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The ratio has been growing, especially in eastern Germany and rural areas. \u201cOverall and especially outside the cities, the car remains by far number one mode of transport, especially in terms of mileage\u201d. Therefore, numerous international studies have addressed different aspects of indoor air hygiene, in the past years. In this paper, meaningful original studies on car indoor air pollution, related to VOCs, COx, PMs, microbials, BFRs, OPFRs, cigarettes, electronic smoking devices, high molecular weight plasticizer, and NOx are summarized in the form of a review. 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