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VW left trailing behind rivals' sales surge after emissions scandal
2016-03-16 13:40:24| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Volkswagen lagged rivals' sales growth in Europe last month as the German car giant continued to reel from the engine-rigging scandal. VW grew sales by 4.5% in February - the slowest rise among Europe's other big car brands.
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Europe new car sales leap ahead in February
2016-03-16 13:40:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
New car sales in the European Union rose 14% in February, helped in part by the extra sales day afforded by the leap year, though auto executives have cautioned that full-year growth will be more modest even as volumes head back toward precrisis levels. Italy, with sales up 27%, led double-digit gains in Europe's biggest auto markets, including France, Germany and Spain, though growth in the U.K. was a relatively modest 8.4% compared with February last year.
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Ride- and car-sharing services will not hit car sales
2016-03-16 13:40:22| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Despite their popularity, a new study says services such as Uber or Lyft are not an imminent threat to new-car buying and vehicle ownership. There have been many voices lately that predict that the growth of car-sharing and ride-sharing platforms will disrupt the current flow of the market, saying this trend will have a greater impact on the carmakers' sales and profits in the coming years.
Nissan Leaf withdrawn from New Zealand, electric-car sales plummet
2016-03-16 02:26:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
New Zealand electric-car sales have stalled since Nissan stopped selling the Leaf there last November, according to local group Drive Electric . The group says this is because the removal of the Leaf leaves buyers without a low-cost electric-car option.
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Mild weather heats up US clothing sales in February
2016-03-15 19:00:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
US retail clothing sales continued on their upward trajectory in February, as mild weather helped drive interest in spring apparel.
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