Germany In July 2012: Down. Opel: Way Down

German new car sales are no longer Teflon-coated. New car sales in Deutschland were down 5 percent in July, Germanys Kraftfahrtbundesamt reports.

Opel sales are down 18.6 percent, those of its alliance partner PSA are down 21.2 percent. Chevrolet sales are down 24.2 percent at a homeopathic level of 1,948 units. Chrysler is up 55.3 percent on 688 units. BMW sales are down 17.0 percent, while Audi sales are up 14.3 percent. Ford, down 4.4 percent, is in line with the market. Volkswagen is dow1.5 per1.5 percecould icould incts markts marketto 23.6to 23.6 percent. Opels July market share is down to 6.8 percent.

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