Car sales declines in France, Italy and Spain dampen recovery hopes

Car sales declines in France, Italy and Spain dampen recovery hopes

French, Italian and Spanish car sales fell in May, bringing the European market closer to a two-decade low and dampening hopes for any recovery in 2013.... Read More »

Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months

European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.06 million cars a year earlier, industry association ACEA said.... Read More »

Car sales growth in Germany and Spain spurs optimism

Car sales rose in Germany and Spain last month, adding to signs that Europe's austerity-driven auto slump could soon bottom out. Spanish car sales increased 11 percent while registrations in Germany advanced 4 percent.... Read More »

Europe car sales drop 10% as Germany plunges

European car sales dropped 10 percent in March as declines at PSA, Ford and VW and a plunge in Germany put the industry on pace for the fewest annual deliveries in 20 years.... Read More »

Weak March dashes recovery hopes for European carmakers

European car sales shrank again in March, threatening more losses for carmakers in the region after a dismal 2012, according to figures and forecasts. With euro-zone unemployment at a record high, forecaster LMC Automotive sees this year's sales dropping 3.1 percent in western Europe to 11.4 million vehicles.... Read More »

Ford, GM and Fiat worst hit by 10% drop in European car sales in February

Ford, General Motors and Fiat were the automakers worst hit as European passenger car registrations fell 10 percent last month to their lowest February level for 23 years. The region's deepening recession continued to deter customers from buying cars despite steep discounting.... Read More »

Western Europe car sales decline 10.6% in February

New-car registrations in western Europe fell 10.6 percent to 771,695 in February, market forecaster LMC Automotive said.... Read More »

Ford, PSA and Toyota hit hard as Europe sales slump to 23-year low

European passenger car registrations fell 8.5 percent in January to their lowest total for the month since 1990. Ford, PSA and Toyota had the steepest declines while Opel and Kia bucked the downward trend, along with most premium brands.... Read More »

Land Rover, Kia, Audi were Europe 2012 winners

European sales declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2012, falling 8 percent to 12.6 million. But not everyone suffered. Kia, Hyundai, Audi, Land Rover and Jeep bucked the downward trend because of fresh models in hot segments.... Read More »

Europe's January car sales offer little hope of recovery

LMC Automotive says it sees little hope of auto sales recovering in Europe this year after registrations in January plunged 9.5 percent. LMC predicted western Europe's full-year sales will drop 4.1 percent this year to 11.27 million, the sixth continual year of decline.... Read More »

Russian car sales grew 5% in January; flat 2013 forecast

Russian new-car sales grew 5 percent year-on-year in January, the Association of European Businesses said.... Read More »

UK car sales buck Europe downturn with 11.5% rise in January

New-car registrations in the UK rose 11.5 percent to 143,643 in January as the market continued to buck the downward trend in other key European markets.... Read More »

Euro zone car markets likely to stabilize by mid-year, VDA says

The German automakers association, the VDA, expects euro zone car markets to stabilize in the middle of the year.... Read More »

German new-car sales down 8.6% in January

New-car registrations in Germany dropped 8.6 percent to 192,090 in January, the KBA federal transport agency said, continuing the sales slide in major European markets... Read More »

Declining January car sales sink European upturn hopes

New-car sales extended their declines in France, Italy and Spain last month, leaving little hope of a European auto market rebound anytime soon.... Read More »

Europeans deliver best investor returns in '12

Despite economic uncertainty and restructuring in their home markets, European automakers and suppliers delivered the best shareholder return in their industry segments last year.... Read More »