WESTERN EUROPE | Sigh of relief as September car sales rise 5.5 per cent

WESTERN EUROPE
Sigh of relief as September car sales rise 5.5%
Higher September sales likely turning point for European car market
Published: Thu, 17 October 2013 16:27:31 GMT
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European car sales trends last eight quarters

Green shoots are finally sprouting across West Europe’s drought-struck automotive landscape, supporting the cautiously upbeat view that from now on the long-ailing patient could be strong enough to walk totally unaided.

While autoindustry bigwigs will breathe a sigh of relief, there is no room for complacency says AID, adding that an extra working day accounted for at least some of September’s gain.

+5.5%
Sales of new cars in western Europe in September compared to previous year

The strongest sign yet of a likely turnaround in West Europe’s deepest and longest car sales drought for close on two decades has been detected in latest car sales numbers.

Sales of new cars in Western Europe rose by 5.5 per cent to 1.14m units last month, accompanied by upbeat signs that at long last the smothering blanket of gloom was finally lifting in the vast majority of markets...more

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DATA AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBERS WITH THIS ARTICLE:

EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by country
SEPTEMBER 2013 v SEPTEMBER 2012
9-MONTHS 2013 v 9-MONTHS 2012

WEST EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by manufacturer and marque
SEPTEMBER 2013 v SEPTEMBER 2012
9-MONTHS 2013 v 9-MONTHS 2012

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+5.5% Sales of new cars in western Europe in September compared to previous year

+5.5%
Sales of new cars in western Europe in September compared to previous year