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PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN - Consolidated sales up a comparable 13.9% to 38.9 billion of euros at September 30, 2001 Paris - Consolidated sales for the first nine months of 2001 amounted to 38,916 million of euros, a 19.3% increase from the 32,624 million of euros reported at September 30, 2000. At comparable scope of consolidation, sales gained 13.9%. Automobile Division sales rose by 13% during the period to 31,336 million of euros. In a Western European market that contracted by 0.9%, registrations of Group cars and light commercial vehicles rose by 9.1%. This consolidated the Group’s position as Europe’s second-largest carmaker and increased its market share by more than one point, from 13.5% at September 30, 2000 to 14.8% at September 30, 2001. Outside Western Europe, nine-month sales increased by 21.2% to 418,200 units. Worldwide sales of Peugeot and Citroën vehicles and CKD units increased by 11.6% to 2,331,100 units. The automotive equipment business reported sales during the period of 7,236 million of euros, including 2 164 million of euros from Sommer Allibert’s automotive businesses, acquired in January 2001. At comparable scope of consolidation, automotive equipment sales rose by 21.2%. The contribution of the transportation and logistics business increased by 17.6% to 1,992 million of euros. Revenues from the finance companies, which mainly consist of interest on the financing of sales, rose by 15.8% to 1,172 million of euros. Banque PSA Finance had total outstandings of 16.5 billion of euros at September 30, 2001, up 16.1% from the prior-year period. The contribution of the other businesses totaled 695 million of euros compared with 703 million of euros at September 30, 2000. (October 22, 2001) [Homepage] [
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