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First doubts were cast on the
strength of West Europe’s car sales recovery in the second half of the
year, as AID compiled figures reveal the first fall
in sales after nearly three years of unbroken recovery car sales growth.
Despite July’s sales dip, after seven months the cumulative car sales
total already reached 8.6m, up 7 per cent over last year’s comparative
total
Passenger car sales fell by 2.2 per cent in Western Europe last month.
This
stands out as the region’s first monthly decline after 34 months of
unbroken recovery growth.
But July’s minor dip in sales could easily be
attributable to two fewer working days in the month than in July last
year, suggesting that this may be little more than a temporary blip
rather than a lasting directional change in the region’s long-running
car sales renaissance...more
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