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fi{E N'ANUFACTUREB'S MARKET
frrV tfue msnufacturers had any reason to cdebrate Decenrber's
regiskation frurffi. Ai lhe top, Ford put in a stonnirg perfonnance cornpared
- to &carrber 2015, regi$te{ing over 1,000 mwe than the previous par.
ln our regular look at the Boss's credentials,
Vdlewagen too pJt oil an imprc€shre shotil, although this is down to E ln our regular look at the Boss's credentials, .
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their pr perfrmance at the efld of ?015 wlren their modet changeover cast our beady eye over the CV of Tony ,+
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grMt yer for the business - up 35% and a whole percentage market share
conper€d to 2015, making thern the best improver ovecafl. This means that
Nissan are the only company to imprwe their market slure poeition in 2016.
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land maintenance contract offer. HOW DO YOU RELAX? a
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! programme plus the delivery passions. This March I will be I
cycling in South Africa with
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for a very worthy charity called I
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