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Car sales in France surged 9.4% in December, versus a 5.7% gain in November. Over the full year, French car sales dropped 5.7% from 2012. Renault's sales gained 37.3% in December, while its French sales climbed 0.8% for the full year.

Sales at General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) and its joint ventures surged 26% to 310,765 units in China in January. Sales at GM's joint venture with Shanghai's SAIC Motor rose 24.3% to 154,220 units, while sales at the company's joint venture with FAW Group climbed 84.5% to 4,490 units. GM shares fell...

Mazda Motor (OTC: MZDAY) reported a 16.1% y/y drop in its January car sales in China. Mazda Motor sold 19,068 cars in China in January. However, car sales fell 26.4% y/y in December.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reported a 1% rise in its car sales in 2012. Rolls-Royce's car sales surged to 3,575 in 2012, versus 3,538 cars, in the year-ago period.

BMW AG (OTC: BAMXY) reported a 5% y/y rise in its July global car sales. BMW group's global sales climbed to 135,537 cars in July. Its group sales in China surged 22.5% y/y to 23,092 cars. However, group US sales jumped 4.0%. BMW brand's global sales climbed 4.2% y/y to 113,253 cars in July....

Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAY) reported a 9.4% rise in brand passenger car sales in January-May. Volkswagen sold 2.29 million vehicles in the same period worldwide. Its sales in China surged 15% to 819,300 units. However, deliveries in the US climbed 35.7% to 170,600 vehicles in the same period. Car...

BMW AG (OTC: BAMXY) reported a rise in its global car sales in May. BMW's global sales climbed 6.4% y/y to 156,957 cars in May. In January-to-May period, its global sales climbed 9.1% y/y to 728,029 cars. BMW shares closed at $24.64 on Friday.

Daimler AG's (OTC: DDAIF) core Mercedes-Benz Cars division reported a 3.1% y/y rise in global sales to 122,600 cars in May. The division's sales in the first five months of the year gained 8% y/y to 577,378 cars. Mercedes-Benz brand sales rose 4% to 113,136 cars in May. However, Mercedes-Benz...

BMW AG (OTC: BAMXY) reported a 32% rise in China sales in May. The group's sales climbed to 27,185 cars in China. BMW brand China car sales rose 31% to 25,500 vehicles in May. In the first five months, BMW brand China car sales climbed 34% to 125,800 vehicles. BMW shares closed at $23.77...

BMW AG (OTC: BAMXY) reported a 6.1% y/y rise in its global sales in April. Its global sales climbed to 145,505 cars in April. In the January-to-April period, the company's global sales surged 9.8% y/y to 571,040 cars. BMW brand sales climbed 7.4% y/y to 121,476 cars in April, while mini brand...

Volkswagen AG (OTC: VLKAY) reported a 6.3% y/y rise in global sales at its core VW passenger car brand in April. Volkswagen-brand global car sales climbed to more than 456,200 vehicles in Paril. In the first four months of the year, VW brand sales gained 9.4% y/y to 1.81 million cars. VW shares...

Daimler AG (OTC: DDAIY) reported that its Mercedes-Benz car division sold more than 340,000 cars in the first quarter, a 12% rise versus a year-ago period. Daimler Trucks sold 107,000 vehicles in the same period, a 20% rise versus a year-ago period. DDAIY shares closed at $57.75 yesterday.

AutoNation Inc (NYSE: AN) reported a 15% surge in its March new car sales. AutoNation's March new car sales climbed to 25,489 vehicles. For the first quarter, its new vehicle sales jumped 13%. AutoNation shares closed at $34.78 yesterday.