Car sales at the highest since 1990
This is the highest level since 1990. In total, more than 2.268 million new registrations were recorded in 2009 against 2.050 in 2008 according to figures released Monday by the Committee of French Automobile Manufacturers (CCFA). Sales of new passenger cars rose by 10.7% in raw data in 2009 compared to 2008. December to sign a noteworthy performance. In that month alone, the new car registrations in France rose by 48.6% from December 2008 to 228,451 vehicles. It was the eighth consecutive month of increases.
Regarding manufacturers, the Renault group that makes the best sound of the game's pin registrations totaled 566,240 cars in 2009, up 14.9% over 2008. The Renault brand is up 12.5% over 2008 to 505,521 vehicles.Dacia, the Romanian subsidiary of Renault, which truste third place cars most reliable according to a survey UFC Que Choisir, has gone to 60,719 copies, an increase of 39.5% compared to 2008. For December alone, group sales jumped 94.3%. Bernard Cambier, which argued that these figures before publication in micro BFM on Monday morning was not far short.
In the second place manufacturer, PSA Peugeot Citro?n sold 717,485 cars in 2009, up 13.3% over 2008. Peugeot has sold 377,665 models (+9.8%) against 339,820 for Citro?n (17.4%). The PSA group sales rose 35.3% in December.
Hyundai is the foreign brand that recorded the strongest growth in 2009: +24.8% to 42 663. Then came Nissan's partner Renault (+20.2% to 45,899 cars) and Ford (+17.8% to 145,066 vehicles).
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In a difficult economic environment for the sector, this figure is the unexpected achievement. The area owes its hi in 2009 to support strong measures undertaken at the height of the economic and financial crisis. The automotive sector is crucial for the French economy, then appeared as a major potential victims of the crisis.
The French government had introduced a scrapping bonus of 1,000 euros for the replacement of vehicles over 10 years, as part of its recovery plan of 26 billion euro, introduced in December 2008. The reduction of this premium, which rose from 1,000 to 700 euros on 1 January, said the accelerated rise in registrations recorded at the end of 2009.
This new reacted positively sector securities on the Exchange.Renault signs the strongest increase in the CAC 40: 4.56% at 37, 85 euros, while Peugeot is 1.71% to 24.07 euros.
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