France’s second volume carmaker, Renault, crowned as September’s biggest notable gainer in West Europe’s rekindled car sales arena

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Gloves are off at Renault and Ford
France’s second volume carmaker, Renault, crowned as September’s biggest notable gainer in West Europe’s rekindled car sales arena
Published: Wed, 09 October 2013 13:47:13 GMT
Updated: Wed, 16 October 2013 08:15:13 GMT
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The contrast between the various volume carmakers in West Europe’s markedly improved September car market could barely be sharper. Sensing that at long last the tide was ready for turning on the European car sales front, and with dealer forecourts packed to the rafters with latest head-turning cars, the gloves came off for a bare knuckle fight

That is the message from a near 20 per cent jump in Renault’s September car sales, crowning France’s second volume carmaker as September’s biggest notable gainer in West Europe’s rekindled car sales arena according to Acea.

A further sign of the carmaker’s determination to come out fighting, September sales of its still high-flying Dacia budget brand soared by almost a half from a year ago, buoyed in no small measure by a promising start in Britain’s still flourishing car market.

+20%
Jump in Renault Group’s West European September car sales

Renault’s opening salvo across the bows of its direct rivals was echoed to an extent by Ford.

Driven by the same determination to strike the iron while it’s hot, Ford can look back at yet another good month.

Like Renault, albeit on a more modest scale, Ford also outperformed September’s overall market with a 6 per cent sales gain.

Their heaviest shelling, it seems, was aimed at fragile Peugeot-Citroën bunkers.

In pin-sharp contrast with Renault’s and Ford’s superior September game play, France’s leading carmaker slipped further down the slippery slope, this time with a near 2.9 per cent slide in sales.

On the face of it, the Volkswagen brand has adopted a comparative back-seat position in the region’s raging car sales battle.

True to the horses for courses motto, VW Group members SEAT and Škoda were sent to the trenches for September’s heaviest sales and market share battles...more

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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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+20% Jump in Renault Group’s West European September car sales

+20%
Jump in Renault Group’s West European September car sales