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brought to you courtesy of Top 50 sellers, June 2016 www.jato.com Crossover craze MG started sales of the GS in June. The Chinese-owned automaker expects the compact SUV family (shown) to help Top 50 sellers, 6 months 2016 nearly double the brand’s UK sales to 5,000 vehicles this year. June 2016 June unit sales QA 1 Volkswagen Golf % change Robots vs. humans: AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE 6 months 2016 LATEST LAUNCHES 2 Renault Clio 46,084 –6.0% 6 months Nissan Europe sales boss sees SUVs outselling traditional body styles before 2020 1 Volkswagen Golf unit sales 3 35,593 % change COVER STORY Volkswagen Polo +16.2% 2 Renault Clio 269,417 –1.8% AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE 4 Ford Fiesta 30,148 –3.0% 3 Volkswagen Polo 171,087 No final verdict 28,945 +3.7% issan has been a big beneficiary of Another hurdle 5 Opel/Vauxhall Corsa –13.6% Meet the sales boss 4 Ford Fiesta 166,008 Europe’s growing affection for SUVs 6 27,892 +4.9% to exit the European Union weighed on- N - Guillaume Cartier Opel/Vauxhall Astra/Astra Classic +3.7% ❚ NAME: 5 Opel/Vauxhall Corsa 158,658 –8.6% and crossovers. Led by the Qashqai, Eu 7 Renault Captur 26,543 +25.4% he previously unstoppable march to- consumer confidence in the UK. We pro ZF rises in AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE AUTOMAKERS 146,689 Nissan Europe Senior Brexit puts MG’s planned mainland Europe sales start in doubt 6 Peugeot 208 –2.2% ward greater automation of Europe’s vide an outlook for the next six months rope’s best-selling crossover, SUVs and ❚ TITLE: 8 Peugeot 208 25,115 T +5.3% 137,725 . crossovers accounted for 70 percent Vice President of Sales and 7 Opel/Vauxhall Astra/Astra Classic +13.9% car factories has hit a speed bump. To- on Pages 12-13 9 Nissan Qashqai 23,725 +1.9% day’s robots can’t match humans at sort- of Nissan’s sales in the region through Marketing 8 Nissan Qashqai 128,061 +26.7% Britain’s exit from Europe could also Ragetop 50 against the machine NICK GIBBS 10 Skoda Octavia 22,241 –3.4% five months, up from 66 percent the 125,578 ing through the huge number of parts ❚ AGE: 47 [email protected] brand’s return to the mainstream car 9 Skoda Octavia +0.7% affect MG Motor, the Chinese-owned year before. Nissan Europe sales boss 11 Ford Focus 21,605 +6.3% needed to assemble an ever-expanding F Friedrichshafen rose to No. 3 Remain- market in 2011, were discontinued in 10 Ford Focus 119,741 +8.5% brand that had struggled to lure buyers- Automotive Guillaume Cartier says SUVs and cross- ❚ MAIN CHALLENGE: Slow climb 12 Peugeot 308 21,289 –14.9% range of niche models. In Germany, this- G Motor has struggled for years June following weak demand. 11 119,149 in the UK, its only European sales mar from No. 5 in the overs, which commanded 22 percent of Renault Captur –6.4% trend has scientists urging vehicle man Audi,Z Daimler, listing Volvo of the re-thinktop 50 automation; scientists urge quicker robot uptake ing a European powerhouse in to convince UK buyers to take a Sales and key developments in 13 Renault Megane 21,149 +4.6% ket. MG aimed to enter mainland Europe News Europe - the European market last year, will soon M 12 Peugeot 308 117,989 +10.1% SUV/crossover sales despite chance on the Chinese-owned brand. The range, however, is scheduled to MG’s only European market, 14 Volkswagen Passat 19,602 ufacturers to do more with robots to pre-- suppliers based on original equip- +35.2% 113,511 by 2018, but the so-called (Page Brexit 16) is. ex- outsell hatchbacks, sedans and station increased competition. Now it has a new problem: Britain’s expand to three cars at the end of next the UK, since 2009 13 Volkswagen Passat +9.3% vent falling behind their rivals. The ten ment sales in Europe. The jump fol- 15 Toyota Yaris 19,098 –11.7% pected delay those plans wagons in the region. He explained why year when the automaker launches a 14 Fiat Panda 110,998 +0.3% sion between man and machine is rising. CHRISTIAANlowed the HETZNER German driveline special Automotive News Eu- exit from Europe. Brexit could hit MG’s 2016 16 Fiat 500 18,716 [email protected] in an interview with subcompact SUV previewed by the MG 5,000* +59% +7.7% We look at what the future holds in our Following a long decline, Europe’s already long-delayed