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TRUCKS SALES WORLDWIDE * Europe - New car sales inch up 0.7% in September
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Brussels,Belgium -Automotive World (UK), by David Isaiah -October 18, 2011: -- Following a 7.7% year-on-year increase in August 2011, new passenger car registrations in the EU inched up 0.7% in September. A total of 1,232,707 cars were registered last month, up from 1,223,994 cars accounted for in September 2010... Registrations last month were significantly higher than the 753,709 cars reported in August this year. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), car registrations in the January-September period fell by 1.1%, from 10,233,104 units in 2010 to 10,122,983 this year... In September, Germany was the only major market to post an increase in registrations. Germany accounted for 280,689 cars, an increase of 8.1% year-on-year. The UK posted a 0.8% drop last month, Spain's numbers were down 1.3%, registrations in France declined 1.4% and Italy posted a 5.7% drop in numbers...* North America - Class 8 orders up again in September
New York,NY,USA -Automotive World -October 20, 2011: -- Preliminary data indicate that Class 8 truck orders across all leading North American OEMs have risen again, according to FTR Associates. In what is the second consecutive month of rising orders, September figures have come in at 23,465 units, up 12% from August and up 56% from the same month a year ago. However, the annualized order rate for the six-months through September remains down considerably from the same period in 2010... Eric Starks, FTR president, described the results as “at the high end of expectations.” He goes on to note that the level of order activity would indicate that ”truckers are not very concerned about a slowing economy. This is a good sign that things are not falling apart.”
* Germany - VW LCV sales up 25.5%
* China - GM sales top 2 million, again
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Beijing,China -Automotive World (UK) -October 18, 2011: -- General Motors has announced that its sales in China have once again topped the 2 million mark in less than a year. The OEM first reached the 2 million mark for a calendar year on 4 November 2010. It reached this landmark a second time on 17 October 2011. Buick sales in China this year have risen 24%, with Chevrolet sales up 18% and Cadillac up 73%... In addition, GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture sold its 1 millionth vehicle in China this year on 14 October...
* Spain - CV market contracts 0.9% in September
Madrid,Spain -Automotive World, by David Isaiah -October 18, 2011: -- Commercial vehicle registrations in Spain fell by 0.9% year-on-year to 1,584 units in September. Despite last month's drop, registrations in the first three quarters of 2011 remained ahead by 24.5%, compared with the January-September 2010 period, accounting for 13,715 units... According to data compiled by the Spanish automotive industry association (Anfac), truck registrations grew by 13.3% in September to 1,328 units. Registrations of buses, coaches and minibuses combined fell by 39.9% to 256 units... Out of total truck registrations, light trucks between 3.5 and 6.0 tonnes accounted for 72 units, up 60% from 45 a year earlier... Medium trucks between 6.0 and 16 tonnes saw numbers decline by 16.4% to 163 units. Iveco dominated this segment, posting sales of 72 trucks, down 10%... The bulk of truck registrations came from the heavy truck segment, comprising trucks over 16 tonnes. A total of 1,093 such trucks were registered in Spain in September, translating into an increase of 17.3%...
* Bulgaria - Light vehicle sales up 21.2% in September
Sophia,Bulgaria - The Sofia Echo/Automotive World -October 13, 2011: -- Bulgaria's combined automotive market rose to 16,950 vehicles in the first three quarters of this year. Compared with the January-September 2010 period, this translated into an increase of 23.2%... According to figures released by the Association of Car Manufacturers and Authorised Representatives, this figure included a total of 15,983 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Light vehicle sales during this period increased by 21.2%, reports, citing the association... The country's commercial vehicle market also improved year-on-year in the first nine months of this year. A total of 967 trucks and buses were sold in the country during this period, up 70.2% from a year earlier...
* Germany - VW LCV sales up 25.5%
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