By John Biers
General Motors Thursday reported lower third-quarter earnings on weakness in some international markets, but showed signs of emerging from a costly ignition-recall scandal.
By John Biers
General Motors Thursday reported lower third-quarter earnings on weakness in some international markets, but showed signs of emerging from a costly ignition-recall scandal.
Car sales in Europe rose 6 percent in September, helped by automakers’ price cuts and strong demand in the region’s top markets of Germany, the UK and France.
New passenger-car registrations in the EU and the countries of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) increased to 1.27 million vehicles last month, industry association ACEA said today in a statement.
Volkswagen Group deliveries rose 4 percent to 859,400 in June as renewed demand in Europe and strong sales in China helped offset declines in the United States and South America.
Nissan expects to double sales of the X-Trail in its European markets after giving the latest generation of the mid-sized SUV a less rugged design and a front-wheel-drive option.