Western European car sales dropped 2.8 percent in September due to weakening German and UK demand, LMC Automotive said. Registrations fell to 1.36 million from 1.4 million a year earlier.
UK new-car registrations fell 9.3 percent in September, a key month of the year that normally accounts for up to 20 percent of annual demand, making it highly likely that sales this year will be down for the first time since 2011.
Germany's new-car sales will be stronger than expected this year, helped by incentives for older diesel models, the VDA auto industry lobby said.
Ford says it will take the Focus upmarket when it launches the new model in Europe next year.
Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn is expected to outline how the automaker will respond to a fast-changing automotive landscape when he presents the company's next strategic plan on Friday.
The Range Rover Sport will be parent Jaguar Land Rover's first plug-in hybrid. The P400e version of the luxury SUV goes on sale immediately, kick-starting JLR's electrification push.
VW managers and unions are seeking to curb competition from lower-cost sibling Skoda by moving some of its production to Germany and making the Czech brand pay more for shared technology, Reuters reported.
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