LONDON (Reuters) - A jump in private demand drove a 7.9 percent rise in British new car sales in May compared to a year ago, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Friday, in a sign that consumers are regaining confidence. The overall percentage increase - which resulted in 162,288 new car registrations last month - was the strongest in almost two years as private demand rose 14.3 percent. Total new car sales between January... full story ![]()

Car sales in India slumped an annual 25.7 percent in February, the biggest fall in more than 12 years and the fourth consecutive monthly slide, an industry body said on Monday, as sluggish economic growth continues to weigh on demand in the once-booming market.
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Orange County car dealers sold $9 billion in new and used vehicles in 2012, a sharp rise from the prior year, according to a new report. The sales, up 15 percent from 2011, generated more than $525 million in sales tax revenue, according to the...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. home prices closed out 2012 with the biggest annual gain in more than six years while sales of new homes spiked in January, the latest sign that the long-suffering housing market was on the mend, data showed on Tuesday.
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Britain’s biggest car dealer today posted a better-than-expected 10 per cent rise in 2012 profit, helped by strong growth in...
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May 17 - Europe's ailing car market returned to growth after 18 straight months of declines with two extra sales day compared to last year and a 15 percent boom in the UK helped new car registrations rise by 1.8 percent in April to 1.08 million. Hayley Platt reports.
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Ford, GM, Chrysler and Nissan all reported double-digit U.S. sales increases last month, signaling the best April for car and truck sales in six years.
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U.S. sales of pickup trucks, helped by demand from contractors, grow 9% in March from a year earlier. Car sales fall 1%, Autodata reports.Surging truck sales paved the way for one of the biggest auto sales months in nearly six years.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Annual vehicle sales in Africa will rise nearly 20 percent in the next two years to hit the 2 million mark as the continent's burgeoning middle class trades up from motorbikes and jalopies to new cars, the regional head of General Motors said.
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U.S. stocks rise Tuesday, as investors appeared optimistic about March car-sales data and an expected rebound in February factory orders.
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Chrysler LLC, a subsidiary of Italian company Fiat SpA (Milan:F) said on Tuesday that it sold 171,606 vehicles in the U.S. in March, a 5 percent year-over-year increase, led by robust sales of its ever-popular Ram Truck and Fiat models. Overall March sales for the company were the highest monthly gain since December 2007. “Chrysler Group has now achieved year-over-year sales...
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