Japan and Brazil lift global car figures

23/10/2019
Car manufacturers sold 12.1 million vehicles in the first nine months of 2019, which is 2% down on the figure for the same period last year.

In the US, the corresponding total was 12.7 million, down by 1%. However, in China, with sales of 15 million for the nine-month period, which represents a decline of 12%.

For Japan, the figure was 3.4 million, which is 2% up on the figure for the same months in 2018. And between January and September, car manufacturers in Brazil sold 1.9 million vehicles, a rise of 9%.