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| Car price discounts drive up European sales by 9.2% in 2015 | Car price discounts drive up European sales by 9.2% in 2015 |
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| European car sales reached 14.2 million last year, but still remained below levels prior to the economic crisis. | European car sales reached 14.2 million last year, but still remained below levels prior to the economic crisis. |
| The 9.3% increase was driven in large part by incentive schemes, according to the Brussels-based trade body, the Association of European Carmakers. | The 9.3% increase was driven in large part by incentive schemes, according to the Brussels-based trade body, the Association of European Carmakers. |
| Several manufacturers achieved double digit growth, including Daimler (17.7%) and Fiat-Chrysler (13.6%). | Several manufacturers achieved double digit growth, including Daimler (17.7%) and Fiat-Chrysler (13.6%). |
| Amid the emissions row, Volkswagen's sales climbed only 6.2% and the group's market share slid from 25.5% to 24.8%. | Amid the emissions row, Volkswagen's sales climbed only 6.2% and the group's market share slid from 25.5% to 24.8%. |
| The annual figures were boosted by a strong December when sales jumped 15.9% to nearly 1.16 million, marking the 28th consecutive month of growth. | |
| The figures include all European Union members except Malta, and the three European Free Trade Association countries, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. | The figures include all European Union members except Malta, and the three European Free Trade Association countries, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland. |
| Sales grew strongly in Spain (20.9%) and Italy (15.8%) in 2015, helped by government incentive schemes to encourage buyers. Sales also rose in the other major markets of France (6.8%), the UK (6.3%) and Germany (5.6%). | |
| Car sales in the EU and and the wider EFTA free trade area reached a peak of nearly 16 million in 2007. They subsequently fell to a low of just over 12.3 million in 2013 before rising again in 2014. | Car sales in the EU and and the wider EFTA free trade area reached a peak of nearly 16 million in 2007. They subsequently fell to a low of just over 12.3 million in 2013 before rising again in 2014. |
| The association said the trend last year was "positive, but in absolute terms, volumes remain low". |