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Sales were up 5.5%

After sales dropping 5% in August, The European Automotive Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) reports that European auto sales improved by 5.4% in September compared to September 2012. It is the third month this year that has had a sales increa...

Best sales month of the year so far

There is a little good news and a lot of bad news for March sales according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) sales. Sales hit a record high for the year so far of 1,307,107 units in March, but that is 10.2% lower th...

It would appear that European auto sales might be rebounding. June was strong for several companies even beyond the Volkswagen Group that has stayed strong throughout the European market crisis. Nissan and Audi all had higher sales for June, and C...

The drop began in 2007

July was the first month in ages that some major Western European auto markets have showed growth. German sales increased by 2%; France was up 1%, and Spain was up 15% thanks to a government incentive program. Automakers predict that the European ...

As the European market continues to contract, automakers are struggling to get any sales they can. Many are resorting to offering their cars at deep discounts. Ford is one of the few automakers not trying discounts to increase sales, but its n...

While cars sold in Europe have become remarkably cleaner over the past decade, there is still some room for improvement, at least according to the European Environment Agency. Basically, every manufacturer in Europe must have its fleet down to an ...

It is not a revelation to say that the European market is struggling. Ford thinks that it will lose over $1 billion in the region this year, and when automakers announced their earnings at the end of July, Volkswagen is the only company that made ...

Sales Down in every month of the year

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) has released its monthly report on European Union auto sales and included sales for the entire year. There is really no good news, unfortunately.  Sales have been down every mo...

New figures released by warranty specialist Warranty Direct show European brands are most likely to have problems. The figures are based on cars aged between 3 and 8 years old with a sample size of 50,000 live policies.  The glimmer of good news...

Winner will be awarded on March 4 at the Geneva Motor Show

The nominees for the European Car of the Year 2013 have been announced. The finalists for the award are the  Ford B-Max, Hyundai i30, Mercedes Benz A-class, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT86, Volkswagen Golf and Volvo V40. ...