German carmakers expect strong sales growth to continue in the second half of the year after deliveries in Europe’s largest auto market jumped eight per cent in June, the VDA lobby said.
Registrations of new passenger cars rose to 339,600 vehicles last month, the fifth monthly gain this year, with first-half sales up seven per cent to 1.73 million, the Berlin-based VDA auto industry association said yesterday.
“The domestic passenger-car market is showing a vigour that some people had not expected,” VDA president Matthias Wissmann said at a press conference. “That’s a good starting position for a successful second half of the year.”
VDA, which expects full-year sales to increase three per cent to 3.3 million autos, represents about 600 Germany-based carmakers and suppliers, including key players Volkswagen, Daimler, BMW and Continental.