plan to expand 15 Audi A3/S3/RS3 109,269 +19.8% . ist’s purchase of radar and safety rope Managing Editor Douglas A. Bolduc. (MG6 axed, GS SUV launched) 17 Dacia Sandero 18,612 rom the moment they were created, sales into mainland Europe, which was Icon concept in 2012. That car featured –2.0% 104,345 cover story (Pages 6-7) once-mighty volume midsize segment equipment maker TRW Automotive- 2015 3,152 16 Toyota Yaris –3.5% - the pair known as “Heidi” and “Erin” a provocative design, suggesting it +35% 18 Skoda Fabia 17,763 +13.2% is on track for a second consecutive F last year. Overall, the top suppli Do you foresee SUVs and crossovers scheduled for 2018 - until Britain voted 2014 17 Fiat 500 103,648 Nissan has been a big beneficiary of Eu would be a rival to the Nissan Juke, but 2,326 +361% 17,557 +8.4% year of rising sales. This upward trend,- were destined to be with each other outselling traditional hatchbacks, se- to leave the EU in June. (MG3 subcompact launched) 19 Audi A4/S4/RS4 +0.7% ers in Europe saw their combined Hyundai gave the Ioniq slightly different exterior designs to better showcase the car’s 3 powertrain options. The all- 18 Peugeot 2008 102,930 rope’s growing affection for SUVs and their whole lives -- or at least as long the production version will be less brash. 20 17,511 +3.5% however, is temporary, market watch 2015 sales decline by 6.5 percent to- dans and station wagons in Europe “The Brexit vote has thrown all immedi- 2013 504 Fiat Panda +30.7% crossovers. The Japanese automaker . as their Audi A7 isn’t wrapped around a more demand than I’m able to build at “It’s more restrained than the Juke but it electric model (above)-35% has a clean surface instead of a grille. The Ioniq hybrid has a traditional grille (below). 19 Skoda Fabia 95,784 +12.8% ers say (Pages 14-15) $205 billion, according to ANE analy before 2020? ate plans into doubt until a new trade 2012 782 +117% 21 Peugeot 2008 17,109 +16.0% is so bullish about them that European tree. In Neckarsulm, Audi’s most. ANE flexible the moment. It’s a good sign. will still go after the younger end of the 20 Dacia Sandero 91,400 sis. For more see your product and your offering. That is 2011 22 17,089 +19.3% sales boss Guillaume Cartier thinks Ford is targeting premium rivals with its Page 24 It will happen well before 2020. agreement with Europe is negotiated,” market,” said SAIC’s chief advanced de- 360 +28% Mercedes-Benz C class +13.5% plant, the driver-side airbags are named our main focus. (MG6 midsize launched, TF axed) 21 Mercedes-Benz C class 91,199 +13.9% SUVs and crossovers will soon outsell new European flagship, the Edge. See What advantage does Nissan expect said Matthew Cheyne, MG UK’s sales signer, Carl Gotham. 23 Renault Kadjar 16,821 –3.3% after girls, while the steering wheels How soon? Strong demand for the XE helped double first-half European sales at Jaguar, making it the fastest growing brand in 2010 282 22 Audi A4/S4/RS4 88,370 what makes the European version of the Has Volkswagen Group’s emissions- from its strong push into electric ve- and marketing director. Although the -25% 24 16,280 –2.7% hatchbacks, sedans and station wagons have boys’ names. Other components I would say 2017 or 2018. the region. Parent Jaguar Land Rover was also the fastest growing group in the first half. 2009 Mini +208.2% . cheating scandal had a negative ef- hicles? SAIC Motor-owned company imports its Cheyne predicts that by 2018 combined 374 23 Seat Leon 85,247 +29.5% in the region (Page 8) large SUV more upscale than the model are designated according to seasons or (TF roadster re-launched) 25 Audi A3/S3/RS3 16,254 (Page 17). Harman International is looking for more annual sales of the three models will Hyundai sees Ioniq +2.8% 24 79,809 fect on your diesel sales? cars from China, MG does some assem Kia Sportage sold in the U.S. places, anything to help make it easier What percentage of Nissan’s annual- If we are successful, we believe that we - 14,703 +4.5% Lotus expects to end years of struggle - business from volume automakers. CEO bly on many of the vehicles at its plant in reach 10,000 units, a gain of more than 26 Seat Leon –16.4% for shop floor workers to remember sales in Europe are SUVs and cross I can tell you diesel sales will decrease. will be perceived as more innovative and 25 Hyundai