August saw Germany’s new-car registrations tumble over 25% YoY, continuing the negative trend seen over the past eight months. However, the August 2009 market was bolstered largely by government-funded scrapping subsidies that are no longer available. More › |
According to figures released by the French auto industry association CCFA, the country’s market for new cars sold some 103,000 units in August, thus reporting a 9.8% drop year-over-year. More › |
Volkswagen Group says that despite the tough market environment in Germany H1 2010 saw the company increase new-car deliveries to fleet users by over 3%. The VW Passat was the most popular model, followed by the VW Golf in third place. More › |
According to research by Samar, models in the lower-medium car segment dominated Poland’s auto sales in the year-to-June, with roughly 55,000 units out of the 158,000 combined total. More › |
Bentley Motors launches two unique special-edition Continental models for the Middle East More › |
Skoda’s Octavia and Fabia were the top-ranked models for new-car sales here during the January-June period, says Samar, Poland’s car market researcher. The Octavia’s tally shows a 2% improvement year-over-year. More › |
The European Commission’s latest report on car prices shows that prices fell slightly, in real terms, in the European Union in 2009 and also converged within the EU's single market. More › |
According to figures by Samar, Poland’s output for passenger cars and vans reached 92,300 units in June, rising by almost 21% from the month, and up 19% from the June 2009 level. More › |
According to research by Samar, Skoda Octavia continued as Poland’s top-selling new-car model with roughly 8,000 units finding homes across the country in the year-to-May period. More › |
Demand for new cars in the EU declined for the second month this year in May (-9.3%), reflecting the end to government support schemes on the one hand and the further challenging economic situation on the other. More › |
According to figures by Samar, Skoda Octavia remained Poland’s most-sold new-car model in April and year-to-date. The Czech-made vehicle has been the sales leader for more than 12 months here. More › |
The European Commission has given the green light for Poland to waive a law allowing corporate buyers to claim the full VAT rate on the purchase of cars classified as vans for tax purposes. Such models must have a partition fitted between the passenger and the luggage compartments. More › |
New passenger car registrations in Europe fell by 7.4% in April compared to the same month last year. Over the first four months of 2010 the market expanded by 4.8% compared to the same period a year ago, while shrinking by 11.6% in comparison to January-April 2008. More › |
According to research by Samar, models in the lower-medium car segment dominated Poland’s auto sales in the year-to-March, with roughly 27,900 units out of the 79,114 combined total. More › |
Over the next few years, Italy’s Fiat brand is poised to launch a number of new car models and considerably revamp its current product line-up in Europe. Due for launch in 2011 is the all-new Panda runabout that will be built in Italy. More › |
ADAC has published a list featuring the top new-car petrol-driven models with the best fuel-efficiency figures. Germany’s motoring organization says it is not always the case that the top fuel-sipper is also the cheapest one to buy and to own. More › |
As part of a new corporate fleet deal, Coca-Cola will lease 1,240 Toyota vehicles. Toyota Motor Poland says the scheme was negotiated by the company’s European arm. More › |
Research by Samar shows that the Skoda Octavia was the most-sold new car in the Polish market during Q1 2010, moving to extend its lead over the No.2 ranked model, the Skoda Fabia. More › |
Earlier this month, Germany's trade journal Autoflotte announced winners of the '2010 Flotten Awards' contest for the most popular fleet vehicles in the market. The Polish-made Fiat 500 was second to none in the minicar category, winning double honours as best in the class and the top foreign-brand product. More › |
In March, new car registrations in the EU were 10.8% higher than in the same month of 2009. Over the first quarter of 2010 registrations rose by 9.2% compared to the first three months of last year. Registrations fell by 9.4% compared to the first quarter of 2008. More › |
