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Mazda’s European Sales Up by 32 Percent in February
Recording the highest February result in 17 years, Mazda sales across Europe leapt by 32 percent the past month to total 27,300 units, a rise of 6,600 units over February 2007. A total of 20 European countries reported sales increases during the month. The highest increase was seen in Czech Republic + Slovakia, which booked its highest February volume ever, selling 420 units (+120 percent compared to 2007. February records for volume were set in Russia, at 5,700 units (+75 percent) and in Greece with a volume of nearly 900 units (+77 percent). This is Greece’s seventh consecutive month of double or triple-digit growth.
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Bmw Group Posts 21.7 Percent Increase In Global Sales In February
The BMW Group, which includes the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 111,720 vehicles in February 2011, recording a 21.7 percent increase over February 2010 (91,763 units) and setting a new record high for the month. For the year to the end of February,...
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Chrysler's Plunge 53% In December, Total 2008 Sales 30% Down
They say bad things tend to come in threes, and unfortunately, that's the case with Detroit's Big Three automakers. Chrysler LLC's December sales in the U.S. were much worse than GM's 31% and Ford's 32.4% decline as the company reported...
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Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
December proved to be a poor month for Mercedes-Benz that reported U.S. sales of 18,507 vehicles, a 32.1 percent decrease over the same month last year. The German automaker's total 2008 volume was 225,128 units, an 11.2 percent decline compared to...
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Toyota's U.s. Sales Fall 24.2% In October, Lexus Sales Plunge 37.6%
In what may be one of the worst months in U.S. automotive sales in more than two decades, the Toyota Group which consists of the Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands reported U.S. October sales of 152,101 vehicles, a decrease of 25.9 percent from last October,...
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U.s. Auto Sales Drop 15.5% In August
Falling gasoline prices didn’t seem to help automakers avert the downturn as U.S. light vehicle sales plunged for a tenth consecutive month in August. Overall sales for the month were 1.25 million vehicles, down a hefty 15.5 percent from August...
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