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- Nissan Monitoring China for Impact of Stocks Rout on Confidence – Bloomberg: Retail deliveries of cars, multipurpose vehicles and sport-utility vehicles fell 3.2 percent in June from a year earlier to 1.43 million units, the China…
- BRIEF-Honda says will not give financial aid to Takata – Reuters: * Honda ceo: will continue working with takata as business partners, but will not give financial aid
- JAPAN: More Nissan Rogue output planned for Japan – Just-auto: Nissan Motor will start producing the Rogue crossover (X-Trail in some markets) from spring 2016 at its production subsidiary in Kyushu, Japan, for export to North America.
- BELGIUM: ACEA forecasts Europe 2015 car sales growth at 5% – Just-auto: European automakers’ association ACEA has issued a forecast for EU new car sales growth of 5%.
- RUSSIA: AEB hails 30% June sales drop as “less dramatic” – Just-auto: Russia’s Association of European Businesses (AEB) says a fall of 30% in new car and LCV sales for June is “less dramatic” than previous months, but is still forecasting a year-end figure down 36% to 1.55m.
- Small SUV sales forecast to nearly double in Europe’s top markets – Automotive News: The Renault Captur was Europe’s top-selling small SUV/crossover in Q1. It also ranked No. 3 in overall sales in France during the same period.
- Toyota’s Turkey unit hit hard by Russia slump – Automotive News: Toyota’s Turkish unit saw first-half exports slump by 30 percent as the weaker ruble hit Russia’s car market, but the…
- India Passenger Vehicles Post First Decline in 8 Months – Bloomberg: Sales in June dropped 0.5 percent to 217,642 vehicles, the first monthly decline since October, according to the Society of Indian Automobile…
- BMW Group sales up 8 percent in June on robust European demand – Reuters: BMW and Mini sales in China eased 0.1 percent to 40,174 vehicles, after falling … BMW sales increased by 5.0 percent in June with 172,437 vehicles…
- European car association ACEA hikes 2015 sales forecast to 5 pct – Reuters: Last year, 12.6 million passenger cars were registered in Europe, the first year of growth since the financial crisis began in 2007. “This growth has…
- Honda CEO: Sales in China set to rise despite economy, market jitters – Reuters: Honda Motor Co’s chief executive said on Thursday the Japanese automaker expects to boost China sales in the current fiscal year as demand among younger consumers helps it shake off jitters about the country’s economy and financial markets.
- Renault Kwid Spied Testing Ahead of Festive Season Launch; Everything We Know So Far – Ibtimes: French auto maker Renault’s small car Kwid continues its test runs in India. The car, which was caught on camera numerous times, has returned in a…
- Honda Recalls 4.5 Million More Cars for Takata Air Bags – Bloomberg: Takahiro Hachigo, president of Honda Motor Co., during a news conference in Tokyo, on Monday, July 6, 2015. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/…