Tucson 77,450 +36.1% by making a profit in its current fiscal Seat expects to strengthen its newly re- Dinesh Paliwal outlines his expansion 200 percent on 2015 sales. (*) projected 27 Dacia Duster 14,509 . overs? Longbridge, central England. That means –0.7% 77,449 when sorting and installing them. While That’s for sure. Had it already started be- this will boost customer acceptance of 26 BMW 3 series year, CEO Jean-Marc Gales said. He also- gained profitability by launching the At- plan (Page 22) Source: Company 28 14,373 – a robot could read any of their 12-digit- - About 70 percent. fore [the VW scandal]? Yes. If you look the brand. MG’s launch into mainland Europe would BMW 1 series +17.6% sees aluminum remaining the core build eca into Europe’s booming SUV/cross as brand hero 27 Dacia Duster 75,565 +2.8% . Fallout from Volkswagen Group’s emis- at the B-segment [small cars], gasoline- be from the UK. 11th largest automaker 29 Mercedes-Benz A class 14,065 +2.1% (Page 18) product identification codes in a micro - Rebound continues 28 73,737 ing material for the British sports car over market What is driving this? What is the magic number when it Mercedes-Benz A class +7.5% . second,sions-cheating auto executives scandal sayand they the could slow penetration is already higher than die A few weeks before Britain voted to quit The brand’s ability to launch models into 30 Volkswagen Tiguan 13,824 +23.7% maker (Page 10) down of the Chinese market are two- A worker at Audi’s plant in Neckarsulm, Germany,If you organizes ask me where parts ourused sales on of Qa- comes to EV range? subcompact SUV is expected to have 29 Volkswagen Tiguan 73,360 +20.8% Robert Bosch predicts that half of all not deal with the enormous complexity sel and diesel continues to shrink. What the EU, MG had launched the first of two Europe’s hottest segments ahead of big- yundai sees its new Ioniq as its green 31 BMW 3 series 13,741 +7.3% headwinds that BorgWarner plans to the A8. Audi says that today’s robots cannot deal with the complexity fac smaller engines from the same family, 30 Citroen C3 72,659 Europe’s first-half vehicle sales grew by new cars sold in Europe will have some facing their human colleagues, who as shqai are coming from I would have we see is the take rate is going down by The Leaf’s range was 160km. Now it’s planned SUVs and was hopeful that its ger local rivals is a benefit of being part of flagship and a key image booster in ages are interested in sustainable trans- 13,703 –3.8% ing their human colleagues, who assemble six model lines and 21 vehicle H 32 Kia Sportage +5.8% a stronger-than-expected 9.1 percent, level of connectivity by 2020. Find out sembleovercome six modelthis year. lines CEO and). James 21 vehicle Verrier some difficulty answering you. Why?- 3 percent, which is significant. 250km.Europe’s I guarantee thatfirst-half by 2020 we sales will growth beats predictions, butrefreshed Brexit lineup could would slow attract surgeyounger SAIC, the world’s 11th largest auto manu including a three-cylinderEurope even 1.0-liter,if sales whilewill be relatively port,” he said. The Ioniq’s plug-in hybrid 31 Renault Kadjar 71,899 +11.9% explained how (Page 23 derivatives at the factory using roughly 56,000 parts from 1,200 suppliers. - 33 Hyundai Tucson 13,479 +28.8% well ahead of expectations. There are why the world’s biggest supplier expects- derivatives at the plant. Because they’re coming from every- be at nearly 500km. When the cars can customers to boost its sales, which last facturer based on first-quarter sales, ac the GS alsosmall. debuts The a newIoniq dual-clutch five-door hatchback 32 Toyota Auris 70,857 How do you respond to this? - and full-electric versions have impres 34 12,996 +899.4% to have a substantial share of this busi where. That means this concept is an - travel more than 400km to 500km, all cording to figures from market research transmission developed with GM. Citroen C3 – big question marks, however, on wheth- It was another tough quarter for Europe’s this year. The national commission’s most- year reached 3,152 vehicles. “We need comes as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or a sive driving ranges under electric power.