Industry Developments

New car sales growth in Italy and Spain of 1.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 5.9% y-o-y respectively during August has done little to bolster BMI's outlook for car sales in these markets... 2011-09-05

Although rally in the new vehicle sales in Germany has maintained momentum in H111, we expect growth to soften in the second half of 2011. A growing inflation print, expected slowdown... 2011-08-24

New car sales in Greece are showing no signs of rebounding despite three consecutive years of contraction. According to estimates from the country's autos association AMVIR, new car... 2011-08-11

General Motors Company (GM) will be looking to produce Chevrolet vehicles in Europe as it seeks to increase the brand's European sales from 477,000 units last year to 1mn by 2016. GM... 2011-08-10

SAF-HOLLAND, one of the leading autos suppliers in Europe, has announced plans to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and North and Central African markets.

Despite an improvement in its score this quarter, Europe continues to significantly underperform the global market in BMI's Risk-Reward Ratings for the auto industry. The result reflects... 2011-08-08

The 3.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) fall in new car sales in the UK in July is further evidence of the continuing fragile economic recovery in the country. With 7M11 sales at 1.61mn units,... 2011-08-05

The latest results posted by Dutch retailer Sligro underline our positive outlook for the country's food and drink sector. The firm registered a 6.2% increase in sales for the first... 2011-08-03

The differing trends in new car sales between developed and emerging markets (EMs) continued in June 2011, according to BMI's latest monthly global auto industry update.

Chrysler's inclusion helped boost Fiat's Q211 results, with the Italian firm reporting a net profit of EUR1.24bn in the quarter, compared with a EUR17mn loss in Q210, helped by over... 2011-07-29