Russia grows, Turkey slows: Fate of both markets is crucial to Europe

May 19, 2012 06:01 CET
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Although not generally regarded as part of Europe, Russia and Turkey are crucial "European" markets for many automakers because they include sales from the two markets in their overall results for the region. So Russia and Turkey sales numbers can mean the difference between positive or negative overall European sale Read More »
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