Car Sales Wales: 2011

In Wales, car sales have fallen for the past two years. Fords are popular in the Principality (see pic above), as are the cars, with a 20% market share. It must be all the Ford engines thay make in Bridgend. The last column shows how brands rank differently to the UK in total. Notice the big three French brands (Renault and both PSA brands) do better in Wales, while the three German premium

China & JLR

Jaguar Land Rover are entering a joint venture deal with Chinese car maker Chery. I wonder why JLR feel the need to build cars there. They are doing well as it is, unless this move guarantees access to such an important market. Below are some amazing facts about JLR in China.

JLR sales between 2004 and 2010: 39,000.
2011: 42,000. 2012: First 3 mths 18,000.
Estimated 2012: 70,000.

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