[volkman10]

French vehicle registrations fell 7.8 percent to 162,411 last month, marking the 12th straight monthly drop in the market.
In Spain, registrations declined by 21.7 percent to 44,873.
Registrations in Germany grew by a half a percent to nearly 260,000

Source: Automotive News

[volkman10]

U.S. auto sales( NOV 2012) -- led by BMW, American Honda and Volkswagen Group -- rose 15 percent to 1.14 million in November, exceeding analysts' forecasts and setting the stage for the industry to finish 2012 on a high note heading into the new year

American Honda -- fully recovered from last year's earthquake in Japan and benefiting from new models -- set a November sales record of 116,580, up 39 percent. Honda division volume surged 41 percent to 104,334, while Acura volume rose 24 percent to 12,246.

BMW Group, behind a 45 percent increase in BMW brand volume, posted a 39 percent increase in November sales, helped by wider availability of certain models

VW brand said sales rose 29 percent last month, the 15th consecutive month of gains of 22 percent or more, while Toyota Motor Sales reported a 17 percent increase.

Spain

Spanish car sales fell 20.3 percent last month, the car manufacturers' association Anfac said on Monday, after a drop of 21.7 percent year-on-year in October

France

Renault , Nissan, GM hit hardest!

The French car market is on course for its worst performance in 15 years in 2012, the CCFA industry association said as it reported a 19.2 percent drop in November new-car registrations.
French manufactures see a decline while German's see a rise in sales.

November declines were led by Renault and partner Nissan, and General Motors Co., according to the CCFA figures.Registrations at Renault Group, which includes the low-cost Dacia brand, fell 33.5 percent in November, while domestic rival PSA/Peugeot-Citroen saw a drop of 22.9 percent.

Nissan suffered a 29.4 percent year-on-year decline in November, while GM and Ford saw decreases of 25.8 percent and 21.4 percent respectively

German premium carmakers bucked the trend, with Volkswagen's Audi brand achieving a 1 percent rise in monthly registrations, while BMW Group had a 4.2 percent rise and Daimler's Mercedes brand saw an 18.5 percent increase

South Korea's Hyundai was the French market's best performer last month, with a 20.5 percent rise

http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...#ixzz2E2rvAk8k

[volkman10]

Italy new car sales fall 20% in November.

Italian carmaker Fiat's market share rose a touch to 29.7 percent in November, compared to 29.13 percent in October

http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...#ixzz2E4JIjjXO

[volkman10]

Jaguar Land Rover sales slide 7% - Nov 2012.

Jaguar Land Rover North America said today that its November sales were down 7% from a year ago, with Land Rover down 3% to 3,687 and Jaguar down 22% to 713.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...over/1741803/#

[volkman10]

UK overtakes France as Europe's No. 2 car market.

New-car sales in the UK increased 5.4 percent to 1.92 million vehicles through November, while volume in France dropped 13.8 percent to 1.73 million. Sales in Germany, Europe's No. 1 market, fell 2 percent to 2.88 million.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...#ixzz2EKNgNcV6

[volkman10]

VW brand sales rise 11.5% in November.

Volkswagen said global sales of its core brand rose 11.5 percent in November to 504,800 vehicles as demand in China and the United States remained robust.
Strong demand in China, the United States, central and eastern Europe and South America helped offset a continued decline in deliveries in western European markets such as Italy, France and Spain, where weak consumer confidence is keeping buyers out of showrooms.


http://www.autonews.com/article/2012...#ixzz2Enrzn1Xm

[volkman10]

A redesigned 3 series that debuted in February made the difference as BMW won its second straight U.S. luxury sales crown in 2012 by 7,376 units over Mercedes-Benz.

BMW sold 281,460 vehicles in 2012, up 14 percent from a year earlier. Mercedes-Benz's sales totaled 274,084, a 12 percent increase.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...#ixzz2HGsZQpEy

[volkman10]

Rolls Royce breaks its own records, sells 3575 cars in 2012. Up from 2011's already respectable 3,538 cars, RR has sold 3575 cars in 2012.

Not only is that a huge figure but also the highest RR has ever managed in the 108-year history. As for the market specific results, out of the 40+ countries Rolls Royce is officially present in, United States of America has become their #1 market.

http://www.oncars.in/Car-News-Detail...s-in-2012/3481

[volkman10]

Skoda sells record 939,200 vehicles in 2012.

Skoda raised unit sales by 7 percent last year to a record 939,200 cars, Volkswagen's Czech unit said on Friday.

The growth in 2012 sales followed a 15 percent sales rise in 2011.

In December alone, shipments increased 6 percent year-on-year to 66,200 for Skoda, which its the largest export in the Czech Republic.



http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...#ixzz2Hg7jVzt8

[volkman10]

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen unveiled a 5 billion-euro ($6.73 billion) net loss for 2012, bloated by asset write-downs, and vowed to halve cash consumption this year even as European car demand shrinks further

The net loss, which compares with a 588 million-euro profit the previous year, reflected 4.74 billion in asset write-downs as well as collapsing European sales of Peugeot and Citroen models, the company said today.

http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...#ixzz2KlSFsh3q

[volkman10]

Audi No. 1 premium in Europe - 2012

Audi was Europe's top-selling premium brand in 2012. The VW Group subsidiary increased sales 4 percent to 704,219 units. BMW was No. 2 in Europe with flat sales at 641,083 vehicles while Mercedes-Benz ranked third as sales declined 1 percent to 586,631. Audi's success helped it pass volume carmakers Citroen and Fiat to finish last year at Europe's sixth-biggest brand overall

http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...#ixzz2KxDE24kn ]

[volkman10]

New-car deliveries in Germany fell 10.5 percent to 200,683 in February 2013.

In France, registrations fell 12 percent to 143,366.

While Italy, Europe's fourth-largest car market, fell 17.4 percent in February from the same month a year ago to 108,419 vehicles.

Spain dropped 10 percent to 58,373, cars.

Source: Automotive news

[volkman10]

BMW regains world luxury car lead from Audi as Mercedes falls back.

BMW regained the top spot in global luxury auto sales from Audi

Deliveries at the BMW brand, ose 7 percent in February, beating the 3.2 percent gain posted by Volkswagen's Audi. BMW's bigger increase helped propel it back into the sales lead for the year, with the automaker delivering 407 more cars than Audi in the first two months.

Mercedes slipped deeper into third place, delivering 37,229 vehicles fewer than BMW through February, after sales at the Stuttgart-based carmaker dropped 5.8 percent last month

http://www.autonews.com/article/2013...#ixzz2NC4tdLbA

[anjan_c2007]

Flashback 1996- the car sales figures during that year, worldwide and India's position at the twelfth place ahead of China.



(The Times of India, Mumbai 8.10.1997)

[volkman10]

Ford, GM and Fiat worst hit by 10% drop in European car sales in February.

Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Fiat were the automakers worst hit as European passenger car registrations fell 10 percent to 829,359 in February. The region's deepening recession continued to deter customers from buying cars despite steep discounting.

http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs...n-car-sales-in