Global Light Vehicle Sales Development

Incentives Drive the Market, Sales Volume Slightly Above Expectations

Key findings include:

• Year over year sales increase in February of nearly 11% due to several incentive programs
• Stagnation in Europe (+0.04%), solid growth in the Americas (+9.4%) while Asia remains booming (+19.6%) though on a slower path
• The global market structure is clearly characterized by a downsizing tendency, small and compact vehicles are gaining market shares

Updated as of February 2010 YTD.