West Europe’s car sales train regains momentum in October

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West Europe’s car sales train regains momentum in October
Buoyant Britain, Spain’s ongoing scrappage incentives, together with Germany’s regained growth momentum spark 5.8% October car sales rise in Western Europe, AID compiled figures reveal

Published: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:25:14 GMT
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Head up display European car sales October 2014

To the relief of many autoindustry leaders, this winter’s automotive weather map in Western Europe looks somewhat calmer than earlier expected.

In spite of fears that West Europe’s car market could be heading for markedly slower recovery growth during the closing months of this year, AID compiled data reveals that the 32nd consecutive month of car sales growth in Britain, plus a resumption of recovery growth in Germany, helped West Europe’s car sales to rise 5.8 per cent in October.

Ten months through the current year, 10.3 million new cars have already been sold in Western Europe, an increase of 5.2 per cent over the corresponding period last year, AID compiled data reveals.

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West Europe’s car sales rise in October

Coming in the wake of a near equally spirit-boosting 5.7 per cent car sales jump only the month before, October’s regional new car sales rose by a markedly faster than feared 5.8 per cent.

Among the seventeen European markets monitored by AID every month, October new car sales were up on the same month last year in eleven markets.

Apart from France, where sales slipped by a disappointing 3.8 per cent, October sales were higher than a year ago in the region’s other four major car markets...more

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EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by country
OCTOBER 2014 V OCTOBER 2013
10-MOnths 2014 v 10-Months 2013

WEST EUROPEAN new CAR sales:

by manufacturer and marque
OCTOBER 2014 V OCTOBER 2013
10-MOnths 2014 v 10-Months 2013

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+5.8% West Europe’s car sales rise in October

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West Europe’s car sales rise in October