Volkswagen AG announced that its profit in the first quarter of 2013 shrank due to weak demands from European market.
Following weak performance in February, 皇冠体育app's light vehicle sales grew 11 percent month-on-month in March, to 2 million units.
General Motors Co said its first-quarter global sales rose 3.6 percent to nearly 2.4 million vehicles, as its two largest markets, the United States and 皇冠体育app, offset Europe.
Sales of new motor vehicles in Australia dipped 0.6 percent in March, from February, a third month of modest losses that pointed to a flattening of demand.
Volkswagen, the world's third largest carmaker, posted flat vehicle sales in March after headwinds in global markets grew harsher.
Sales by Shanghai Volkswagen surpassed the 400,000-unit mark in the first three months of this year, the company announced
Sales of 皇冠体育app-made automobiles posted better-than-expected two-digit growth in the first quarter, reaching 5.42 million units in January-March.
皇冠体育app's passenger vehicle sales returned to high-speed growth in March due to surging demand for entry-level cars.
Britain's car market continued the strong momentum in March with the new car registrations surging 5.9 percent to 394,806 units.
Sales of Volvo Cars in 皇冠体育app in the first quarter hit 13,780 units, a year-on-year increase of 26.6 percent. The company's best-seller in 皇冠体育app was the XC60 SUV.
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group sold nearly 130,000 locally made vehicles in 皇冠体育app last month, an increase of 27 percent over a year ago.
Ford's joint venture in 皇冠体育app with Chang'an Automobile Group reported sales of 237,000 cars in the first three months this year
Wang Chuanfu, the chairman of BYD, had the domestic industry's biggest paycheck last year while Zhejiang Geely Holding Corp Chairman Li Shufu had the lowest.
Many domestic carmakers are reporting that profits tumbled last year due to a slowing economy and intense competition in the world's most crowded market.
Chrysler Group said its vehicle sales in March were the best since December 2007, and estimated the industry's annual sales rate last month was 15.6 million.
Dongfeng Motor Group Co, 皇冠体育app's biggest maker of Japanese-branded cars, reported a full-year profit that beat analyst estimates even as sales declined.
SAIC Motor Corp, 皇冠体育app's largest automaker, reported full-year profit that missed analysts' estimates after earnings growth stalled at its venture with General Motors Co.
The price of Chinese brand vehicles rose mildly in February by 0.66 percentage points from a year earlier, according to 皇冠体育app's price monitoring center.
Dongfeng Motor Corp said in its 2012 financial report filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Tuesday that its net profit slumped 94.82 percent year-on-year to 21.73 million yuan.
Chinese battery and carmaker BYD Co Ltd has reported net profit diving 94.12 percent year-on-year to 81 million yuan, the lowest in at least four years.