Czech car sales rise 3.3% in Jan-Oct 2012.

By bne IntelliNews November 6, 2012
Sales of new passenger cars in the Czech Republic increased by 3.3% y/y to 147,022 units in the first ten months of 2012, data from the Car Importers Association showed. In October alone, sales increased by 7.4% on the year to 15,963 units, following a 3.9% fall in September, when 12,475 cars were sold. Skoda Auto kept its leading position with a market share of 31% and sales of 45,552 cars in January to October 2012, up 3.5% y/y. Hyundai was second with a market share of 8.7% and selling 12,853 cars, or 34.7% more than in the first ten months of 2011. Third was Volkswagen holding a market share of 8.6%. Sales of light commercial vehicles in January to October 2012 were 10.4% lower on the year at 9,338 units as market leader in this segment was Volkswagen selling 1,704 units. Truck sales also decreased but at the slower rate of 6.4% to 6,028 units. Bus sales dropped by 8.2% y/y to 573 and sales of motorcycles declined at the same pace to 14,483 in Jan-Oct 2012.
Read in IntelliNews Pro
Get IntelliNews Pro

Related Articles

Czech CSSD proposes 2014 general and European elections to be held together.

Social Democrats (CDDS), the major Czech opposition party, proposed next year's general and European elections to be held on the same day, CTK news agency reported. CSSD leader Bohuslav Sobotka ... more

Tesco Czech faces fine for selling products containing undeclared horsemeat

The Czech unit of UK retailer Tesco faces a fine of up to CZK 3mn (EUR 116,000) for selling beef lasagne containing undeclared horsemeat, Radio Prague reported. The state-run Agricultural and Food ... more

Czech Senate votes to limit immunity of lawmakers, judges.

The upper house of the Czech parliament, the Senate, voted on March 20 a constitutional amendment to limit the immunity of lawmakers and constitutional judges, Radio Prague reported. Out of the ... more

Follow Us On

Most Read

  1. Ukraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country’s population collapses
    6 days ago
  2. Fresh evidence suggests that the April 2022 Istanbul peace deal to end the war in Ukraine was stillborn
    7 days ago
  3. EU finally boosts defence investment into arms production as Ukraine runs out of ammo
    1 month ago
  4. Russia’s war economy boosted by rising oil prices
    8 days ago
  5. Russia’s $13.4bn current account surplus in March second highest since 2007
    7 days ago
  1. Russia could pay off its entire external debt tomorrow, in cash
    24 days ago
  2. Speculation swirls of “Men in Blue” in Crocus City Hall terrorist attack linked to FSB
    29 days ago
  3. Albanians campaign on social media to keep bus bridge created in freak accident
    1 year ago
  4. BRICS announce a blockchain-based payment system to create a common currency
    27 days ago
  5. UBN: Russia could take the Baltic states in 48 hours
    1 month ago

Reports

Dismiss