- 33 Renault Megane 70,580 +12.1% . “Today it would be impossible to add all - swering the needs of most people. And, We have to produce to meet our cus LUCA CIFERRI - 35 Citroen C4 Picasso/Grand C4 Picasso 12,860 er the upward trend will continue dur- ness (Page 21) automakers, parts suppliers and retailers.- - the range anxiety will be gone. to entice new customers. The current er JATO Dynamics. SAIC acquired MG in full-electric car, the first time an auto- The plug-in hybrid can be driven for up to +1.6% the sensors necessary to replace the cardboard robot costumes urging “fel- recentyou figures have show some its segments, carmakers such in par as the tomer demand, which could be very dif- [email protected] - Despite its fresh lineup and modern 34 Mini 69,642 –4.1% ing the final six months as Britain’s vote See which companies were hit hardest demographic is 55-plus,” Cheyne said. 2007 after taking over Nanjing Automo 36 Volkswagen Touran 12,610 –1.3% human sense of touch,” Audi produc ticular risk being overtaken by their clos ferent from what it used to be. That’s the Nissan also is trying to lure custom Ahead of the pack - powertrains,maker MG remains has offered disadvantaged those three green 50km using electric power alone. It has 35 Seat Ibiza 69,636 low humans” to vote in favor of the pro D-segment sedans, which are shrinking “The SUV is capturing the imagination of bile, which bought the bankrupt UK auto 37 12,239 –2.3% tionand bosswhich Hubert ones buckedWaltl said.the downward“People- est rivals because they employed 1,149 ers to electricurope’s vehiclesfirst-half byvehicle promoting sales grew 6 automotive groups grew faster than the European market in the first half - in Europe becausedrivetrains it indoesn’t one body offer style. a The Ioniq’s a 1.6-liter gasoline engine and a 45 kilo Toyota Auris +63.7% posal, which failed. One German blue like never before. simple answer. younger buyers.” maker MG Rover in 2005. 36 BMW 1 series 67,455 +0.9% cantrend reach in our into quarterly a box and shareholder without look value robots per 10,000 workers -- fewer than by a stronger-than-expected 9.1 per- environmentally friendly drivetrains and watt electric motor with an 8.9-kilowatt-- 38 Seat Ibiza 12,228 +5.5% . chip CEO, Frank Appel of Deutsche Post, theirE total cost of ownership, right? diesel that complies with Euro 6 regula 37 Ford Kuga 66,157 ingreport immediately (Page 38) recognize a larger part How has competition grown? Are your electric vehicles benefiting cent, a gain that was double even the 2016 2015 % change Share ’16 Share ’15 - hour lithium-ion polymer battery pack. 39 12,202 +3.8% - even proposed last month incentivizing Japan and only as many as the U.S. and We can and will keep extending the The MG GS compact SUV has been Since then SAIC has leveraged its suc tions. That itsleaves sleek, the coupe-like gasoline-only profile GS will win new Ford Kuga –5.9% from a smaller one.” The trend toward- from the backlash against diesels? most optimistic full-year forecast made Jaguar Land Rover 118,124 90,943 +29.9 1.5 1.2 - The all-electric variant has a range of up 38 Citroen C4 Picasso/Grand C4 Picasso 63,210 +21.7% By 2030, diesels are forecast to ac companies to maintain their workforce SouthSeven Korea. years ago we launched Qashqai range of EVs and that helps, but there is priced to undercut the segment-leading cessful partnership with General Motors to fight for customerstypes of customers in a segment and raise that the brand’s 40 Renault Scenic/Grand Scenic 11,861 +10.5% by analysts at the end of 2015. Nearly FCA 550,851 471,674 +16.8 6.8 6.4 39 Volkswagen Touran 63,141 ancount ever forexpanding just 9 rangepercent of nicheof new-car mod by taxing the work performed by robots. and we were alone. Now there are It is helping EVs. We are selling more but Nissan Qashqai by about 3,550 pounds in China to co-develop a range of small is three-quartersprofile, diesel said Jochenacross Sengpiehl,Europe, Hyundai to 280km. It has a 28-kilowatt-hour bat 41 11,791 +4.2% Traditionally machines are almost en- more we can do to boost the customer Daimler 483,162 419,570 +15.2 6.0 5.7 Fiat 500X –12.4% elssales and inindividualization Europe, according options to acreates recent 20 cars that are competitors. The same we also are launching a new car. Was every automaker – 85 percent to be ($4,666) in the UK as the automaker gasoline engines with the U.S automak- according toEurope’s data