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May 22, 2012

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France Vehicle Sales Down 1.3% in April

France vehicle sales totaled 205,775 units for April 2012...More
May 22, 2012

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Mexico Production, Sales Post Double-Digit Gains in April

Total light-vehicle sales in Mexico rose 16.0% to 69,760 units, with light-trucks up 9.5% and passenger-car deliveries jumping 19.9%....More
May 22, 2012

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Spanish Sales Dry Up With No End in Sight

Deliveries fell 21.7% to 56,250 units last month for the market’s worst April ever, and marked the 22nd consecutive month of decline. Sales in the first two weeks of May were down 25.7% year-on-year....More
May 21, 2012

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Thai Auto Industry Veteran Bullish on Future

Thailand has built its auto industry on what Vallop calls product champions – first the 1-ton pickup, then the eco-car. He says “low-risk” vehicles powered by alternative energy sources should come next....More
May 18, 2012

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WardsAuto Forecast: May U.S. LV Market Should Stay Course

U.S. auto makers will sell 1.41 million light vehicles in May, more than in any of the previous 57 months, as the SAAR climbs to 14.6 million units....More
May 18, 2012

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Performance-Car Buyers Seek Individuality

“People want products that are consumed publically to be more reflective of their identity, because others see them,” says a professor of marketing at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. “Cars are very much for self-expression.”...More
May 17, 2012

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Spain Vehicle Sales Down 22.6% in April

Spain vehicle sales totaled 63,691 units for April 2012....More
May 17, 2012

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Holden Commodore Coming to U.S. as Chevy SS Performance Sedan

GM’s first production car to offer an SS option was the ’61 Impala. Only 453 units were built with upgrades including a modified chassis and suspension, power brakes, steering column-mounted tachometer and unique wheels....More
May 17, 2012

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April Thai Sales Show Flood Effects Receding

Despite a robust April, the floods’ repercussions were reflected in year-to-date data, with passenger-car sales rising just 1.7% to 139,482 units. But commercial-vehicle deliveries jumped 33.9% to 225,955....More
May 17, 2012

Article

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European Sales Continue Free Fall in April

Germany and the U.K. managed slight gains, but double-digit losses were recorded in economically battered Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland....More
May 17, 2012

Article

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Growth-Minded Nissan Plans to Sidestep Fleet Sales, Incentives

Fleet customers can boost market share and sales, areas where Nissan has bold expectations for the new ’13 Altima. But fleet transactions tend to be less profitable and, if overdone, risk damaging consumer perception of a nameplate....More
May 16, 2012

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Scion Seeking Return to 100,000 Sales Annually

Incremental growth from two lineup additions, the recently launched iQ subcompact and upcoming FR-S sports car, should boost deliveries, as will future xB and xD replacements, the brand’s top executive says....More
May 15, 2012

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Germany Vehicle Sales Up 2.5% in April

Germany vehicle sales totaled 300,229 units for April 2012....More
May 15, 2012

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Russia Vehicle Sales Up 13.7% in April

Russia vehicle sales totaled 280,297 units for April 2012....More
May 15, 2012

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Indian April Sales Up, But Uncertainty Lurks

April deliveries increased 11% from year-earlier but lagged 23.1% behind March’s record sales total....More
May 15, 2012

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Small Cars Grow Mercedes India's Footprint

Compacts represent five of the 10 Mercedes models launching in India over the next five years....More
May 15, 2012

Article

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April Results Boost Russia Full-Year Forecast

An industry representative says year-on-year growth has stabilized at less than 15% in recent months, but the full-year forecast is being raised by 50,000 units to 2.85 million....More
May 14, 2012

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Russia’s WTO Entry May Hurt Local Auto Makers

Used-car imports into Russia are estimated at 100,000 units a year, but some forecasts see volume rising to about 500,000 annually....More
May 11, 2012

Article

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U.S. Light Vehicles Continue to Register Near-Record Efficiency in April

Cars and light trucks sold in the month combined for a 24.0 mpg rating, marking a 0.5% drop from March’s all-time high of 24.1 mpg....More
May 11, 2012

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Canada Big-Truck Sales Climb 38.1% in April

All Class 8 manufacturers posted double-digit gains for the month. Standouts included Peterbilt, up 119.4%, and volume-leader Kenworth, up 81.8%....More
May 11, 2012

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U.S. Truck Market Posts Biggest Gain of Year

The April performance, the 28th straight month of year-over-year gains, kept the big-truck market 29.9% ahead of like-2011 for the year....More
May 11, 2012

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Japan Vehicle Sales Up 93.7% in April

Japan vehicle sales totaled 359,631 units for April 2012....More
May 11, 2012

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Tight Credit Blamed for Brazil Sales Slip

Analysts are reducing their 2012 volume projections in light of the first-quarter sales decline, which they attribute to lower purchasing power and greater difficulty in obtaining bank loans....More
May 11, 2012

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Honda Thailand Post-Flood Output at Full Speed

Honda dealers who went nearly six months with no vehicles to sell face new pressure from the Japanese auto maker, which has reduced their credit period from one month to just 10 days....More
May 11, 2012

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Europe’s Q1 Vehicle Sales Fall 5.5%

Despite solid gains by VW and its Audi luxury division, which together accounted for 20.3% of the market, combined sales of all other European auto makers in the WardsAuto group of 24 regions declined 7.2%....More

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Auto companies sold 6.56 million vehicles worldwide in April, a 3.4% increase over same-month year-ago, raising total deliveries for the first four months of 2012 to 27.2 million units.

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