ROUNDUP / German car market: strong new car sales in February – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

FLENSBURG / BERLIN (dpa AFX) – The motorists in Germany have risen at the beginning of frequent new car. The number of new registrations rose in February compared to the same month last year by 12.1 percent to 250 302 as the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) announced in Flensburg on Wednesday. This reinforced the positive trend in January (plus 3.3 percent). “The German car market is very vital. The level of sales in the first two months is the highest in 14 years”, said the president of the Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Matthias Wissmann, with.

In addition, has increased by 6 percent in Germany in January and February compared with the same period of the orders. Exports remained VDA with around 715,000 vehicles in the first two months about the same. “Three out of four cars that we produce in Germany, are destined for export,” said Wissmann firmly. “The business expectations have cooled somewhat in recent times is something we adapt ourselves..”

In the US, sales of Volkswagen and broke lt; VOW3.ETR & gt; for a ban on sales of diesel models in February to 13 percent. In Germany, the cars of the world torn apart by the exhaust affair group purchased more frequently. The percentage growth of the brand VW & lt; VOW3.ETR & gt; but was not as strong as in the other major German manufacturers.

market leader VW brought with a share of 20.9 percent, according to KBA statistics in February 52 282 newly registered passenger cars on the road. This is an increase of 4.3 percent. Much better cut the subsidiary Audi & lt; NSU.ETR & gt; from which came to 23,401 new cars in an increase of 14.5 percent. In third place Mercedes followed with a rate of 23.3 percent to 22,252 registrations

Even better, the Opel sales developed -. Plus 28.1 percent to 19,159 vehicles. The German subsidiary of the US producer General Motors closed almost to BMW & lt; BMW.ETR & gt; on. The Munich recorded compared with February 2015 approval increased by 8.0 percent to 19,546 Autos./brd/DP/men

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