Europe's car market to fall in 2010

Western Europe's car market is set to slide by over 10% in 2010 as the distortions caused by scrappage discounts unravel, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting.

EUROPE: W. Europe car sales set to slide

7 January 2010

Western Europe's car market is set to slide by over 10% in 2010 as the distortions caused by scrappage discounts unravel, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting.

ANALYSIS: 2009 ends on high; uncertainty ahead

18 January 2010

A highly unusual year for new car sales ended on a high for most manufacturers but there are now growing signs of uncertain times ahead, analysts Jato Dynamics said on Monday.

EUROPE: ACEA data confirms '09 car market scrappage boost

15 January 2010

European automaker trade association ACEA has published December car sales data for Europe that confirms the extent of the boost to the new car market provided by fleet renewal schemes in 2009.

ITALY: New car incentives under consideration

14 January 2010

The Italian government is considering a new incentive scheme to support the Italian car market amid fears that it would see a big fall without them, an analyst told just-auto today.

US: Europe auto chiefs see big sales falls in 2010

12 January 2010

Two key European auto industry chiefs have predicted a tough 2010 lies ahead. Ford of Europe chief executive officer John Fleming said he expected sales to fall by as much as 2m units as countries end scrappage incentive programmes while General Motors' European chief Nick Reilly thought industry-wide sales in western Europe would fall by up to 14% for the same reason.