This month there’s been lots of talk about car sales within the industry – with many manufacturers recording a rise in sales. March was the last month of the Scrappage Scheme however – so whether or not this trend continues next month remains to be seen.

The latest manufacturer to release their impressive vehicle sale results are Mazda who have seen year-on-year growth in 14 European countries.

In both Poland and Hungary the amount of Mazda sales set records – with a 14% increase in all. Hungary also achieved its best monthly sales ever which is great news for the motoring brand.

In the UK the brand also did well as it achieved its second-highest volume for passenger car sales. 10,200 units were sold in all.

The new Mazda2 and Mazda3 have sold particularly well since they were released – it seems as though motorist’s hunger for smaller, ‘city-cars’ is still going strong. (more…)