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Automakers, analysts disagree on when Europe’s sales will finally rebound
Automakers and analysts disagree on when European passenger car sales will finally rebound from a six-year slump. Ford Motor Co. and Daimler see signs that the bottom will be reached this year.
“We’re not predicting any upturn yet, but there are certainly some good indications,” Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell said last month. “Our prediction would be that we’re at or close to the trough.”
Ghosn says Europe car market may fall further in next 2 years
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn said the European car market will probably shrink further in 2014 and 2015 as rising unemployment continues to sap consumer demand.
“I think that 2014 and 2015 are going to be at best stable in Europe,” Ghosn said. “More realistically, we may see another decrease — maybe not as violent or as deep as the ones we have seen for the last years,” he said.
Pope Benedict XVI Gets A Custom Renault Kangoo Z.E.
Renault has donated two exclusive all-electric vehicle to Pope Benedict XVI, designed and built especially to meet the Pope’s mobility needs.
