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As predicted by TTAC, European car sales were up slightly in April. Car sales in the EU rose by 1.7 percent in the month, Europe's car manufacturer association ACEA says. We warned you not to read too much into it. According to the ACEA, "the region counted on average two more working days compared to the same month last year, which would account for the increase." Actually, what happened was that the Easter week fell into March this year, last year, it was in April. March and April, taken together, shows sales down 5 percent. In the first four months of the year, the EU new car market was down 7.1 percent. A week ago, we expected the market to be "down around 7 percent for the first four months of the year." | April | | %Share | | Units | Units | % Chg | | '13 | '12 | '13 | '12 | 13/12 | | ALL BRANDS** | | | 1,038,343 | 1,021,358 | +1.7 | | VW Group | 26.5 | 24.5 | 274,925 | 250,102 | +9.9 | | VOLKSWAGEN | 13.5 | 12.9 | 140,010 | 131,682 | +6.3 | | AUDI | 6.2 | 5.8 | 63,939 | 58,925 | +8.5 | | SEAT | 2.6 | 1.9 | 27,127 | 19,731 | +37.5 | | SKODA | 3.8 | 3.9 | 39,451 | 39,551 | -0.3 | | Others | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4,398 | 213 | +1964.8 | | PSA Group | 11.2 | 12.7 | 116,197 | 129,272 | -10.1 | | PEUGEOT | 6.2 | 6.8 | 63,885 | 69,292 | -7.8 | | CITROEN | 5.0 | 5.9 | 52,312 | 59,980 | -12.8 | | RENAULT Group | 8.9 | 8.6 | 92,635 | 87,942 | +5.3 | | RENAULT | 6.5 | 6.7 | 67,849 | 68,613 | -1.1 | | DACIA | 2.4 | 1.9 | 24,786 | 19,329 | +28.2 | | GM Group | 7.7 | 8.2 | 79,686 | 83,483 | -4.5 | | OPEL/VAUXHALL | 6.5 | 6.5 | 67,264 | 66,037 | +1.9 | | CHEVROLET | 1.2 | 1.7 | 12,409 | 17,420 | -28.8 | | GM (US) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 26 | -50.0 | | FORD | 7.3 | 7.5 | 75,831 | 76,256 | -0.6 | | FIAT Group | 6.4 | 7.2 | 66,643 | 74,011 | -10.0 | | FIAT | 5.0 | 5.3 | 51,442 | 53,809 | -4.4 | | LANCIA/CHRYSLER | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7,529 | 9,266 | -18.7 | | ALFA ROMEO | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5,661 | 8,457 | -33.1 | | JEEP | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1,584 | 2,077 | -23.7 | | Others (2) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 427 | 402 | +6.2 | | BMW Group | 6.1 | 6.4 | 63,373 | 65,833 | -3.7 | | BMW | 5.0 | 5.2 | 51,553 | 53,576 | -3.8 | | MINI | 1.1 | 1.2 | 11,820 | 12,257 | -3.6 | | DAIMLER | 5.8 | 5.3 | 60,377 | 54,525 | +10.7 | | MERCEDES | 5.2 | 4.7 | 53,859 | 47,774 | +12.7 | | SMART | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6,518 | 6,751 | -3.5 | | TOYOTA Group | 3.9 | 3.8 | 40,616 | 38,572 | +5.3 | | TOYOTA | 3.8 | 3.6 | 39,205 | 36,711 | +6.8 | | LEXUS | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1,411 | 1,861 | -24.2 | | NISSAN | 2.9 | 2.8 | 30,260 | 28,614 | +5.8 | | HYUNDAI | 3.4 | 3.4 | 35,106 | 34,350 | +2.2 | | KIA | 2.8 | 2.7 | 29,490 | 27,517 | +7.2 | | VOLVO CAR CORP. | 1.7 | 1.8 | 17,557 | 18,594 | -5.6 | | JAGUAR LAND ROVER Group | 0.8 | 0.7 | 8,710 | 7,486 | +16.4 | | LAND ROVER | 0.7 | 0.6 | 7,065 | 5,978 | +18.2 | | JAGUAR | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1,645 | 1,508 | +9.1 | | HONDA | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10,092 | 9,591 | +5.2 | | SUZUKI | 1.1 | 1.2 | 11,633 | 11,784 | -1.3 | | MAZDA | 0.9 | 0.8 | 9,257 | 8,441 | +9.7 | | MITSUBISHI | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6,388 | 5,646 | +13.1 | | OTHER** | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9,567 | 9,339 | +2.4 | On a manufacturer basis, the Volkswagen Group (+9.9 percent in April) continues to outpace the market. So does Daimler (+ 10.7 percent.) Not all carmakers were able to profit from the favorable alignment of the calendars. PSA is down 10.1 percent, Fiat is down 10 percent, BMW lost 3.7 percent. GM Group is down 4.5 percent with a very strong drop for Chevrolet and a slight gain for Opel. Ford is down 0.6 percent.
from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com |
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