January sales of new cars underline economic recovery

FIAT sold most cars with 5,800 units placed on the market. The second and third position were taken by Skoda and Renault with sales of 4,000 and 3,200 respectively. The largest increase in sales was recorded by Ford, which sold almost 1,500 more cars than in January a year before. The market as a whole has picked up, but the result is much weaker than in December 2003. The situation at the end of last year, "Was extraordinary, as it was fuelled by large fleet purchases and threats of price increases in 2004," said one producer. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) M.M.