Worst first quarter car sales in 45 years [updated]
Posted on 01-04-2014 at 9:27 pm by sir_smokalot – 35 Comments”
It seemed in February as well, but in march it appeared that the Dutch dealers the good sales figures is not fixed, could keep. Last month was disaster-za-lying, making Q1 2014 the worst start of the autoverkoopjaar was since 1969.
There were a total of 107.000 cars sold in 2013 were still to 115.000 pieces. With this immemorial news director, Clem Dickmann of the Aumacon just on BNR nieuwsradio.
The reasons that you can imagine are endless. First, a ‘doorschuifeffect’ because of the huge verkooppiek in december 2013, in addition, avoids the private to the showroom still.
70% of the dealers schreeef in 2013, the red numbers, the rest is Mitsubishi or Volvo dealer. The expectation is that 2014 is not much sunnier. Incidentally, marked the march the return of the Metsubsidie Outlander in the sales top 5, even without a 0% tax liability. Japan probably know not what they happens.
We contacted the TOYOTA to see if their figures with that of the Aumacon knocked, but their numbers are still not within. As soon as this is the case, do you hear this.
Update: in march 2014 29.530 new cars, compared to 35.562 units in march 2013 (-17%).
Opel delivered in march most of the new cars (2.643 pcs, the market share of 9.0%), followed by 2. Renault (2.474/8,4%), 3. Volkswagen (2.458/8,3%), 4. Peugeot (2.240/7.6%) and 5. Ford (1.887/6,4%).
The most popular models in march were: 1. Volkswagen Golf (1.101 pcs), 2. Renault Clio (1.015), 3. Skoda Octavia (943), 4. Mitsubishi Outlander (931) and (5). Renault Captur (918).
After three months, the brands top-5 of 2014 turn: 1. Volkswagen (12.300 units, market share of 11.5%), 2. Peugeot (8.050/7,5%), 3. Renault (8.031/7,5%), 4. Kia (6.630/6,2%) and 5. Ford (6.604/6,2%).
Update 2: the Toyota subscribes to the above story. Mitsubishi (+ 173,5 percent), Nissan (+ 96,5 percent), and Skoda (+ 67,9%) recorded in the first quarter of this year, even though a verkoopplus.
Photo: autojunk.nl