The “diesel gate”-shock seems to be in the USA for VW survived: The wolf burgers were up for the second year in a row in the sales. BMW benefited in particular from the stable demand for SUV models.
The German car makers have pulled on the US market for the past year in 2018, a mixed balance sheet. After the sales slump in the Wake of the exhaust gas scandal, Volkswagen has its U.S. sales in 2018 for the second year in a row increase. According to data from Wolfsburg were brought there thanks to the in-demand SUV models, a total of 354.064 Cars with the VW Logo on the clientele. This represents an increase of 4.2 percent compared to the previous year. The Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche increased its sales in 2018, up by 3.2 percent.
The US heavyweights had to report, however, noticeable declines. Market leader GM’s sales in 2018 decreased by 1.6% to nearly 3.0 million vehicles and Ford by 3.5 percent to 2.5 million cars.
the Japanese are weakening
The Japanese industry sizes had to 2018 in the US market also springs: Nissan sold 6.2 per cent fewer cars, Honda 2.2 percent.
For other car maker was to the financial statements less disappointing: Fiat Chrysler has achieved sales with a plus of nine percent, the best mark since 2001. Force in the 2.2 million vehicles sold, the Jeep was.
The unchecked demand for SUV models on the U.S. market brought it to BMW for the first time in 2015 a sales increase. In the case of the master brand’s sales rose 1.7 percent to 311.014 cars, such as the group announced. Previously, BMW had been in the United States, two lean years with declines. The second Mini brand, however, weakened 2018: 43.684 vehicles represented a decrease of 7.3 percent.
Smart rained on your parade, Daimler-balance
The car maker Daimler also had to accept a fall in sales. Overall, sales were down 5.3 percent to 355.413 vehicles, the company said. Sales of the small cars of the Smart by more than half. The Mercedes-Benz brand recorded a Minus of 6.3 percent to 315.959 piece.
After a year-long sales boom cools off the US market in the face of higher interest rates and increased petrol prices for quite some time. Analysts see in the new year, no reversal of the trend. GM and Ford make in addition, rising material costs, which is, among other things, the U.S. customs dispute with trading partners such as China and the EU.
GM had announced in November to cut production and jobs on a massive scale in North America to reduce. Also Ford wants to reduce the cost drastically.
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