By Douglas A. McIntyre
Car sales in Europe were decimated by the deep recession, which is not over in some countries, at least based on employment and gross domestic product.
However, the very modest rebound from the trough has triggered some improvement in regional car sales, although it may take some time for those sales to return to their pre-recession peaks.
Chrysler recalled more than 900,000 vehicles for safety issues on Thursday, including for an alternator problem that can cause engines to stall.
Volvo Cars said it will add 1,300 jobs and boost production at a plant in Sweden in the first quarter to meet rising demand for new cars, including the new flagship XC90 SUV.
Ford may introduce plug-in hybrid models in Europe as rival Volkswagen Group expands its offerings of such cars.
Sometimes a car goes away because it wasn’t quite ready for the market yet, or because the market wasn’t ready for it.