frommarketing analysts boss. LMC “We call the tery pack and an 88 kilowatt electric mo- 40 Fiat 500X 62,186 +37.8% tirely used in those parts of the factory benefit. We have a concept that allows BMW Group 533,541 467,938 +14.0 6.6 6.3 42 Volkswagen Up 11,059 +44.8% astudy, nightmare compared for logistics with about managers 50 percent and is true for the Juke. It had no rivals and the increase due to the new car? Was is exact – competing in Europe increased looks to build on the success of the MG3 er for its own brands. The GS features car’s customer target group Generation tor (equivalent to 120 hp). In all versions- 41 BMW 2 series Active/Gran Tourer 60,654 (Page- More robots where work is exceedingly strenuous,- you to use the charge from your battery Automotive. “They’ll really need a die 43 10,961 +99.7% it may also be reversing the previously now there are 13 to 14. due to the trend away from diesel? Both year-on-year sales during the first six Renault Group 818,144 726,662subcompact +12.6 hatchback. 10.1 9.8 the first of these powerplants seen in - the battery pack is under the rear seats, BMW 2 series Active/Gran Tourer +6.2% today. Our Final Word column dangerous and requires absolute preci in your home or to sell it back to the sel,” LMC powertrainIoniq. They analyst are not Al millennials Bedwell and they sively with the hybrid starting at 23,900 42 Nissan Juke 55,559 +57.7% unstoppable reveals marchwhy this toward committed greater diesel au German scientists are alarmed that not in combination create a perfect recipe. months. There are big questions marks, Hyundai-Kia 491,171 437,378 +12.3 6.07 5.9 European models, a 1.5-liter gasoline 44 Renault Twingo 10,954 +38.7% 39) - - grid. It could provide the customer with said. MG counteredare not a specificthat by agesaying group the because all which allows the Ioniq to offer 443 liters 43 Volkswagen Up 54,323 tomation. This contrasts starkly with the- enough is being done ... for the machines. sion,But including the Qashqai stamping remains sheet a strongmetal, No. however, on whether the upward trend Total market 8,090,870 7,416,154For now, those+9.1 two models make up euros45 in Germany and the EV costing 10,017 –2.0% driver has no plans to give up his be How has been the response to the turbo that’s closely related to the 1.4-li- of cargo space with the rear seats up Fiat 500L –7.0% widely accepted view that smart facto An expert commission delivered its annual welding1 in Europe’sbody frames, crossover or gluing segment. wind Are up willto 1,100 continue euros during a year. the This final is sixdone months to Toyota Group 340,006 314,067MG’s UK range.+8.3 Sales of 4.2the MG6 mid4.2- GS will be aimed at the less economy- 33,300. The plug-in hybrid will be priced 44 Audi A1 54,175 –4.5% loved oil burner. new Leaf with a range extended to ter turbo offered in the Opel/Vauxhall and 1,505 liters with the rear seats fold 46 Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan 9,382 +1.4% ries and intelligent computer algorithms recommendations to the government in shieldsyou in worried place. They about are holding also deployed that lead? showcaseof 2016 that as Britain’swe look atvote EVs on in June a holis 23- to GM Group 542,388 502,590size hatchback,+7.9 which 6.7marked the6.8 focused retail segment rather than the in between. 45 Audi Q3 53,196 ANE Astra. The production version of the Icon ed down. The Ioniq will be priced aggres- 47 9,371 +14.4% will lead to increasingly fewer workers. February, warning for the first time that whenWe absolute, have to remaincleanroom-like humble because condi- the 250km from 160km? tic manner. PSA Group 830,848 784,786 +5.9 10.3 10.6 high-mileage fleet market. Mercedes-Benz E class –5.5% exit the European Union weighed on con- ANE - 46 Audi A6/S6/RS6/allroad 50,963 +17.6% Oxford University published a study in Chancellor Angela Merkel must devise tionsonly are placerequired, we can such go as is whendown. layers It’s really My order book is increasing. I’ve got sumer confidence in the region’s second- Ford 565,879 537,275 +5.3 7.0 7.2 48 Audi Q3 9,233 +8.4% Enjoy the issue! – Paul McVeigh 47 Mercedes-Benz E class 50,497 +2.4% September 2013 that said 47 percent of an explicit strategy to increase the use of paintimportant are applied to see to how a vehicle. you can “When improve