Audi, BMW and VW See Strong US Diesel Sales

[Wolfgang]

Audi, Volkswagen and BMW reported strong sales of diesel models in the US in December and the year.

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• By year-end, TDI models accounted for 43% of Audi Q7 and 53% of A3 sales. Audi initially expected TDI models to make up 18-20% of the sales mix for the Q7 and A3 lines.
• One-third of customers opted for a diesel BMW X5 model in the US in December, according to BMW NA’s December sales results report. The X5 sold 3,513 vehicles in total in December, up 22.3% compared to December 2008.
• Volkswagen’s clean diesel TDI models accounted for more than 20% of the Volkswagen of America total December sales with 4,378 units. Combined the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf and Touareg TDIs sold 41,278 total units in 2009, representing approximately 20% of total sales.

Green Car Congress: Audi, BMW and VW See Strong US Diesel Sales

 

[Wolfgang]

Diesel sales tripled to 42,000 in the U.S. last year

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U.S. market will be 11.4 million in 2010, Germany industry body says

VDA expects German carmakers to grow market share in North America

DETROIT (Reuters) -- The U.S. light vehicle market may only grow by 10 percent this year to 11.4 million units, less than the consensus expects, the German automotive industry association VDA warned on Monday.

"We have set our forecast intentionally lower," VDA President Matthias Wissmann told a press conference during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit's Cobo Center.

Citigroup estimates 12.5 million light vehicle sales in the United States this year, for example, following gains in December that showed further evidence of a gradual recovery.

The VDA said its members like Mercedes-Benz and BMW AG should be able to grow faster than the market as new models such as the Mercedes E-Class convertible and BMW 5 series hit showrooms and car buyers increasingly purchase clean diesels such as Volkswagen's Jetta TDI.

Diesel sales tripled to 42,000 in the U.S. last year, according to the association.

Market share gains

"German carmakers could win market share in all segments where they are present in 2009 -- from compacts through mid and full-size cars to crossovers and SUVs," Wissmann said.

He expects German carmakers to sell more than 800,000 vehicles in the United States this year, up from 763,000 in 2009.

Total market share rose 0.6 percentage points to 7.3 percent last year. In 2005, their combined market share was just 5.1 percent by comparison.


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[Mr Robert]

Almost 1,200 diesel X5:s sold in December out of a total 42,000 diesel cars in 2009. Boom in Decemer or very consious diesel buyers in the US?

 

[klier]

U.S. market will be 11.4 million in 2010, Germany industry body says

So what is this? The SLS 250 CDI?

 

[Wolfgang]

So what is this? The SLS 250 CDI?

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