Sales growth of the automotive industry is maintained

Notimex – The Automotive Industry Worldwide maintains global sales growth of 3.4 percent during the first four months of the current year, with 28.8 million units sold, according to the report, the total figure in 2018 is expected to be close to 100 million units, thanks to positive economic indicators and consumer optimism in the most countries, according to a study by JATO.

He reports that China is at the top of the world market with 8.3 million automobiles marketed, for a growth of 4.4%, followed by the United States with nearly 5.5 million of units, but without growth this year

Meanwhile, Japan has 1.9 million, with a decline of 1.8 percent, followed by India with 1.3 million and one growth of 10.9 percent.

The list is completed by Germany, United States, France, Italy, Brazil and Canada, in which highlights the growth of Brazil which is recovering and has reached 20.5 % growth over the same period of 2017.

As expected, SUV SUVs global growth with 9.86 million units placed, or 15 percent more than in 2017 , reaching an increase of 3.3 points of market share, reaching 34.2 percent.

This type of vehicle, reveals the analysis, proved to be the top sales even over compact automobiles and subcompacts that for decades have had the largest share.

Among the best-selling models in the world, the Honda Civic is in fourth position with sales of more than 262 thousand units, a growth of 6.0 percent over the same period of 2017, while the Honda HR-V (Vezel in other markets) and CR-V they have 220,000 and 210,000 units sold, respectively, occupying positions 9 and 10.

is no stranger to global trends and, although a price-sensitive market, subcompacts remain the best-selling segment in the world. the period January-April 2018 with more than 150 thousand units, with a 33.8% stake of the mark on the market.

For its part, Honda SUVs of all sizes have a sale of nearly 107 thousand units, a growth of 3.9% and a market share of 23.9%.