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TOPICS ADDRESSED IN AID NEWSLETTER
0921 ISSUE INCLUDE:
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FEATURE ARTICLE
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WESTERN EUROPE -
The great escape
Car sales pendulum has
swung firmly back to the positive side, 5th rise in a row |
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 ANOTHER
good turnout in October, with West European car sales topping last year’s
exceedingly poor levels by a healthy-looking 15.8 per cent, clearly
supports the upbeat view that the governments’ potent autoindustry
stimulus packages were evidently enough to reverse a nightmarish decline
in sales that first began during last year’s second quarter...more
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to preview page 1 as PDF
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DATA TABLES INCLUDED WITH THIS ISSUE |
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EUROPE
Car Sales
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European new car sales by
country October 2009
v October 2008
European new car sales by
country 10-Months 2009
v 10-Months 2008 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Car Sales
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West European new car
sales by manufacturer and marque
Oct '09
v Oct '08
West European new car sales by
manufacturer and marque 10-Mths 2009
v 10-Mths 2008 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Car Sales
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West European new car
sales by sector
September 2009
v September 2008
West European new car sales by
sector 9-Mths 2009
v 9-Mths 2008 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Truck Sales
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West European new truck sales over 3.50t GVW by
country 9-Mths 2009
v 9-Mths 2008 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Truck Sales
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West European new truck sales over 6t GVW by
country 9-Mths '09
v 9-Mths '08 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Truck Sales
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West European new truck sales over 6t GVW by
manufacturer 9-Mths 2009
v 9-Mths 2008 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Truck Sales
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West European new truck sales over 16t GVW by
manufacturer 9-Mths 2009
v 9-Mths 2008 |
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NEW
PRODUCT |
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FRANCE
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Renault aims high with spark-fuelled Fluence
Renault picks Turkey for production of electric car |
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Echoing Toyota’s courageous earlier decision to
build and market in volume the world’s first
full hybrid car - the first generation Prius -
Renault also hopes to reap significant
competitive advantage and associated green
laurels with its no less pioneering intention to
build and sell a purely electrically powered
range of volume produced vehicles
..more
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IN
DEPTH AND OTHER ARTICLES |
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EUROPE
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"Drip feed recovery"
Europe’s robust October
car sales further bolster autoindustry mood |
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The fifth successive month of markedly better than earlier feared car sales,
underlined above all by October’s 15.8 per cent sales jump, gives rise to
the optimistic view that Europe’s autoindustry has weathered recent storm
force gales far better than could have been expected at the beginning of
this year
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WESTERN EUROPE
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Truck Market -
"Deepest winter chill"
Europe’s truck
sales recession tightens its grip |
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 Truck
market remains mired in deepest recession, and
if anything, the market has further deteriorated
as the year progressed, suggesting that it will
be some time yet before the entrenched truck
sales slump has finally bottomed out
...more
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WESTERN EUROPE
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"Volkssturm"
From zero to hero - VW
marque on course for new heights
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The Volkswagen brand, the biggest of Europe’s
volume car makers, turned in unexpectedly
strong sales during this year, setting it on track
this year to equal the record 11.6 per cent sales
share in Western Europe it first recorded in 1992
on the back of Germany’s reunification sales
bubble
..more
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WESTERN EUROPE
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Hyundai/Kia - "India ace card"
Europe’s 3rd quarter car
production down 4.3% - lowest drop so far
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 Korean
car maker Hyundai, turning on its head the idea
that all car makers in this year’s autoindustry
crisis were dogged by fast ebbing sales, has bucked the
downward trend.
...more
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STOCK
MARKET VIEW
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PSA outlines vision - investors underwhelmed
Peugeot’s Varin outlines
vision |
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Questions
about Euro bias, Faurecia issue remains
unanswered - Short-term profitability improves,
but concerns mount about 2010
...more
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STOCK
MARKET VIEW
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Fiat/Chrysler - "Adroit ringmaster"
Marchionne plan for
Chrysler seen as too ambitious, but never say never |
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 Tough
to achieve it Chrysler must more than
double sales, make hefty profits by 2014 - Are
Fiat products good enough to make it in the US?
- "Execution on every play will have to be
flawless"
...more
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WESTERN EUROPE
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European truck sales crisis still deepening |
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The full force of this year’s seemingly unrelenting truck
sales slump was felt particularly by Europe’s heavy truck market
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