European new car sales jumped 14 percent in February, industry data showed on Wednesday, helped by an extra selling day, even allowing Volkswagen's core brand to swing back to growth despite its diesel emissions scandal. But the 4.4 percent increase at the Volkswagen brand was dwarfed by double-digit gains at all other major carmakers, including VW's mass-market rivals Ford, Peugeot and Opel/Vauxhall which surged 19 percent, 14.2 percent and 18.7 percent respectively, European auto industry association ACEA said.