I.A. Årsredovisning 2020 ENG 1
TOTAL MARKET During the year, new car sales fell
sharply worldwide, especially in the March-August period. Different markets were affected in their own ways, mainly due to lockdowns in some of the countries, which led to production stops in the factories and thus long supply delays. All markets (new car sales) that we operate in have lost sales; -18.0% in Sweden, -0.7% in Norway and -16.3% in Belgium. Despite this, the Group has performed better than the market as a whole, and in several cases we even increased our numbers. In total, the subsidiaries of I.A. Hedin Bil AB sold 79,141 new and used vehicles, compared to the previous year when a total of 80,457 vehicles were sold in comparable business. This is a decrease of -1.6% and it is the first time in the company's history that the figures are lower than the previous year. However, all brands and companies have performed better than the total market. 16 A. HEDIN BIL AB / ANNUAL REPORT / 2020 01. YEAR IN BREIF