French carmaker PSA Group and US competitor Ford led a 2% decline in European car sales last month, according to industry data published today.
September registrations fell to a combined 1.466 million cars in the European Union and European Free Trade Area (EFTA), the Brussels-based Association of European carmakers said.
Combined sales of PSA brands fell more than 5%, with Peugeot, DS and Opel/Vauxhall all recording year-on-year declines.
Paris-based PSA acquired Opel earlier this year and began reporting registrations for the German brand in August.
Ford sales dropped 13% to 93,288 cars, while EU market leader Volkswagen saw its registrations slip 1.1%, weighed down by the VW brand's 3.2% drop.
Asian car makers fared better last month, with Toyota's sales up 1.9% and Nissan recording a 3.3% gain.
Hyundai rose 2.1% as affiliate Kia jumped 6.5%.
