Focus on automotive: Market
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07/21/2017New monthly record for Volkswagen Group sales in China in joint ventures with Saic and First Auto Works.June registrations rose 5.2% compared to the same month of 2016 to 315,300 units, bringing the total of the first half to about 1.83 million vehicles, thanks above all to a good second quarter.The German giant will continue to consolidate its... -
07/21/2017Great start for commercial career of the Renault Kwid in Brazil. The local subsidiary of the French carmaker has announced that it has already received more than 7,000 orders of the compact SUV, which is gaining great success in India where it is assembled at the Chennai factory.The distribution of Kwid in Brazil (where it is also produced) will... -
07/20/2017A 2.8% increase over the same period a year ago to 585,000 vehicles. Skoda records the best first half year of its history in term of global sales thanks to the single June (105,200 units against 98,800).The Czech carmaker is increasing volumes in Europe and especially in Russia where the market is finally on the rise and it is supported in... -
07/20/2017In the light of the excellent performance in the first half of the year (+ 12.9% to 23,893 units), Mazda is planning to close 2017 with Thai sales increasing by 20% compared to the previous budget for a total of about 51,000 cars, resulting in a market share close to 6%.Mazda bestseller model in the emerging Southeast Asian market is the Mazda2... -
07/20/2017Lamborghini closed the first half with its global registrations up 4% over the same period of 2016 for a total of 2,091 units.Huracán, which reached in June the prestigious milestone of 8,000 units produced in just three years, earned 2% to 1,400 cars, while Aventador saw a 7% increase to 691 units and in the coming weeks its commercial success... -
07/20/2017Maruti Suzuki continues to dominate the top ten ranking of the best selling cars in India. Leadership confirmed also in June, while in the first quarter of this fiscal year (from April to June), the Indo-Japanese carmaker saw its market share on the total to return over the fateful threshold of 50%.Number one in the top ten is always the Alto... -
07/19/2017Ford closed the first half with boom sales volumes in Thailand. The American carmaker recorded registrations up by 41% over the same period of 2016 for a total of 25,513 units.The excellent trend is due in particular to the success of the Ranger pickup and of the Everest and EcoSport SUVs.The bestseller is the pickup that has totalled 20,230...