Industry Developments

An 18% year-on-year (y-o-y) decline in new car sales in France during December 2011 bodes ill for domestic carmakers PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault, both of which ended 2011 as significant... 2012-01-03

India and the European Union moved a step closer to a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) after the two parties reached a consensus on the touchy issue of import duties on automobiles... 2011-12-30

Volkswagen (VW)'s announcement that it will beef up its 2012-2016 investment programme for premium brand Audi from the EUR11.6bn allocated earlier to EUR13bn is a sign of VW's confidence... 2011-12-28

After two tumultuous years of operating under its new parent Swedish Automobile (SA) - a Dutch company previously known as Spyker Cars - and having examined every possible option to... 2011-12-20

A further deterioration in the medium-term outlook for the Spanish economy in recent months has prompted BMI to downgrade its 2012 vehicle sales forecast to a modest 2.2% y-o-y growth,... 2011-12-19

With Greek consumers feeling the pinch of newly introduced higher taxes and already high vehicle ownership costs, we believe that a recovery in new vehicle sales is a long way off and... 2011-12-15

There has been some cause for optimism on the back of November car sales, particularly in developed states. However, with the eurozone government debt crisis still raging, plus a cooling... 2011-12-08

BMI's view that carmakers will join forces to develop expensive new technologies continues to play out with BMW and Toyota Motor announcing a partnership for diesel engines and lithium-ion... 2011-12-02

Although domestic and international economic pressures are likely to be the overriding theme for the performance of new car sales in all major markets globally in the short term, there... 2011-11-25

The effects of the economic slowdown are beginning to be felt in the German automotive market with ten-month cumulative vehicle sales growth slowing for both the passenger car and commercial... 2011-11-24