Volkswagen, BMW up U.S. sales, Mini down
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German mass carmaker Volkswagen   improved January VW brand sales in the United States  by 2.3 percent to 16,610 vehicles thanks to rising demand for  the Passat estate and the Golf GTI models, the company said  late on Thursday.
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Ford Motor Co.  posted lower May sales on Friday, while rivals Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler Group eked out small gains amid high gas prices and concerns about U.S. consumer confidence.
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German carmaker DaimlerChrysler AG on Wednesday said its total US vehicle sales grew 1.6 percent in October, with a slight rise in sales of Chrysler Group vehicles offset by waning demand at the Mercedes-Benz group.
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DaimlerChrysler AG (DCXGn.DE) said on  Friday U.S. vehicle sales rose 5 percent in November from a  year earlier, when the automaker scaled back big discounts.
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Volkswagen AG and DaimlerChrysler AG led a decline in Western European car sales in August as rising unemployment in Germany crimped consumer demand.
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Honda Motor Co.  posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by brisk sales in Europe and a weak yen that offset a dip in U.S. sales -- where Honda could not keep up with demand -- and nudged its full-year forecast higher.
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Led by General Motors Corp., the US automotive industry rebounded in September with one of its most robust months of the year. Sales were pushed up by 2005 models
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BMW, the German automaker, said its profit rose 28 percent in 2006, helped by strong car sales and a one-time gain from the sale of a stake in Rolls-Royce, the British aircraft engine manufacturer. The company, which is based in Berlin, said it was seeking approval from its board to buy back up to 10 percent of its stock and said it would increase dividends. Net profit climbed to 2.87 billion euros ($3.77 billion) from 2.24 billion euros the previous year.
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General Motors Corp.  posted an unexpected rise in February sales on Thursday, bucking a slump that pulled monthly U.S. auto sales lower for its struggling Detroit-based rivals, while Japan's Toyota made further market inroads.
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Despite more aggressive discounts, Ford  Motor Co.  and Chrysler Group on Tuesday reported lower  U.S. sales for June, underscoring the drag on the U.S. auto  industry from high gas prices, fierce competition and a weak  housing market.
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German carmakers held out hope on  Sunday that a rash of new models would boost sales in the key  U.S. market this year, but called for official action to  address the dollar's weakness against the euro.
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General Motors Corp. said yesterday its US light vehicle sales plunged 21.3 percent in June, while Toyota Motor Corp. reported its vehicle sales jumped 10.2 percent.
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Honda Motor Co. (7267.T) posted a  smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by brisk  sales in Europe and a weak yen that offset a dip in U.S. sales  -- where Honda could not keep up with demand -- and nudged its  full-year forecast higher.
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Luxury auto maker BMW BWMG.DE posted  a 16 percent fall in vehicle sales in China in 2004 to 15,480  units, including imports, as demand in the world's  third-largest auto market braked amid nationwide credit curbs.
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Volkswagen (VW), Europe's biggest car maker, said it had sold a total 5.079 million cars worldwide last year, 1.3 percent more than in 2003.
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US car sales recover, driven by demand for hybrid and smaller vehicles as consumers battle record fuel prices.
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The nation's two biggest automakers, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. , reported soft sales in January while DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group and Japan's Toyota and Nissan reported healthy gains in their US sales.