounted to 8.4 % compared to the same period last year.

Zipcar, a U.S.-based car rental company, has entered the Turkish market in cooperation with a prominent auto firm to provide car-sharing services to Istanbulites.

Speaking at a press conference, Massimo Marsili, the firm's head of European operations, said on April 2 Zipcar was excited to enter the Turkish market.