Industry Developments
Hungary
Hungary's automotive sector has continued its recovery in Q211. Around 23,110 new passenger vehicles were sold in Hungary in H111, an increase of 7.3% y-o-y. German firm Volkswagen's...
2011-08-25Hungary
Although the outlook for autos demand may not be looking very promising, there is significant optimism in Hungary's autos production and the supplier segments. Hungarian parts supplier...
2011-08-19Turkey
Fiat has given Tofas, its Turkish joint venture with local conglomerate Koc Holding, the rights to sell and provide post-sale servicing of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge cars in the country...
2011-08-18Slovakia
Recent efforts by the Slovakian government to win investment from Indian and Chinese companies in the hope of increasing vehicle production in the country seem to have fallen through....
2011-08-17Poland
Despite the weak outlook for autos production, Poland continues to attract investment from international suppliers. These highlight the significant advantages that Poland has over other...
2011-08-16Russia
Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ made a strong return to profitability in H111, thanks to a 41% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its revenue. The reversal has mainly been attributed...
2011-08-12Ukraine
Although new car sales in Ukraine increased a robust 30% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 88,255 units, in the first half of this year - according to BMI estimates derived from Ukrainian autos...
2011-08-09Belarus
Autos production in Belarus is benefiting from the strong economic rebound in Russia, as evident from the near 44% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in exports from the OJSC Belarusian...
2011-08-05Hungary
BMI's view that there will be a slow and painful recovery in Hungarian new vehicle sales is playing out. Estimates from the European auto manufacturers association show that passenger...
2011-08-04Romania
New passenger car sales in Romania fell over 13% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 31,758 units, in H111, according to estimates from the European autos association ACEA, as consumers showed...
2011-08-01


