Polish Car Sales Weather The Crisis

Despite the economic downturn sweeping the worldwide auto sector, new car sales in Poland have held up, helping the country outperform its neighbours. Consumer spending has not fallen sharply, and auto exports have gotten a boost from the weakening of the zloty against the euro, as well as from auto scrappage schemes across the EU. According to Samar, new car sales in Poland reached 264,898 units in the 10 months through October 2009. This represents a slight 0.6% improvement over the same period in 2008, but is still impressive considering the headwinds facing the global auto sector.

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