18.8.2004
Opel ranks first in commercial vehicles market in July sales in Hungary

In July, Opel ranked top among commercial vehicles manufacturers in Hungary in terms of sales. This is the first time in history Opel was able to take the number one position in monthly sales numbers.

Last month, Opel sold 254 commercial vehicles and more than doubled its sales compared with July 2003 (114 units). The market share for July increased from 6 percent in 2003 to 14.56 percent this year.

In the first seven months of 2004, Opel managed to gain market share in a shrinking market. Opel sold 1,002 commercial vehicles (857 cars in 2003) in the Hungarian market and had a market share of 8.05 percent (up from 6.57 percent in the year-ago period in 2003).