German carmakers see global market up 4 pct in '12

FRANKFURT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The global car market will grow by 4 percent to 68 million vehicles next year from an estimated 65.4 million in 2011, driven in part by robust sales in the United States, the German auto industry association VDA said on Friday.

"Car demand there is apparently less affected by the high unemployment rate and difficult real estate market than many experts believed," VDA President Matthias Wissmann said.

"We expect that a renewal of the light ...