OREANDA-NEWS. Sales of passenger cars in Europe grew by 11.5% to 781,583 vehicles in August. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), despite the fact that August is characterized traditionally by weak demand, as well as in February, but the positive result was recorded in most EU countries, including all major car markets of Europe - from 6.2% in Germany to 23, 3% in Spain. At the end of eight months of 2015 car sales in Europe were 9 million 382 thousand 087 units - 8.6% higher than a year before. 

As it is noted in the review of the European car market in August, among car manufacturers the largest number of vehicles in the European Union in the last month was sold by Volkswagen – 101,120 cars (+ 2.5%). Second place is kept by Ford with 52,414 sold vehicles (+ 8.3%). The third line is occupied by Opel / Vauxhall, which has sold 52,302 cars – by 15.3% more than the year before. The "five" of leaders is closed by Renault (49657 units, + 19.5%) and Audi (44198 units, + 8.2%).