car sales

Retail Asia20/02/2018

Sales of passenger cars in Europe rose twice as fast in January as in the whole of 2017, helped by strong gains at France’s PSA Group and Renault, industry data showed. Registrations increased 6.8 percent to 1.29 million cars last month in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, Brussels-based industry […]

Retail Asia19/01/2018

Việt Nam spent more than US$2.15 billion importing 94,000 cars last year, marking a year-on-year decrease of 16.8 per cent in volume and 9.6 per cent in value. This was revealed by the General Statistics Office. The domestic automobile market witnessed many uncertainties last year. Notably, in the first half of the year, after the […]

Retail Asia23/11/2017

Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Thailand is downbeat about sales prospects of its luxury brand Lexus this year, saying the price of imported cars make them less able to compete with locally made luxury brands. Toyota expects to sell 650 Lexus cars in 2017, a 24% drop year-on-year, said executive vice-president Vudhigorn Suriyachantananont. “We admit […]

Retail Asia10/11/2016

Passenger vehicle sales in China to retail customers rose 20 percent in October from a year earlier, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Tuesday. Auto retail sales totalled 2.2 million vehicles in October, CPCA said in a statement on its website. For January-October, passenger car sales rose 15.2 percent versus the same period […]

Retail Asia17/08/2016

Retail sales in Singapore rose 0.9 per cent in June compared with the previous year, mainly due to a jump in sales of motor vehicles, the Department of Statistics (SingStat) said on Monday (Aug 15). However, excluding motor vehicles, retail sales dipped 3.0 per cent compared with the same period a year ago. On a […]

Retail Asia20/06/2016

Singapore’s retail sales for the month of April surged 3.8 percent, taking cues from a boost in vehicle sales for the same period. However, the figures missed market expectations of a 6.1 percent rise in April. Singapore’s total retail sales rose 3.8 percent in April from a year earlier, helped by higher sales of motor […]

Retail Asia25/05/2016

The countrys largest automotive company PT Astra International recorded a 2.7 percent decline year-on-year in car sales to 208,804 units in the first four months of the year. Based on data at the Indonesian Association of Motor Vehicle Industries (Gaikindo), Low Cost Green Cars (LCGC) contributed 34,209 units to the total sales by Astra Group. […]

Retail Asia15/01/2016

ONCE more, a massive double-digit surge in motor vehicle sales pulled up Singapore’s retail sales in November. In year-on-year terms, retail sales grew 4.7 per cent, according to data released by the Department of Statistics on Friday. Excluding the significant 59.7 per cent jump in car sales, retail sales would have actually fallen 2 per […]

Retail Asia15/12/2015

Retail sales rise 11.2% y/y in November vs 11.1% expected Chinese retail sales were slightly stronger than estimates as auto sales picked up. Vehicle sales climbed 9% y/y in November compared to 7.1% in October. A strong automotive sector also boosted industrial production. The strength in auto sales and manufacturing was likely due to a […]

Retail Asia08/12/2015

An unseasonably cold November and heavy smog prompted Chinese consumers to step up their vehicle purchases, driving automobile sales to their biggest gain in nine months and underlining the challenge the government faces in controlling air pollution. SUVs continued to be the most popular choice last month, followed by minivans, while sedan sales fell, according […]

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European car sales up 6.8 percent in January, led by French gains

Vietnam car market slump continues

Toyota downshifts Lexus view

China October vehicle sales rise 20% at 2.2 million

Retail sales up 0.9% on-year in June, boosted by vehicle sales

Retail sales surge in Singapore as demand for vehicles grows

Astra car sales down 2.7 percent to 208,804 units in Q1

Singapore retail sales up 4.7% year-on-year, boosted by car sales

Autos drive solid China retail sales report

China November Auto Sales Surge 18% as Tax Cut Bolsters Demand