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TOPICS ADDRESSED IN AID NEWSLETTER 0921 ISSUE INCLUDE:
 
FEATURE ARTICLE
WESTERN EUROPE - The great escape
Car sales pendulum has swung firmly back to the positive side, 5th rise in a row

AID Newsletter 0921 frontpage graphicANOTHER 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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DATA TABLES INCLUDED WITH THIS ISSUE

EUROPE Car Sales  
European new car sales by country October 2009 v October 2008
European new car sales by country 10-Months 2009 v 10-Months 2008
WESTERN EUROPE Car Sales  
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
WESTERN EUROPE Car Sales  
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
WESTERN EUROPE  Truck Sales
West European new truck sales over 3.50t GVW by country 9-Mths 2009 v 9-Mths 2008
WESTERN EUROPE  Truck Sales
West European new truck sales over 6t GVW by country 9-Mths '09 v 9-Mths '08
WESTERN EUROPE  Truck Sales
West European new truck sales over 6t GVW by manufacturer 9-Mths 2009 v 9-Mths 2008
WESTERN EUROPE  Truck Sales
West European new truck sales over 16t GVW by manufacturer 9-Mths 2009 v 9-Mths 2008

NEW PRODUCT

FRANCE - Renault aims high with spark-fuelled Fluence
Renault picks Turkey for production of electric car

Renault Fluence all electric car
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
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IN DEPTH AND OTHER ARTICLES

EUROPE - "Drip feed recovery"
Europe’s robust October car sales further bolster autoindustry mood
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 ...more

WESTERN EUROPE - Truck Market - "Deepest winter chill"
Europe’s truck sales recession tightens its grip

DAF weathering crisis better than mostTruck 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


WESTERN EUROPE  - "Volkssturm"
From zero to hero - VW marque on course for new heights

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


WESTERN EUROPE - Hyundai/Kia - "India ace card"
Europe’s 3rd quarter car production down 4.3% - lowest drop so far

Kia dealer FrankfurtKorean 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


STOCK MARKET VIEW - PSA outlines vision - investors underwhelmed
Peugeot’s Varin outlines vision

Questions about Euro bias, Faurecia issue remains unanswered - Short-term profitability improves, but concerns mount about 2010 ...more


STOCK MARKET VIEW  - Fiat/Chrysler - "Adroit ringmaster"
Marchionne plan for Chrysler seen as too ambitious, but never say never

Fiat US planned Group 2010Tough 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


WESTERN EUROPE  - European truck sales crisis still deepening
The full force of this year’s seemingly unrelenting truck sales slump was felt particularly by Europe’s heavy truck market ...more

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AID Automotive Reports


Car Sales Prospects to 2014 Front Cover
Schmidt's 2009 AUTO AID
BRAND NEW STUDY   :   Forescast to 2014    NEW     Forescast to 2014     NEW

November
2009 car sales study detailing car sales & production in 2008/07 plus forecast to 2014.
Click here for details
Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS  

Diesel Prospects to 2013 Front Cover
Schmidt's DIESEL CAR SALES PROSPECTS TO 2013    
October 2008 diesel car sales and prospects study from AID on Europe's booming diesel car market. PLUS: 
Click here for details 
Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS

2008 Truck Study
Schmidt's 2008 TRUCK AID
May 2008 truck sales study detailing truck sales & production over 3.50t GVW in 2007/06 plus forecast to 2013.
Click here for details 
Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS


Product Action Forecast

Schmidt's PRODUCT ACTION FORECAST
West European carmakers' (including Japanese transplant operations) confidential product plans from 2007 to 2015.  Also available on CD-ROM.
Click here for details 


Car Parc Study
Passenger Car Parc Study
Car Parc study detailing West European cars in use. 
Click here for details 
Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 






 

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