Car

23 June 2021, Saxony, Zwickau: Car bodies of the ID.3 are assembled at the production line for the new ID.3 and ID.4 electric vehicles at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau. The Volkswagen Group has completely converted the Zwickau plant to the production of electric cars. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

Business

BUSINESS

Finland passenger car registrations decrease in August

Foreigner.fi 9/6/21

The share of new electric passenger cars was 10,1% and plug-in hybrid electric cars 17,9%

FILED - 13 March 2015, Bavaria, Regensburg: A staff member polishes the engine of a BMW car model at the assembly plant of car manufacturer BMW in Regensburg. The international shortage of microchips means German carmaker BMW will temporarily stop production at its facility in Regensburg, according to a company spokesperson on Sunday. Photo: picture alliance / dpa

Business

BUSINESS

Sales of passenger cars fell by 18% in Finland in July

Foreigner.fi 8/5/21

A total of 2,105 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 43% up from the year before

Finland

CRIME

Car stolen in Eastern Finland with small child inside

Foreigner.fi 8/4/21

The theft of the vehicle occurred in a commercial area of the city of Varkaus

PRODUCTION - 26 July 2021, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, speaks during an interview with the German Press Agency (dpa). Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

Business

BUSINESS

Volkswagen posts record first half profits, ups forecast

Foreigner.fi/dpa 7/30/21

Turnover rose by more than a third to more than 130 billion euros

FILED - 08 June 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A finished VW ID.3 is transported into a car tower during a press tour of Volkswagen's Transparent Factory. At the site in Dresden, 35 fully electric vehicles are produced every day. Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen posted a sharp rise in global sales on Friday as the world's auto industry rebounded from a crisis unleashed by the pandemic. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB

Business

BUSINESS

Passenger car registrations in Finland increased 24% in June

Foreigner.fi 7/6/21

A total of 2,997 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 158% up from the year before

26 March 2021, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: A Volkswagen ID.4 stands in a car tower at Autostadt where the German Automaker company started deliveries of the all-electric SUV today. Photo: Ole Spata/dpa

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales in Finland grew 95%

Foreigner.fi 6/4/21

However, the sector has not yet reached its pre-pandemic sales volume.

18 April 2021, China, Shanghai: The ID.6 crossover electric urban SUV can be seen ahead of the Shanghai International Auto Show. Photo: Andreas Landwehr/dpa

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales increased 48%

Foreigner.fi 5/6/21

A total of 2,746 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 187% up from the year before.

Business

BUSINESS

Electric and hybrid car purchases grow 68% in Finland

Foreigner.fi 4/11/21

2,988 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered, which was 68% up from the year before.

Hybrid electric cars charging. Photo: Pixabay.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales continue to decline at the start of 2021

Foreigner.fi 2/4/21

The most common passenger car makes first registered in January were Toyota, Skoda and Volvo.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales fell 15.6% in Finland in 2020

Foreigner.fi 1/11/21

2,561 new electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars were registered in December, which was 166% up year-on-year.

Finland

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

Foreigner.fi 12/17/20

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered 3 and cyclists 2.

01 October 2020, Belgium, Gent: An employee works on the first Volvo full-electric car at the Volvo Car plant of the electric vehicles. Photo: Kurt Desplenter/dpa.

Business

BUSINESS

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grow 61% year-on-year

Foreigner.fi 12/4/20

New passenger car registrations in fell 15% in November and 16.7% so far this year.

World

RESIGNATION

Estonian minister quits after using government car for school commute

Foreigner.fi/dpa 11/21/20

"I have come under strong pressure to reconcile the role of minister and mother," the 45-year-old wrote on Facebook.

19 August 2020, Berlin: A broken car and a destroyed motorcycle stand on the Berlin A100 urban motorway after the car which carrying an alleged ammunition box made an accident at the Alboinstrasse exit. Photo: Paul Zinken/dpa.

Finland

STATISTICS

Number of road accident victims fell considerably in September

Foreigner.fi 10/26/20

The evolution of the number of deathly victims is less hopeful when the total figures for the year are taken into account.

Finland

ROAD SAFETY

Police camera flashes for remote control car at excessive speed

Foreigner.fi 10/21/20

The events occurred in Hamina, on a section of the road where the maximum speed is limited to 60 km/h.

Business

BUSINESS

Car sales improve in Finland after eight months of decline

Foreigner.fi 10/6/20

The aggregate business results for 2020 continue to reflect the economic problems caused by the Covid-19 virus.

An overturned car after an accident on a Finnish road. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

JANUARY-AUGUST

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

Foreigner.fi 9/22/20

There have been 15 pedestrians killed and 14 cyclists.

Business

BUSINESS

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

Foreigner.fi 9/7/20

The number of passenger cars first registered in the January to August period was 64,976, which is 18.3% down from the year before.

Finland

IN LAPLAND

Bomb explodes under Finnish Border Guard car

Foreigner.fi 8/4/20

The explosive was detonated at 00:50 on Tuesday 4 August on Aarnintie street.

Business

Volkswagen Group reports 1.4-billion-euro loss in first half of 2020

Foreigner.fi 7/30/20

Management are seeking to reduce a dividend proposed last year.

Finland passenger car registrations decrease in August

Sales of passenger cars fell by 18% in Finland in July

Car stolen in Eastern Finland with small child inside

Volkswagen posts record first half profits, ups forecast

Passenger car registrations in Finland increased 24% in June

Car sales in Finland grew 95%

Car sales increased 48%

Electric and hybrid car purchases grow 68% in Finland

Car sales continue to decline at the start of 2021

Car sales fell 15.6% in Finland in 2020

12 dead and 367 injured on Finnish roads in November

Sales of electric and hybrid cars in Finland grow 61% year-on-year

Estonian minister quits after using government car for school commute

Number of road accident victims fell considerably in September

Police camera flashes for remote control car at excessive speed

Car sales improve in Finland after eight months of decline

Accidents claimed 149 lives on Finnish roads so far this year

August saw a further decline in car sales in Finland

Bomb explodes under Finnish Border Guard car

Volkswagen Group reports 1.4-billion-euro loss in first half of 2020

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