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Never before have diesel-fuelled cars been more popular than today
Consumers’
appetite for the industry’s latest fuel-sipping diesels is still
spiralling |
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 Consumers’
appetite for the industry’s latest fuel-sipping diesels is still
spiralling, setting yet another all time West European sales share record
during an otherwise disappointing car sales year
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SELECTED TOPICS ADDRESSED IN THE CURRENT
AID
NEWSLETTER
EDITORIAL
  weaker
euro is potentially capable of turning into an effective dose of
life-saving medicine
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FEATURE ARTICLE
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December car sales slide 4.3%
Consumers,
shocked by the fallout from the eurozone debt-crisis, have lost appetite
for new cars |
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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
December 2011
v December 2010
European new car sales by country 12-Months 2011 v
12-Months 2010 |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Car Sales
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West European new car
sales by manufacturer and marque Dec
'11 v Dec
'10
West European new car sales by
manufacturer and marque 12-Mths
'11 v 12-Mths '10 |
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WORLD
Selected Prestige Car Sales
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Selected
prestige passenger car sales by manufacturer
Dec 2011
v Dec 2010
Selected prestige passenger car
sales by manufacturer 12-Mths 2011
v 12-Mths 2010 |
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CHINA
Selected Prestige Car Sales
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Selected
prestige passenger car sales by manufacturer
Dec 2011
v Dec 2010
Selected prestige passenger car
sales by manufacturer 12-Mths 2011
v 12-Mths 2010 |
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USA
Light Vehicle Sales
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USA
Light Vehicle
sales by manufacturer and marque Dec 2011 v Dec
2010
USA Light Vehicle sales by
manufacturer and marque 12-Mths
'11 v
12-Mths '10 |
IN DEPTH AND OTHER ARTICLES |
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WESTERN EUROPE
Europe stalled on take-off
Car market ends
with a bad 4th quarter – down 3% |
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December’s 4.3 per cent dip in sales, providing yet
another clue as to which way this year’s car market will be heading, has
prompted yet another sharp downward revision for this year’s eventual turnout
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Wolfsburg motoring along nicely
VW was the big
winner in 2011 |
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 Whichever
way last year’s West European car sales numbers
are looked at, the Volkswagen brand’s enduring sales push
effort was evident in the vast majority of the region’s car
markets ...more
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USA
Light trucks back on top of US consumer menu
Light Truck
renaissance
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Light trucks
recapture more than half of last year’s US light vehicle sales ...more
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WORLD
Rich still shopping
China
continues to drive global luxury car sales
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 China’s
insatiable appetite for status-rich cars remains the main sales dynamo for
Europe’s sector leading prestige car makers BMW, Audi, Mercedes and
Porsche
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EUROPE
Poor man’s hybrid
Every 2nd
car sold in Europe by 2013 will feature Start-Stop
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Cost effective technological advance aimed at reducing increasingly
critical vehicle CO2
emissions, it seems, are the path now followed by virtually all vehicle
and component manufacturers in their quest to stay competitive ..more
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WORLD
Money makes the world go round
Rolls-Royce and Bentley sail on serenely
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 Both
German-owned British luxury noble marques, Rolls-Royce and Bentley had
successful 2011 sales, with BMW owned Rolls-Royce recording its best-ever
annual sales record in its 107 year history
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EUROPE
Nissan plays winning game in Europe
Skyrocketing car sales gains in Russia
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Nissan’s car sales in Western Europe ended last year at a 20-year high ...more
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NEW PRODUCT
Up, up and away - VW up!
Volkswagen’s new baby up! hits European showrooms
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