European Auto Sales Up in June for Many Automakers

It would appear that European auto sales might be rebounding. June was strong for several companies even beyond the VolkswagenVolkswagenGermany, 1938 > present98 models
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Group that has stayed strong throughout the European market crisis. NissanNissanJapan, 1932 > present159 models
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and AudiAudiGermany, 1909 > present83 models
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all had higher sales for June, and ChevroletChevroletUnited States of America, 1911 > present82 models
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and VW and have experienced good sales for the year so far. PeugeotPeugeotFrance, 1882 > present120 models
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and CitroënCitroënFrance, 1919 > present94 models
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are down significantly for the year so far.

Nissan had a sales increase of 14% in Europe for June, but sales from January to June are up 5%. Nissan has a 3.9% market share in Europe for the first six months of the year. Crossovers are leading its sales right now with a 23% increase over last year. It will be adding a new QashqaiNissan QashqaiJapan, 2006 > 2014305 versions
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soon as well. Sales of commercial vehicles have also risen by 3.1%.

Volkswagen brand is up 3.1% for the first half of the year selling 907,900 cars in Europe. This result came from a 4.7% fall in sales in Western Europe, but Eastern Europe was up 45.2%

“The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand developed well in the first half of the year despite the difficult situation in Western Europe. However, there is still considerable uncertainty in Europe which will continue into the second half of the year” Christian Klingler, VW Board Member. 

Audi was up 7.6% in Europe for June and 2.8% in the first six months of the year to 393,350 cars. It owes the sales to the strength of the Q3 and A6 Avant

Chevrolet is also up 10.9% for the first half of this year. Its best selling models in Europe are the AveoChevrolet Aveo Gen.2United States of America, 2011 > present30 versions
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and SparkChevrolet SparkUnited States of America, 2009 > present28 versions
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, but it expects that the Cruze Wagon will be a strong seller this summer. The company's market share is up to 1.43%, which represents a 0.24% rise. 

Things are not better in Europe yet. Peugeot sales are down 14.4% for the first half of the year. Citroën was down 12.7%.