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According to the VDA, it also performed well in China's largest auto market, where passenger car growth was 5.5% in the first half. The situation in the United States was a bit more mixed, although light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) increased overall by 2%, but car sales fell by 12% in the sales balance alone. 2.3% fewer cars sold in Japan
New registrations recovered in the last month of June. Acea called the EU states to a total growth of 5.2% over the previous year to reach 1.6 million vehicles. However, the United Kingdom and Italy recorded respective decreases of 3.5% and 7.3% compared to June 2017. In France (+ 9.2%), Spain (+8, 0%) and in Germany (+ 4.2%), however, there were significant increases.
Among German automakers, Volkswagen has increased sales in the EU by 13%, 3 percent. BMW achieved an increase of 8.2%. In contrast, Daimler recorded a decline of 5.2%, mainly due to the weakening of the core brand of Mercedes-Benz. / Jap / DP / zb
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