French carmaker PSA Group, the second-largest car manufacturer in Europe after Volkswagen, published a report, according to which, following the results of the first half of this year, 1.903 million cars were sold. Relative to the same period last year, the figure fell by 12.8%. Growth was recorded only in three regions, while the rest showed a decline in sales. In Europe, the figure rose by 0.27%, in India and the Asia-Pacific region - by 2.27%. During the earnings period, the Peugeot brand sold 767.1 thousand cars, which is 23.73% more than a year earlier. Citroen sales grew by 6.38% to 536 thousand cars. The number of cars sold by the brand Opel / Vauxhall amounted to 568 thousand units. Over the year, the figure increased by 0.67%. The company sold 32.2 thousand DS cars, which is 1.45% more than a year earlier.
Backed by record-low mortgage rates, U.S. home sales reached its strongest record in June. However, the outlook for the housing market remained murky as low inventory and high unemployment rate pressed amid the virus crisis. Existing home ...
Australian retail sales advanced 2.4% in June. This came as an upbeat figure following a 16.5% increase seen in May as the land down under resumed its economic operations from coronavirus-related lockdowns. The country’s retail sales ...
Renault SA (RENA.PA) announced on Monday that its global car sales fell by 34.9% in the first half of the year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the company said that it had seen some signs of recovery in June. The French ...
European new car registrations fell in June year-on-year, but showed some improvement when compared to May 2020 as lockdown measures continue to loosen across the region, Tuesday’s industry data showed. In June, passenger car sales were ...
The dollar firmed on Thursday as a decline in Chinese retail sales worried investors, while the rest of the market anticipates the EU summit this weekend. The euro was down 0.1% to $1.1401, while the dollar stood at 106.95 on the yen. The ...