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NISSAN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD EUROPEAN SALES IN 2011

- Calendar year sales increase by 140,000 units versus 2010 – * Record 2011 sales up 25% year-on-year * Highest ever European market share of 3.7% * Top Asian brand in major markets * Russia sales increase nearly 75% * Qashqai sales top a quarter of a million units ROLLE (Switzerland) Thursday 12th January – [...]

Volkswagen Group delivers over 8 million vehicles for first time

* Full year 2011: 14.3 percent increase in deliveries * Strong December performance: 19.1 percent rise / 650,000 units delivered * Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Further gains under difficult conditions in 2011. Risks on European markets will multiply in 2012” Detroit / Wolfsburg, 09 January 2012 – In 2011, the Volkswagen Group [...]

Toyota Motor Europe posts year-on-year sales increase despite supply disruptions

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) today announced a 1.7% sales increase in 2011 with sales totalling 822,386 vehicles, up 14,075 from 2010, including 778,749 Toyota and 43,637 Lexus vehicles, representing an estimated 4.2% market share. “Despite severe supply disruptions during the year and increasingly uncertain economic conditions, we have worked hard to restart our growth in [...]

Kia Motors ends record-breaking 2011 with 18.6% increase in global sales

-         2,478,959 Kia vehicles sold globally in 2011 for a 18.6% year-on-year increase -         2011 sales in North America, China, Europe, general markets and Korea post year-on-year sales growth of 34.2%, 30.1%, 22.1%, 10.6% and 1.8%, respectively -          Cerato (Forte) is Kia’s bestselling overseas model in 2011 with 410,709 units delivered (SEOUL) January 9, 2012 [...]

ROLLS-ROYCE CONFIRMS RECORD SALES IN COMPANY’S 107-YEAR HISTORY

* 3,538 cars delivered to customers in 2011, up 31 per cent on previous year’s 2,711 * Highest annual sales in the 107-year history of Rolls-Royce; previous best was 3,347 cars sold in 1978 * Sales growth reported across all regions with Bespoke content at highest-ever levels * Increase in sales across both Ghost and [...]

Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 5.1 million vehicles in 2011

* 13.1 percent rise in deliveries for full year 2011 * Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Major gains for Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand” Wolfsburg, 06 January 2012 – The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed 2011 with a new record: For the first time in a twelve-month period, the brand delivered 5.1 (4.5; +13.1 [...]

BMW Group Achieves Second Best Sales Year Ever in the U.S.

* BMW is the 2011 Premium Segment Leader * MINI reports best December and best ever U.S. sales year Woodcliff Lake, NJ – January 5, 2012…  In 2011, the BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) achieved its best sales since the record year of 2007 retailing 305,418 vehicles, up 14.9 percent compared [...]

Mercedes-Benz Cars Reach All-Time High with Sales of 1,362,908 Units in 2011

  * Dr. Dieter Zetsche: o “We’re very satisfied with our sales development. In 2011 we sold more vehicles than ever before.” o “In 2012 we will consequently continue our product offensive and launch additional attractive vehicles on the market, which will give us a further boost.” * Record sales in China and many other [...]

Record year for SKODA

›  Sales increase by 15 percent to around 875,000 cars in 2011 ›  First year of growth strategy a resounding success ›  Ramp-up of capacities ahead for further growth ›  New Citigo and Rapid models make promising starts ›  Most successful year in motorsport in company’s history New Delhi/Mlada Boleslav, January 5th, 2012 – SKODA [...]

2011 Ford Brand Sales up 17 Percent for the Year in U.S.; Fuel-Efficient Cars, Utilities, Trucks Drive Sales Gains

* U.S. sales of the Ford brand totaled 2,062,915 vehicles in 2011, sealing its first three-point market share gain over three consecutive years since 1970 * Ford brand small car sales were up 25 percent in 2011, with 244,291 vehicles sold, while utilities increased 31 percent with 579,626 sales. Ford sold 584,917 F-Series pickups in [...]