EU March Car Sales Top 10 Companies.
1. VW Group 335,648 +8.6
2. PSA Peugeot/Citroen 150,444 +10.5%
3. Renault 130,539+30.4%
4. Ford 123,554 (Ford UK 63,149 sales powering the Blue Oval in the EU) +14.6%
5. General Motors 118,880 +7.2%
Opel (26 EU countries, RHD Malta not included)/ 62,807 Vauxhall UK 50,068 +15.3%
Chevrolet 5,996
Cadillac (US Imports) 8
6. BMW Group 91,496 +5.7%
7. Fiat 83,198 +4.6%
8. Mercedes 74,793 +5.6%
9. Nissan 64,558 +15.2%
10. Toyota 61,073 +5.7%
Best Brand the biggest gains.
1. Dacia 35,625 +53%
2. Lexus 3,541+37.9%
3. Jeep 2,706 +31.9%
Worst performing Brands
1. Cadillac (US imports) 8 -60%
2. Chevrolet 5,996 -53.7%
3. Mini 15,451 -14%
Good month for GM powered by British Vauxhall car sales, FT said GM still are struggling with just 40% of sales going to the lucrative private buyers in the EU, Opel Adam is a step in the right direction GM needs less dull cars and more cars that are big on personalty, character big on mojo , most European private buyer have dropped out of the new car buying process and seem more happy to buy that 18 month old ex Hertz heavily depreciated Focus or Avis Astra rather than buy a new car. Chevy are departing so sales of its Korean made cars would be falling, Caddy sales will remain non existent until that decent fuel efficient diesel arrives that are promising now will arrive in a couple of years time.
Mark Fields was boasting about Fords sales let recovery in Europe, but FT said it has been done with heavy discounting of up to 20% on models like the Ford Focus to shift them out of the showroom, Skoda sales are also up by +20% FT said they to have been discounting with 30% discounts as well, FT said this heavy discounting is not good for the industry and not sustainable long term. With a lot of over supply in the EU market Peugeot are hacking back its models from 45 to l think it was 25 to help cut it's massive 9 billion losses in the EU it made in the last two years. Excellent value for money bare bone Dacia seem to be doing very well off the back of EU austerity.
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1. VW Group 335,648 +8.6
2. PSA Peugeot/Citroen 150,444 +10.5%
3. Renault 130,539+30.4%
4. Ford 123,554 (Ford UK 63,149 sales powering the Blue Oval in the EU) +14.6%
5. General Motors 118,880 +7.2%
Opel (26 EU countries, RHD Malta not included)/ 62,807 Vauxhall UK 50,068 +15.3%
Chevrolet 5,996
Cadillac (US Imports) 8
6. BMW Group 91,496 +5.7%
7. Fiat 83,198 +4.6%
8. Mercedes 74,793 +5.6%
9. Nissan 64,558 +15.2%
10. Toyota 61,073 +5.7%
Best Brand the biggest gains.
1. Dacia 35,625 +53%
2. Lexus 3,541+37.9%
3. Jeep 2,706 +31.9%
Worst performing Brands
1. Cadillac (US imports) 8 -60%
2. Chevrolet 5,996 -53.7%
3. Mini 15,451 -14%
Good month for GM powered by British Vauxhall car sales, FT said GM still are struggling with just 40% of sales going to the lucrative private buyers in the EU, Opel Adam is a step in the right direction GM needs less dull cars and more cars that are big on personalty, character big on mojo , most European private buyer have dropped out of the new car buying process and seem more happy to buy that 18 month old ex Hertz heavily depreciated Focus or Avis Astra rather than buy a new car. Chevy are departing so sales of its Korean made cars would be falling, Caddy sales will remain non existent until that decent fuel efficient diesel arrives that are promising now will arrive in a couple of years time.
Mark Fields was boasting about Fords sales let recovery in Europe, but FT said it has been done with heavy discounting of up to 20% on models like the Ford Focus to shift them out of the showroom, Skoda sales are also up by +20% FT said they to have been discounting with 30% discounts as well, FT said this heavy discounting is not good for the industry and not sustainable long term. With a lot of over supply in the EU market Peugeot are hacking back its models from 45 to l think it was 25 to help cut it's massive 9 billion losses in the EU it made in the last two years. Excellent value for money bare bone Dacia seem to be doing very well off the back of EU austerity.
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