largest car market after Germany. VW Group 1,924,703 1,847,381 +4.2 23.8 24.9 49 Skoda Superb 9,177 The Basics +9.2% 48 49,816 Fiat 500L - you walk through this plant, in the press 50 9,096 +11.7% U.S. employment is at high risk of being of robots in both the manufacturing and 16 www.autonewseurope.com Nissan Juke +128.1% Although June marked the 34thAUGUST consec 2016 - Source: Automotive News Europe analysis of ACEA data 49 Volkswagen Golf Sportsvan 49,753 replacedLuca Ciferri, by a Editor machine in one to two de service sectors. Throughout the nation’s shop, the body shop, or the paint shop, ❚ 8,968 –3.9% The Hyundai Ioniq comes as a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or a full-electric car. It utive month of auto sales growth in Eu- Launch date: Autumn (hybrid, EV Source: –9.6% cades as an increasing number of skilled educational institutions, “robotics should there are not many people working there; AUGUST 2016 JATO Dynamics +44(0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com) 50 Hyundai i20 48,933 –11.8% is the first time an automaker has offered those 3 green drivetrains in one rope there were some signs of trouble. -- Europe); 2017 (plug-in hybrid -- Fast facts professions are computerized. be granted a much higher importance maintenance staff and so on of course, 48,314 body style. See story, Page 20. 8 www.autonewseurope.com The June gain was 6.5 percent, which Europe) ❚ Source: JATO Dynamics +44(0) 20 8423 7100 (www.jato.com) –4.5% that has been the case previously,” the but it is already fully automated,” BMW nomic growth in countries using the will see an impact in the form of lower Target customers: Switzerland, where manufacturing jobs was the smallest increase since March, ❚ Green-car buy- 3 commission recommended. The panel of production chief Oliver Zipse said about euro, according to the European Central exports to the UK, as cars made in Ger- Where built: Ulsan, South Korea ers who might be considering a simi sist, blind-spot detection and rear were hit hard bywww.autonewseurope.com the strong currency as and UK sales fell in June for only the sec- 28 www.autonewseurope.com scientists said the number of domestic Bank, which has kept interest rates at or many get more expensive for British buy- ❚ larly sized Toyota Prius or BMW i3 or- cross-traffic alert. investors piled into safe haven assets the automaker’s Munich factory. ond time in more than four years. Annual sales forecast (2016): industrial robots rose only by 7 percent below 0 percent as a stimulus. Prior to ers because of the weak pound.” 30,000 (global); 4,500 (Europe) the smaller Nissan Leaf. ❚ Guarantee: The battery pack has AUGUST 2016 such as the Swiss franc, held a referen- Carmakers are now also experimenting between 2011 and 2014 compared with The UK’s June drop was in contrast to the the vote, eurozone economic confidence ❚ an 8-year, 200,000km warranty. dum in June as to whether each citizen After the Brexit vote, analysts at Morgan ❚ Equipment: AUGUST 2016 double- or even triple-digit growth rates in with new collaborative approaches that region’s other major markets, which all re- weakened amid questions about how Lowest CO2 emissions: Standard advanced had a right to an unconditional basic - Stanley lowered their prediction for full- 79g/km safety systems include automatic ❚ Connectivity: Apple CarPlay, An other major manufacturing countries such- would see flexible, small-scale robots ported sales increases. Germany, Europe’s the UK’s exit from the EU would affect (hybrid); 32g/km (plug-in hybrid) income. To symbolize their fears that year western European car sales growth emergency braking, lane-keeping as- droid Audio; wireless charging for mo-- as China. As a result, they forecast Ger working alongside humans on the as largest car market, reported an 8 percent the region. machines were increasingly crowding to 3.7 percent from 5 percent. The firm bile phones. many will drop two notches to fifth place rise in registrations. France’s volume was them out of the workplace, hundreds “Drastically reduced consumer confi- foresees significant slowdowns in the up 0.8 percent. Italian sales increased held a rally in Zurich in April dressed in dence in the UK following the Brexit vote growth for Italy, Germany and France. 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